Happy Friday Friends!
I while back I shared a favorite project of mine… {these} stamped silverware. Before starting the project all the silverware my mom had collected for me was really dirty and needed to be cleaned. I thought a large portion of the silverware would need to be thrown away because of how dirty it all was. I was hoping to salvage enough pieces to use in various projects so I got to work trying to find the easiest way to clean it all.
Here are a few pieces in the “before” cleaning state…
and… here is the after…
Here are the steps I took to clean the silverware:
1.) Fill a stockpot with water.
2.) Add to water 1/4 cup of baking soda.
3.) Submerge a piece of aluminum foil in the baking soda water mixture.
4.) Bring water to a boil.
5.) Submerge a handful of silverware into the pan.
6.) Let water and silverware boil for 5 minutes.
7.) Using tongs remove silverware from the boiling water and place on a towel.
Please use precaution in removing the silverware from the stockpot as the water is very hot!
8.) Using a soft towel… buff the entire silverware piece removing all the tarnish.
I had a couple stubborn pieces of silverware that needed to be placed into the pan for a second time, but I was amazed at the results. It was a simple process that went really quickly…which is my favorite type of project. The tarnish just seemed to fall off of each piece of silverware.
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I hate silver polish and like the idea of aluminum, baking soda and water.
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Thank you Carol!
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This is a useful solution to cleaning a lot of silver at once! I also have the silver towel which is awesome for slightly tarnished pieces.
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Thank you!
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I never thought baking soda could do such miracle!
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Isn’t it great!?
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Thanks for sharing! I pulled out my mom’s old silverware just recently and many of the pieces look like yours did!
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Thank you for stopping by!
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HI Chas- I stopped by yesterday via a link party! I did this yesterday on a sterling silver pitcher. It looks so much better. I am going to share on my blog and will include your url since you have prettier pics! My son’s reaction when he saw the pitcher in a pot of water (with a tea kettle on top to weight it down) was priceless.. “Um.. mom what’s going in here?” laura
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Oh my goodness… I’m so glad it worked on a bigger piece too! I look forward to seeing your post too. My husband and children have laughed and shook their heads at me many times too when I am in the middle of something creative. 🙂
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Great tips! Thanks for sharing this at the DI & DI Link Party. Hope you made some new blog friends.
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Thank you for explaining this process. I will definitely try it!
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You are welcome! Thank you for stopping by!
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I can remember doing this as a little girl with my Mom. It was the “miracle” that cleaned the silverware. I had forgotten all about it. Thanks.
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Hu, Chas! This is awesome – saving it for a rainy day full of tarnished silverware!
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Thank you so much for sharing this tip at the Inspiration Galore Project party. I just got a whole crate of silver and was dreading cleaning it all 😉 Your tip was perfectly timed and I will be sure to use it this weekend to start cleaning everything. Thanks again!!
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Let me know how it goes! Thanks for stopping!
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