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Vinca

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1. Have you ever tried that aluminum foil/baking soda/salt method?

Reply to Paper Roses (Original post)

Sat Dec 26, 2015, 05:38 PM

Dec 2015

You line a pan with aluminum foil, add hot water and then 2 c. baking soda and 1/4 c. salt and swirl it around and add the silver. It makes a chemical reaction that removes the tarnish. I had to look up the measurements since I haven't done it in a few years, but as I recall it worked pretty well.

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Silver cleaning tip needed. [View all] Paper Roses Dec 2015 OP

Have you ever tried that aluminum foil/baking soda/salt method? Vinca Dec 2015 #1

Thanks for the tip. Have used this method to remove lacquer from metal. Paper Roses Dec 2015 #2