DIY: Tina's Home Remedy for Cleaning Silver
Watch as Tina Tang demonstrates this great method for cleaning your silver jewelry!
You will need:
1. An aluminum pan (like the disposable ones you buy to bake a cake or pie)
2. Hot Water (must be boiling hot)
3. Box of Baking Soda
Place your silver jewelry on the aluminum pan. Spread the pieces out so each piece of jewelry is touching the aluminum pan and so that it is not too crowded.
Boil water in kettle, when it reaches boil, pour the boiling water into the aluminum pan so that the jewelry is completed covered by the water.
Finally, sprinkle the baking soda into the water. The water will start fizzing and sizzling and steam will come out that smells like rotten eggs. The steam is partly composed of the sulfur (which creates the tarnish). Stir the water a little to make sure all the baking soda dissolves.
After the fizzing stops, you can pour the water out and rinse everything with cold water to wash off the baking soda. Most of the jewelry will look like new! If any pieces are still tarnished, just repeat the process again.
For light surface cleaning, use a silver polishing cloth.
Purchase cloth here.
Freshwater pearls lose their luster when in constant contact with sweat. To preserve the luster, rinse pearls with cool water and dry off with a soft cloth.
Be gentle with your jewels! Treat them like children.
Repairs
We will repair your items FREE of CHARGE for your first 3 months of ownership. Please send wrapped/insured with US $9.95 (for UPS shipping and handling) US $30.00 (for overseas addresses, USPS Express Mail) to:
Tina Tang Studio
49 Greenwich Avenue
NY, NY 10014
Don't forget to enclose your return address!
