How To Clean Silver Plated Tea Set
Mary long via e mail.
How to clean silver plated tea set. I used it on a silver plated tea service that was worn down to the brass in large areas in several spots and on silver goblets that had the same problem it worked great. Do you have any good hints. Hi cindy that is a lovely tea set. There are recommendations to use the foil baking soda water. Those other methods are not worth the effort.
Make sure to clean you silver plated tea sets once or twice a year to prevent further. Salt can be used in cleaning with the aluminum foil because the combination of salt aluminum foil and water creates a chemical reaction known as ion exchange. Susan is absolutely right. My husband came home from our town swap shop the other day with a reed and barton silver plated tea pot. Place your silver jewelry on top of the foil.
If so make sure that the container provided is clean before you store your tea sets inside it. Add the baking soda along with the salt to the dish. It is best to clean one piece of the tea set at a time. As long as you take your time to clean your silver plated teapots properly they will remain in tip top condition for years. Cook on the stove for cleaning and while it does work partially it is messy and uneven cleaning.
Make a thick paste with 1 4 cup baking soda and two tablespoons of water. Apply with a damp sponge then rinse and dry. Keep in mind that the longer your silver plate teapot stores tea the harder it is to. Here s how to polish silver if the built up tarnish persists. I have a lot of silver most plated i use gorham or wrights silver polish.
Place the silver tea set in the sink and allow to sit for 5 minutes. Silver tarnishes when it is exposed to air and high humidity makes silver tarnish more quickly. I know as i collect lots and lots of silver. It works much better than nu silver if you are restoring worn silver plate. I got out my wrights and polished it up.