Oh, and always clean silver separately from the brass, copper etc.
Remember, washing soda and baking soda are NOT the same thing. Same instructions, except use washing soda instead of water softener. The results are usually quite good, but some extra-tarnished items may need a second go-round, or a finishing rub with silver polish. Drain the sink, rinse and dry the items and enjoy!
QUICK CLEANER FOR SILVER FULL
Pour on the full kettleful of boiling water, and add enough VERY HOT water from the tap to cover all the items.Ħ. Sprinkle a good handful of CALGON WATER SOFTENER over the silver items.Ĥ. Place the silver objects to be cleaned in your sink.ģ. I really need it my In-laws are coming for the holidays Yikes! Thanks for any help you can give. Is there anything I can do to get it working again. The instructions say to rinse the plate with vinegar after use which I have been doing (if this means anything). It's as though the plate only "loosens" the tarnish - if that's possible. I am left scrubbing off the remaining tarnish. Actually heavily tarnished items seem to get worse. (My girls have actually offered to clean the silver on their own!) However, it seems to have stopped working. I have a Qwicksilver cleaning plate that has worked like magic for about 2 years. Baking will work, but Washing Soda will work Better. Washing and Baking soda are NOT the same chemically. Once the item looks clean, remove and completely rinse and wipe down or residue will result.Īs the water cools, the reaction will slow and stop, so start with the hottest. getting a "tarnished" piece of silver in direct contact with ANY piece of aluminum (plate, pot, foil) with the catalyst of HOT water and WASHING soda (look for Arm&Hammer) sets up the proper environment for this transfer. Sulfur also likes to bond with Aluminum MORE than it does silver, and given the chance, will move. You CAN polish it away, but you WILL remove some of the silver in doing so. Sulfur likes to bond to Silver (oxidize/tarnish) and will do so naturally over a period of time. In simple terms here is what is going on. One of course CAN use a commercial cleaning plate IF one can find one without spending a arm or a leg. I have made a note of the supplier in Tennessee and will follow it up.
QUICK CLEANER FOR SILVER ACTIVATOR
For an activator I have always used Calgon water softener, but Arm & Hammer Washing Soda is also fine. I came to this site to find out where I could obtain another one of these plates I have one and it is fine. Please post the patent number so readers can investigate the technical issue you've introduced. We made the mistake on the first posting of allowing this particular thread to get commercial, which we try hard to avoid because things usually go downhill. Most of our readers are here for the science of the surface engineering, not for distributorship info for one brand of a consumer product. I apologize that we let a brand name be used on this forum, which is for technical discussions related to metal finishing. Qwicksilver International Inc - Cape Town, South AfricaĮd. Electrolytic action needs to be controlled, which is why the Qwicksilver plate has an international patent. Sure it produces electrolytic action, so does salt and a tin can. Clean with aluminium foil and you'll strip your silver plating. PLEASE HELP! Thanks! Zoraida Fiol-Silva, M.D.Ī. Are you familiar with Qwicksilver TM? It is a self acting electrolytic cleaning plate, imported from England, that I have purchased from Antique shows? I am in need of some new ones and cannot seem to find them! Are you familiar with either a comparable product or something else that cleans silver "like magic".without rubbing and for large objects? Karen Hindson Ĭlosely related Q&A's, oldest first: 2002 Thank you for getting back to me as I have mercury toxicity and it is super important to me that I don't have any hidden mercury around me in the house. Although quicksilver is a nickname for mercury and Qwicksilver is apparently a trade name for an aluminum electrolytic cleaning plate, there will be no mercury in an electrolytic cleaning plate.
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