How To Clean Sterling Silver Charm Bracelet

Try this before you move onto the following sterling silver cleaning tips.

How to clean sterling silver charm bracelet. If your sterling silver jewelry does have gemstones clean it by wiping it down with warm soapy water. Place the piece of silver jewelry in the dish making sure it s touching the aluminum foil. Use a special polishing cloth or simply a soft lint free cloth to gently rub the silver clean after washing. Add 1 tablespoon of baking soda per cup of water. This should be your first port of call if polishing doesn t work.

While the kettle is boiling line the bowl with the tinfoil putting the shiny side up. Make sure to use a soft cloth. Combine warm water with a mild ammonia such as phosphate free dishwashing soap. Baking soda and aluminum foil add boiling water and baking soda to a bowl layered with aluminum foil. Soap and warm water is a classic cleaning method and it can breathe new life into your sterling silver.

If that s not enough try rubbing a baking soda paste or lemon juice into the jewelry to clean it. Expect that the solution may bubble and froth a bit. Remove after 1 3 minutes rinse under cool water and rub dry with a soft cloth. Silver can be so soft that even using a scratchy rough towel could be enough to make indentations in its surface. Add the salt and baking soda to the bottom of the bowl.

This process causes a chemical reaction that removes tarnish from the silver within second or minutes.