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<p>[QUOTE="gregsglass, post: 424685, member: 78"]Hi DeAnne,</p><p> Please do NOT use that baking soda foil method anymore. It removes too much of the silver especially on plated items. I have seen some horrible messes that it has made. I make my own sunshine cloths. I use 2 cups cool water add 1/2cup ammonia and 1/4 cup liquid silver polish. dip a cloth or cotton gloves in the mixture and wring out hang to dry. When the cloth or gloves get too black wash them out and resoak in the mixture. I leave the extra mixture in a glass bottle for next time.</p><p>greg[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gregsglass, post: 424685, member: 78"]Hi DeAnne, Please do NOT use that baking soda foil method anymore. It removes too much of the silver especially on plated items. I have seen some horrible messes that it has made. I make my own sunshine cloths. I use 2 cups cool water add 1/2cup ammonia and 1/4 cup liquid silver polish. dip a cloth or cotton gloves in the mixture and wring out hang to dry. When the cloth or gloves get too black wash them out and resoak in the mixture. I leave the extra mixture in a glass bottle for next time. greg[/QUOTE]
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