[Jewelry making - Article 00145] - Re: [Orchid] Cleaning of Sterling Silver Jewelry

[Helen Hill]

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Hi Folks,

    Well, while I was cooking tea this evening, I thought I'd give the
    recommended recipe a try. I had a sterling byzantine chain (which
    I've asked questions about in another post), a bracelet I made for
    myself and a sterling silver medical bracelet that my
    endocrinologist makes me promise to wear all the time. The latter
    bracelet had gone very ugly (well even more ugly than usual) with
    oxidation and pickling hadn't helped it at all so I thought I'd give
    the old hot water, aluminium foil and baking soda a try (as I'd only
    got baking soda and not washing soda). It worked like a charm. 

    I put a layer of aluminium foil in the bottom of a large plastic
    mixing bowl, placed the pieces of jewellery on the foil, poured
    boiled water from the kettle into the bowl and sprinkled some baking
    soda into the bowl. Instant kitchen chemistry, clean jewellery like
    new and murky water. It's not an exact science. Sprinkle in some
    baking soda or washing soda or Calgon (whichever you happen to have).
    If it's not working fast enough for your liking, sprinkle some more
    in. Don't put any enamelled silver jewellery in though. My medical
    brtacelet has some enamelling on it and it came off but I didn't mind
    as I prefer it plain sterling anyway - I had a feeling it would so
    was prepared for it. 

Have fun.

Helen
Preston, UK
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