HOW TO TREAT AND CLEAN DRY CEMENT STAINS ON FACADES, SLABES, BRICKS AND NEUTRALIZE SALITRE.
If you are looking for the perfect remedy to clean oxidized silver, try baking soda.
Much more effective than any chemical product on the market, it has a negligible cost and does not impact the environment and is always available, because it is omnipresent in our pantries.
It is a very old trick , the one we present to you, already used by our grandmothers and grandmothers’ grandmothers. The abrasive properties of this ingredient, in fact, allow you to eliminate the blackish patina that forms on cutlery due to oxidation.
Let’s see how to do it.
Cleaning Oxidized Silver With Baking Soda: Here’s How It’s Done
To polish silver using only baking soda, you need to prepare a pot full of water, dissolve 50 grams of this ingredient and bring it to a boil. When it comes to a boil, let the liquid cool slightly, then immerse the cutlery and let it decant until the oxidation has disappeared. Rinse and dry well.
This is the so-called zero effort, zero fatigue method; But if you prefer to use a little effort, because you think it will give you more satisfaction, try making a paste based on baking soda and water, which is added little by little and slowly . Once you have a fairly thick gel, apply it to the silver and stains and rub gently. Rinse and dry.
However, baking soda is not the only way to clean cutlery.
These are the other remedies.
Cleaning silver with cornstarch
Cornstarch can also be used to create a polishing paste for silver: its whitening properties are capable of removing any oxidized traces. To obtain it, proceed in the same way as for baking soda. Put a small amount in a small bowl, add water slowly , when the mixture is thick and full-bodied, apply it to the cutlery and rub with a soft sponge.
Rinse and dry well.
polishing compound
There is also a polishing compound that is very easy to DIY.
To do this, you will need:
- 1 tablespoon hydrogen peroxide
- 2 tablespoons baking soda
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
Squeeze the lemon and strain the juice into a bowl, add the hydrogen peroxide, stir and add the baking soda. When you get a firm gel, take a small lump with a soft cloth or sponge and wipe it over the silver objects. Let it decant overnight , the next day, with a damp sponge, do a second round of all the cutlery, then rinse and dry with a wool cloth.
Cleaning silver with aluminum foil
Finally, let’s conclude with the world’s fastest trick. Cover a large bowl with aluminum foil, opaque side down. Pour very hot water and two tablespoons of coarse salt, then immerse the cutlery . Let it soak for 5 minutes, then rinse and dry.
Easy, right?