Non Toxic Silver Cleaner

 

Items Needed:

1.    Washing soda by “Arm and Hammer”

2.    Aluminum Foil

3.    Distilled Water

4.    1” deep cooking pan or similar container

5.    Blow Dryer

6.    Cloth or paper towel

 

Cleaning Procedure:

a.    Line bottom of pan with aluminum foil, shiny side up.

b.    Fill pan with warm tap water, enough to completely cover items being cleaned.

c.     Depending on the amount of items being cleaned, dissolve 2 to 4 tablespoons of the washing soda in the pan.

d.    Place Items to be cleaned in pan on top of the foil. Agitate the solution gently for about one minute.

e.    First rinse cycle- rinse thoroughly in warm tap  water

f.      Very important step, second rinse cycle use distilled water only, swirl items through the distilled water for two to three minutes for the best results. Do not recycle the water use only the amount needed to rinse the items being washed.

g.    Very important step, lay the items out on a paper towel or cloth towel and blow-dry the items. You must have the blow dryer close enough to the item to get it hot enough to evaporate out all of the moisture.

 

Commentary:

The steps f and g deal with the removal of the chlorine and the moisture latent on the chain. Without following these steps the merchandise will oxidize again very quickly.

       

No over the counter cleaning solution can totally restore silver to that “brand new luster”. However, this cleaning method will get rid of most of the oxidation.