SHERRY CORDOVA JEWELRY

Hands Free Polishing

Combine all ingredients into the pan or dish with foil. Mix until salt and soda dissolve.
Place silver jewelry into pan/dish. Wait 2 to 3 minutes.
Rinse the jewelry thoroughly in water.
Dry the jewelry thoroughly with a soft cloth. Do NOT dry the jewelry with any paper product as this will scratch the silver.
Note: If cleaning jewlery not purchased from Sherry Cordova, beware that pearls, opals, or other items that have been glued into the jewelry may loosen in the hot water. If your jewelry contains glass or other heat sensitive objects, be careful to avoid temperature shock with a sudden pour of hot water. The cleaning process is not recommended for any jewelry that has glued components. Cleaning in this manner will remove all patina off the silver.
Snake chain. Half was submerged in cleaning solution, half was left hanging out of pan to remain tarnished
Snake chain. Half was submerged in the cleaning solution, half was left hanging out of the pan to remain tarnished

Last week, two friends asked me for the recipe to remove tarnish from silver.

Sterling and Fine Silver Cleaning Recipe

2 Tbsp. baking soda
2 Tbsp. salt
Hot water

One aluminum pie pan or a glass dish with a sheet of aluminum foil placed on the bottom of the dish.

Combine all the ingredients into the pan or a dish. Mix until the salt and soda dissolve.

Place silver jewelry into the pan/dish so that the silver touches the aluminum. Wait 2 to 3 minutes.

Cleaning a silver necklace with baking soda, salt, aluminum and hot water
Cleaning a silver necklace
Where there is an absence of contact to the aluminum, portions of the sterling silver necklace will remain tarnished
Where there is an absence of contact to the aluminum, portions of the sterling silver necklace will remain tarnished

Rinse the jewelry thoroughly in water. Dry the jewelry thoroughly with a soft cloth. Do NOT dry the jewelry with any paper product as this will scratch the silver.

The hotter the water, the faster the cleaning reaction. If your jewelry contains glass or other heat sensitive objects, be careful to avoid temperature shock with a sudden pour of hot water.

Note: If cleaning jewlery not purchased from Sherry Cordova, beware that pearls, opals, or other items that have been glued into the jewelry may loosen in the hot water. The cleaning process is not recommended for any jewelry that has glued components. Cleaning in this manner will remove all patina off the silver.