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How can I clean silverware (real silver) enough to make it shiny and also to eat off of?
If I use silver cleaner, can I still use them to eat? Isn’t that stuff poisonous?
Silver polish is your best bet. It does take some elbow grease to get the tarnish off, but it’ll be worth it. The more you use real silver the less it will tarnish. Use them or wash them about once a month to prevent any future tarnishing.
Silver cleaners that you soak the pieces in can eat away at the pieces and shouldn’t be used very often if at all.
As for the silver polish, polish them and then clean them as you usually would. After drying, take a soft cloth and wipe them off. They should still have their shine and no harmful polish on them.
Antique silver will always have some mild tarnish in very detailed areas, but this adds to character of the pieces. Ask does the patina finish they eventually collects (the tiny tiny tiny scratches from being used.)
Because of the patina, always polish in ONE direction! Do not go in circles.
Congrats on having real silver. It is very hard to find these days and a very fine inheritance! Treat them with care and they’ll last you a lifetime!
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How do you replate silverware so you can eat with it (on a budget)?
I am on a budget and was wondering is there is a less expensive coating to put on the old silverware that is silver plated, so you can eat with them. Answers appreciated (I will choose a best answer)
Thanks
Assuming that you are talking about “real” silverplate and not chromium plating or nickle plating and that you don’t want to poision yourself, take your silverware to a jeweler and ask them to re-plate the items. They can mask the undamaged areas and replate only the bad spots. By not replating everything, your costs will be a lot less.
DON’T use anything that comes out of a spray can for foods….ever.
