Monday, March 14, 2011

Natural (AND easier) Silver Polish

About 30 minutes after using smelling, sticky silver polish to clean some necklaces when I found this article by Martha (that's Martha Stewart, we are on a first name basis) for a natural silver polish. I am sure this recipe has been around forever - because it works better than the polish. Here is the deal:
Fill an aluminum pan (or alumnim lined pan) with hot water, salt and baking soda. Stir. THAT IS IT!

Put your silver items in and waaaaa laaaaa - beautiful. Thank you science.
Here is a pre and post picture. The photo quality isn't great, but let me promise you that there is a big difference and it couldn't have been easier.

You may be wondering, dude, where is the re-use part of this blog? Well just think of what you are saving not buying that yucky silver polish (which you probably loose somewhere in your house and then buy another bottle if you clean your silver as much as I do.) This is better than reusing - we are reducing here!
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2 comments:

  1. Bobbi St. ClairMarch 21, 2011 at 8:48 AM

    I've never polished my silver before. I don't think I have any to polish, but if I ever come to own some, I'll definitely use this method of polishing it. :-p

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  2. StacySeptember 22, 2011 at 9:26 PM

    Natural Silver Polish

    A frequently recommended, nontoxic trick is to fill an aluminum pan (or one lined with aluminum foil) with hot water, add salt and baking soda, and stir to dissolve. When you add the silver pieces, a chemical reaction occurs, removing tarnish.

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