Does anyone have any cleaning tips for sterling silver jewelry ?
Q.Sterling silver jewelry! Traditional styles and spicy new trends of the precious white metal that make scintillating jewelry, don't we love it!! But I hate when it gets dull! I need cleaning tips!! If you have any cleaning tips for sterling silver jewelry ?
A.If you are cleaning silver you need the following: A plastic bowl of about 10 to 12 inches in diameter, that can hold about a quart of water. About 4 to 6 tablespoons of washing soda ( Arm And Hammer Washing Soda is good ) 1 aluminum pie plate or a piece of solid aluminum of about 8 to 10 inches diameter or square. Place the aluminum at the bottom of the bowl. Fill the bowl about 1/2 way with warm water. Put in about 4 table spoons of washing soda. Stir very well. Now put the silver objects down on the aluminum surface. The cleaning action can take about 5 to 15 minutes, depending on how thick the oxide is. As this is used, the reaction will get weaker, and the water and soda will have to eventualy be changed. NEVER use a metal or steel bowl!!! Depending on the atomic difference, the metal may be transfered to the silver. You do not want this! The excersise here is to remove the silver oxide by electrolysis effect. The reaction of the washing soda makes a weak alkeli solution, and the atomic dis-similiar properties of the metals make an anode to cathode effect. The silver oxide is then transfered to the aluminum plate by a self electrolysis effect. There were some products on the market sold as magic silver cleaners. They showed in the adds, that the person put this plate in a plastic bowl of water, put his silver items on top and they were cleaned. This gadget was sold for about 30 to 50 bucks, which was a low cost piece of aluminum. Naturally it was cut and polished to look exotic. Any piece of clean scrap aluminum will work, as long as it is very pure, and has a large surface area. Even aluminum foil will work, but it is not preferable. An aluminum pie plate will have enough mass to do this. Do not use your high quality aluminum baking pans! Get some of those low cost aluminum pie plates from the food store, or a dollar store.
Other Questions :
Native American Jewelry, help me something ?
I am just getting my feet wet on these newsgroups and I run an Indian jewelry shop in Roswell, NM. I was wondering if there is a newsgroup that might be pertinent to my business/hobby. If anyone knows of one, please let know.-I've tried to get ...
We Want a Floating Necklace (MicroCord)!
Over Thanksgiving weekend I went to Marshall's and bought a fake diamond version of this kind of necklace (no way I could afford the real ones!). It came with a pair of matching earrings. All for $7.99. Looks like the real thing too! I l...
Freshwater Cultured Pearl Jewelry.
what do you mean by "faux pearls"? Usually that means a cheap product. Because fake ones by Swarovski are "Swarovski glass pearls", or some other specific name. But if you mean freshwater pearls, those are cultured pearls, just like the re...
celtic design for rings ?
My Lady and I request some aid in a task we have set ourselves. We are planning a mideaval wedding and are looking for some information. 1. We are having our rings made for us from white gold and we are looking for the right pattern for the...
new jewelry making method .
I am looking for feedback on a new method of making jewelry that I have been developing for the past 2 year. I need advice on marketing, pricing etc. The method is very labor intensive. Maybe if I could... Oh, I dunno... SEE the stuff you ...