Silver is considered one of the most beautiful minerals on the surface of the earth, and silver is introduced in many areas such as jewelry and personal accessories, household, but at the same time silver is a fragile metal and is prone to change color or black stains, To clean the silver and polish it from time to time to remain beautiful and new.
How do we polish silver?
It is essential to know the damage caused by some substances and foods to silver pieces, such as eggs, vinegar, onions, mayonnaise and table salt. If silver is exposed to these substances, wash them immediately with warm water.
- The first stage : The pieces made of silver, which are constantly used, show little stains and blackness, can be washed with warm water and can be used detergents that do not contain the phosphate, taking into account washing it gently and separately in the sense of washing each piece separately to keep them from scratching, and It is important not to wear rubber gloves while cleaning silver pieces because rubber causes damage to silver.
- The second phase: Now polish the silver with a cloth. After washing the silver pieces, we dry them directly with a soft cloth or cotton piece, rubbing the silver gently and carefully.
- In case the cutting of silver is advanced we need to Use a special container to clean the silver, As follows:
- Bring a soft cloth and wet it with a silver cleaning and gently and gently rub it back and forth.
- Then the silver is washed with tap water (running water).
- Then dry the silver piece with a soft cloth.
- Use toothpaste, Place the toothpaste on the soiled piece of silver after moisturizing with a little water, rub it gently and then rinse it with slightly hot water.
- Use salt, We add a large amount of salt and move until it melts. Then we insert the pieces of silver separately in the sense of each piece and leave it a few minutes, then come out and rinse it with warm water and dry it with a soft cloth.
- Use of Sodium bicarbonate is considered to be a derivative of silver jewelry, but if silver is heavily degraded, we use this substance by adding a little water to the bicarbonate and rubbing the silver gently.