Cleaning Sterling Silver

Best Way To Clean Your Sterling Silver Jewelry at Home

1. One of the best ways to prevent sterling silver jewelry from tarnishing is by wearing it. Your skin's oils can actually help to keep the jewelry clean and maintain its brilliance.

2. Silver Quick Dip or any regular jewelry cleaner. Follow instructions on bottle. Always rinse with warm water after cleaning. Do Not put any soft stones in cleaner such as Opals, Pearls, Turquoise, or any shell such as mother of pearl or Abalone.

3. A Polish Cloth is always a great way to get lightly used/dirty silver clean.

4. You can create a chemical solution from baking soda, salt, boiling water and foil. Grab some aluminum foil to line the kitchen sink or glass roasting pan. The dull side of the foil should be placed down. The next step is to place the jewelry onto the foil and pour boiling water over the items until covered. You should then add 2 tbsp. each of salt and baking soda. Stir the solution to ensure the baking soda dissolves in the mix, as granules may scratch the metal. The solution will cause any tarnish to be transferred to the aluminum foil. It may only take between 5 to 10 minutes to see a big difference to your jewelry. Drain the solution using a colander and rinse the jewelry in warm water, before drying with a clean cloth. We should warn you, the solution can smell a little like rotten eggs, but it could have your silver looking as good as new

5. If you want your jewelry to last for a long time to come, and if you don't have time to clean them, or they are too tarnished, take them to a professional like us here at Pawn Just Jewelry West and have us bring the life back into your sterling silver jewelry. Our PCS (Polish Clean and Steam) cleaning will make your items look brand new again for a small fee.