What is the best way to cleaning Silver Jewelry ?
Q.A number of my delicate/filigree silver earrings have gotten very tarnished. I've been using a standard grocery-store silver polish, but it's intended more for flatware and dishes and doesn't work well on these small, intricate things. Can anyone recommend a really good polish for use on jewelry? (And I would gladly accept the recipe for the baking soda-and-whatever mixture that one boils in an aluminum pan for polishing silver--I can never remember how to do that.) I stress that I am looking for silver *polish*--not for jewelry cleaner. I've got a jewelry cleaner, but it doesn't really do anything about the tarnish.
A.I just talked with Angela of AngelWear Creations(know her and all that) and asked her what she recommended. She says do not use toothpaste! You can use your regular silver polish with a toothbrush for the tarnish. Don't get over- zealous with it or you could break something. Otherwise just plain soap and water to clean them should be fine. Good luck. Any more specific questions you have just e-mail me back. I use a brand called MAAS on my zip ring earrings and my wedding ring. The tube delclares that it is "A Fine Polishing Creme For All Metals". I picked it up at Target and it has worked very well for me. Gets all that invisible and visible gunk and tarnish off and it also says it protects the jewelry.
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