cleaning silver

[claybury]

what cleans silver apart from silver polish. any home made methods, thanks,

[Clanad]

We use this:
Supplies:

3-in. square of aluminum foil
1 tbsp. of salt
1 tbsp. of baking soda
1 cup of warm water

Here's how:

Dissolve the salt and baking soda in the warm water.
Then, submerge the foil and your silverware in the solution.
Let it sit for one hour.
Rinse the silver under the faucet, and then wipe it dry with a cloth.
Or . . .

Rub any tarnished spots on your silverware with a non-gel toothpaste (white paste kind) with a soft cloth, and rinse.

[woofgang]

in the UK baking soda is called bicarbonate of soda (bicarb) don't confuse it with baking powder which is different. Washing soda also works.

[ladybird49]

Toothpaste works as well , try it

[edjones]

When silver ages, it gains a patina of silver oxide which gives it a certain lustre. DO NOT CLEAN THIS OFF!!!
All that's needed for the most part is to wash in water, and, most importantly, polish it with a clean cloth.

If you leave traces of detergent or salt (perhaps from your fingers), the salt will start to corrode.