[Jewelry making - Article 00017] - Re: [Orchid] Cleaning pearl and silver necklace

[Kennedy]

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Hi Barbara,

    Recently a thread on Orchid featured a Silver cleaning processs, I
    saw a u-tube video on cleaning silver with Baking soda... and Boiling
    tap water,,, you place your item in an aluminium pan and cover it
    with dry baking soda. then pour boiling hot water on it. (it is a
    chemical process).. It may take a few re-applications of soda and
    water.. If someone else knows why this could hurt the pearls please
    Chime in.... I don't know the threashold of heat 220 degree water has
    on a pearl . could it fracture or hurt them.. ??? I'm not a
    gemologist. If it can withstand the hot water this worked well. I
    cleaned some badly tarnished fine chains this way it worked like a
    charm... that's my input, 

Barbara Kennedy,
Portland Oregon
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