How To Clean Sterling Silver

To clean sterling silver that is lightly tarnished rinse the piece with warm water using your hands to wipe away dirt and debris.

How to clean sterling silver. To clean sterling silver jewelry that doesn t have any gemstones on it start by placing it in a baking dish that s lined with aluminum foil. Add a few drops of liquid dish soap to warm water. Silver is a soft lustrous metal so gentle cleaning is key. Next add boiling water to the pan which will trigger a reaction that will clean your jewelry. This method also works to clean gold jewelry.

Use cola to clean your silver jewelry. Exact measurements aren t necessary here just cover the silver with a thick dusting. You can clean car battery terminals with cola and you better believe it ll clean up your pure silver and sterling silver jewelry. By law solid sterling silver will have sterling or 925 etched on it which indicates that it s 92 5 percent silver combined with other alloys to make it stronger. You can clean it using warm water washing up liquid and a small bowl.

Give the silver a baking soda bath sprinkle an even layer of baking soda over the silver pieces. Take the jewellery out. Then pour salt baking soda and dish soap over your jewelry. Both sterling and silverplate do require a little tlc to stay beautiful. Humble cola is one of the better cleaners you ll find.

Mix in one tablespoon of powdered laundry detergent then soak your silver for. Thanks to high levels of carbonic acid soda eats away at grime tarnish and other contaminants. To make your jewelry or silverware sparkle line a medium sized bowl with aluminum foil and fill it with hot water. A mix of warm water and mild dishwashing soap or even baby shampoo will usually do the trick for cleaning everyday jewelry.