cleaning silver jewellery

emilyt

My mum used to work in a very expensive family run jewellery business in our town centre. She would get people coming in to have their jewellery valued as they wanted to insure it. Whilst there they would often say could the jewellery be polished as well. This was a shop that many well off people used. Anyhow she was told by the owner that he always cleaned the jewellery in a special solution. She then found out that it was biological washing powder dissolved in hot water. The jewellry would be place in it and cleaned with a tooth brush and then rinsed and polished up with a soft cloth. When the customers came back for their jewellery they would remark on how clean it was. They would ask what cleaner to use. This was then where the jewellery cleaner in the small tubs would be sold to them.

angchris

i throw all my jewellery in a small tub with tin foil in the bottom and hotish water with washing soda crystals, i have sat and watched my jewellery like a right saddo and you can physically see the ickle bits of grime floating off my rings etc, i leave them overnight then give them a quick brush over with an old toothbrush and they are sparkling like a new pin.:j

brixtonian

Hi all!

Last week I went into a jewellery to ask if they could clean a chain for me.. the guy told me that it would be £4 for the cleaning or i could get the whole (mini-tiny)bottle for £7...:mad:

went back home and did some googeling.. you just take a glass, put some kitchen foil at the bottom and cover the chain with salt, add some boiling water leave it for 2 minutes... done! the chemical reaction will make your chain a bit smelly but you just have to wash it afterwards with water..
total price? I don't know but for sure much cheaper than getting the cleaning product! :rotfl:

Penelope_Penguin

Fab tip :j I'll add this to the existing silver cleaning thread to keep ideas together.

Penny. x

nickym

I've worked in a jewellers for almost 6 years, we charge £1 per item of jewellery.
Silver is cleaned in silver dip, rinsed then polished.
Gold is soaked in boiling water with fairy liquid, then scrubbed with a toothbrush & polished

lindauk

I hope this is in the right place - i was hoping that someone here would have a method of cleaning silver jewellery without using silver cleaner.

I have a silver charm bracelet which means a lot to me and i went away with it in my jewellery roll and it has not got blackish tarnish on it which i don't know how to get off.

I don't mind the expense of silver cleaner i was just wondering if there was a different method as it seems a bit of a waste to buy silver cleaner when i only own a couple of bits that require it!

Thanks in advance.

Linda

Pink.

Hi linda,

There's an earlier thread on cleaning silver jewellery that should help so I've added your thread to it to keep the suggestions together.

Pink

xxvickixx

Hi, me again! I have done a search and can't find anything on this so I hope it hasn't already been covered.

I have a charm bracelet that my husband gave me as a wedding present, it has been tarnished for quite a while and I can't get it looking nice again. I tried soaking it in vodka and vinegar but it made no difference.

Is there an old style remedy? I'm feeling really guilty about not wearing it much now but it looks really strange as the new charms are all shiny but the old ones are black!

Thanks
Vicki

Hawthorn

http://frugalliving.about.com/od/householdsavings/qt/Silver_Cleaner.htm

There you go I used to do this with Soda crystals too.

troll35

I always use the aluminium foil with some bicarbonate of soda and warm water, which also works well.