I need a natural silver polish

[Guest guest]

I have some nice old pieces of silver from my mom and they are getting

more and more tarnished because I cannot tolerate regular silver polish.

I've tried baking soda and toothpaste-the toothpaste was pretty good

but it doesn't get it shiny.

I'm kind of resigned to bagging the stuff and putting it away.

Does anyone have anything effective for cleaning silver?

Thanks and have a great New Year!!!

Surella

[Guest guest]

--- In , " surellabaer " <surellabaer@...>

wrote:

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> I have some nice old pieces of silver >

For removing tarnish, put a piece of aluminum foil in a pan,add baking

soda and heat. You would need some water in there too. When the

tarnish is gone, rinse very very well, and dry with a soft cloth.

If you need to get scratches out, then you could find some extremely

fine sandpaper and try it- if there is any fine enough. There is

polishing grit made of only aluminum oxide (a white powder) and

getting a one micron size is what gives the mirror polish. I am not

sure where you could find it in small amounts, though.

Best Wishes,

[Guest guest]

> >

> > I have some nice old pieces of silver >

>

> For removing tarnish, put a piece of aluminum foil in a pan,add baking

> soda and heat. You would need some water in there too. When the

> tarnish is gone, rinse very very well, and dry with a soft cloth.

>

> If you need to get scratches out, then you could find some extremely

> fine sandpaper and try it- if there is any fine enough. There is

> polishing grit made of only aluminum oxide (a white powder) and

> getting a one micron size is what gives the mirror polish. I am not

> sure where you could find it in small amounts, though.

>

> Best Wishes,

>