How To Clean Tarnished Silver Teapot

Wipe the inside of the tarnished silver teapot and pitcher using straight even strokes.

How to clean tarnished silver teapot. If your silver is tarnished ketchup can help. How to clean silver naturally. Here s what you need to do if your silver is in a similar state. Clean the silver with warm soapy water. While the baking soda has abrasive properties that remove the tarnishing from the silver tea sets the water salt and aluminum foils create ion exchange.

Next you ll need some really hot water. Use around half a teaspoon acid free liquid soap for mixing with the sink water next. Rinse the teapot and pitcher thoroughly with warm water to remove all traces of polish residue. First line the bottom of your sink with aluminum foil with the shiny side up. Silver tarnishes when it is exposed to air and high humidity makes silver tarnish more quickly.

You can also try a method where you line your sink with aluminium foil add lots of salt and hot water. Add more polish as needed until all of the tarnish is gone. So once an item has been cleaned you will want to clean it more often to keep tarnish from building up. Next add in as much tarnished silver as will fit and sprinkle it all with about a cup or even a bit more of baking soda. Avoid air drying as it can leave unsightly watermarks.

Wash your hands before handling the silver. I have a sideline whereby i buy old dirty tarnished silver plated items clean then up and then sell them again unless i particularly like the finished product in which case i add them to my collection. The darker the tarnish is the harder it will be to remove. Let the teapot soak. On the other hand you need to use hot water for non lacquered teapot.

2005 this entry appended to this thread by editor in lieu of spawning a duplicative thread. Squirt a small amount on a paper towel and rub gently over the tarnished areas. It is a chemical reaction which allows the tarnishing on silver transferred and absorbed by the aluminum foil. As tarnish transfers and accumulates onto the sponge rinse it with water and wring it out. Here s how to polish silver with this common condiment.