Cleaning Sterling Silver Jewelry with Baking Soda
You will need:
1. Non-metalic bowl / pan glass or plastic, (aluminum bake pan works best)
2. Piece of aluminum foil big enough to line your bowl / pan
3. One tablespoon baking soda
4. Chop stick or any other wooden or plastic utensil
5. Boiling hot water
Step 1. Bring enough hot water to fill half your bowl, place baking soda in bottom of foil lined bowl
Step 2.
Place jewelry items into bowl and pour enough hot water to cover jewelry completely. (fizzing & the smell of rotten eggs will occur) Leave in for about a minute or up to 4-5 minutes if jewelry is really tarnished. Then remove jewelry using wooden or plastic utensil. Dry using a soft cloth & polish with a jewelers cloth.
It is important to completely dry jewelry items before storing in plastic ziplock bag, snack size are good. Use this cleaning method at your own risk. Superjewelry.com will not be responsible for damaged items.
Youtube has many methods of cleaning silver jewelry too.
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