Silver cutlery has always liked people. They testified to the prosperity and good taste of their owners. Table silver and now does not lose its position, while remaining with proud to use during festive dinners and leave for children. But that the age of forks and spoons will be long, they need to properly care for them, including literate cleaning.
In addition to the excellent appearance and material value, silver has another important property. It disinfects something that interacts with. It is believed that the use of silver cutlery can reduce the frequency of ailments in the family, including intestinal character. However, there is silver and disadvantage: it regularly needs to be brushing from a dark fly.
It's important to know: The darkening does not affect the integrity of the silver product. In contrast to rust, which penetrates the inside of the metal, the dark field remains on its surface, and is only a decorative problem.
Why silver darkens?
The wines of the whole hydrogen sulfide, which is formed during the contact of silver products with the environment. So, for example, the color change leads:
• Wet air;
• touch (due to sweat, skin fat, remnants of cosmetics, etc.);
• use of dishwashing agents;
• Interaction with food.
Over time, any table silver darkens, so it must be cleaned periodically
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That is, the blackening of silver is the process almost inevitable. It may not be black with silver stored in the museum with carefully selected points of temperature and humidity.
It's important to know: The same mechanisms lead to the darkening of silver decorations. Therefore, their cleaning can be carried out according to recommendations from this article.
Is it possible to return the brilliance with blackened silver?
Yes, contain cutlery from solid metal in a decent form for each mistress. This will require knowledge, patience and time.It is important to know: cleaning silver should become a regular event. The less expressed dark raid, the easier it is to cleaned it.
All methods for cleaning silver can be divided into two types:
- Professional;
- Homemade.
The first are used in the conditions of jewelry workshops, and the second are suitable for self-use. Let us dwell on each group.
How to clean silver professionals?
In the arsenal of jewelers there are effective means of cleaning, inaccessible to ordinary inhabitants.
Among them:
- ultrasound procedures that destroy the dirt and dark film on the surface of the products;
- Processing steam, allowing to separate everything too much.
- Polishing with napkins. Napkins that use jewelers differ from those that can buy a non-specialist. The imgusting solution is stronger.
It's important to know: Professional cleaning methods are not only the most effective, but also the most gentle. Cleaning silver products with precious stones and engraving is preferable to trust the jewelers.
There are several ways to clean the table silver at home. For example, lemon acid
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How to clean silver at home?
The easiest way to return the brilliance of silver instruments is to take advantage of the special cleaning agent for products from this type of metal. It can be in the form of a liquid for soaking or in the form of a cleaning paste. Apply them worth in accordance with the instructions specified on the package.
In addition, housewives for more than five centuries of the use of cutle silver were able to come up with a lot of silver variants in the proper look. All of them do not require expensive ingredients and are available to most people.
So, here are the most popular Homemade table silver cleaning:
- Soda.
Mix soda with water to consistency thick casher. Apply it on a soft cloth, and then sweeten spoons, forks and knives.
- Salt.
Prepare the salty solution by taking 25 grams of the table salt and 10 grams of potassium salt of wicked acid (wine stone) and half a liter of hot water. Put the cutlery for up to 20 minutes into the liquid.
- Lemon acid.
Take 100 grams of citric acid and half a liter of water, mix, add a piece of copper wire and bring to a boil in a water bath. Then put in a saucepan of silver and hold there 15 minutes.
- Summer alcohol.
In the case of a small darkening, it is enough to wipe cutlery with a cotton disk, impregnated with the ammonia.
In more launched situations, a mixture consisting of five teaspoons of water, two teaspoons of the ammonia and one - toothpaste. This composition will need to grasp silver and leave for 15 minutes.
- Vinegar
Wipe with a cloth moistened with vinegar, enough to remove a thin bloom.
It's important to know: After any type of cleaning, be it a factory or home recipe, the devices need to rinse in warm water and wipe dry. If necessary, you can complete the cleaning of silver by polishing with a special napkin.
Soda will also help return to silver the original appearance
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How can not clean silver?
In no case cannot be used to clean the silver abrasive agents intended for cleaning shells, kitchen stoves, dishes, as well as rigid brushes. They can scratch metal, because of which he will forever lose his gloss. In addition, the dirt will be stuck in the recesses, and in the future, cleaning will become even more difficult.It's important to know: Silver cutlery can not be washed in dishwashers. This may apply them irreparable harm.
How to store silver?
You can slow down the darkening, storing cutlery strictly in closed boxes. With these separators between spoons, forks and knives should not be made of rubber: it will lead to the opposite effect.
We hope, thanks to our recommendations, your family silver will be in excellent condition as long as possible.