silver items getting dark :(

hey feya...

have you tried it cleaning with lemon.. i clean my silver items with lemon... and it remains for couple of days...!!

I also think.. that like silver anklet will not become dark soon because it is daily used as we wear it... and i use silver glass,bowl and plate for my lo... and it also get dark not soon... but the bowl and other items kept in showcase gets dark fast... i dont know.. wether this logic is right or not... just wrote what i observed.

As you said that u have pooja items... i am sure you must be washing it... just wash it nicely for few mins... not a rush wash.

 

As far as I know, its tooth powder , not tooth paste... I have used tooth powder to clean my silver pooja articles..it worked well..

Instead, you can use "pitambari" cleaning powder which comes specially to clean the pooja items whether brass or silver. I am presently using it.

You have to wipe the things with a dry cloth immediately after you wash. This will prevent getting darken.

 

The silver articles left in cupboard or shelf turns darker faster than the ones we use is becuase it undergoes chemical reaction with the oxygen present in the air.

Polising or washing it with Pitambari is easier to clean to sparkle whereas lemon or other citric products a little more effort is needed, At the end wipe the article with a clean dry white cloth (thin) and a little of vibuthi polish it (only for pooja articles) well with your fingers it stays shiny for a longer time.

I havent tried tooth paste or powder...

Best wishes...

 

Use viboothi for cleaning silver pooja items. It will work well.

 

You can try using vibhoodhi (the ashes which you put on your forehead), It is a very good method to clean silver articles.

 

Here is how I clean my silver things. In a glass dish put aluminium foil at bottom. Sprinkle Baking soda on top of it generously. Fill the dish with hot water & dip your silver wear in this. Give few mins and your silver htings will be clean & sparkling.

 

There is a silver polish I bought here. It is a bit smelly but cleans the silver items very bright. But don't forget to wear a gloves.
Hamsa