Melchior cutlery was produced in Soviet times, and for the same models as silver ones. If you clean the cupronickel forks and spoons from blackness, then you will not find any difference, except for the marking. These household items are an excellent and economical replacement for silver. And they look no worse. But, of course, if polished to shine, and not darkened from time.
In the case where such a problem with cutlery exists, this article will help you to understand all the subtleties of cleaning spoons and forks at home.
Metal starts to darken - what is it connected with?
The reasons underlying the darkening of cutlery from the cupronickel, several:
- storage in unsuitable conditions;
- humidity;
- violation in the correct care of such utensils.
By the way, of the three mentioned, moisture is the most important enemy of nickel silver forks and spoons. If it is high, the devices will be in dark spots and divorces. On the attractiveness in this situation is no longer possible. Therefore, if you want the products in your kitchen to be beautiful and fun, store them only in a dry place.
If, nevertheless, this trouble happened and the dishes became black, it is not difficult to understand how to peel the melchior spoons and forks at home. There are only small secrets and advice that every hostess should know about.
Cleaning of nickel products: the owner of the note
There are many ways of cleaning cutlery from nickel silver, consider those that are most effective and tested in practice. The main thing - before cleaning, rinse the dishes in warm soapy water.
- The first and simplest way is cleaning soda.
It is suitable for such forks and spoons, which are not soiled. After washing dishes, simply rinse them in a solution of soda, prepared in the proportion of 50 grams of active ingredient per liter of water. If the contamination is not removed, dry soda can be applied to the sponge and clean the problem spot pointwise. After the procedure, rinse the cutlery in cold water and dry with a towel.
Council
Products made of nickel silver will look better if every time after washing rinse them in a solution of soda.
- Method number two - using alcohol.
A little dull objects will be sufficiently wiped with a rag moistened with alcohol or vodka. You can also perform alternative actions: soak in ammonia for a short time, and then rinse and wipe. The third method is acetic.
Vinegar is an excellent remedy for removing stains from dampness at home. Breed it like this: a glass of water pour one teaspoon of vinegar. Cutlery should be wiped with the prepared mixture, rinsed under running water and wiped.
- Cretaceous polishing - method number 4.
The mixture polished with Melchior forks and spoons at home is prepared as follows:
- dissolve 50 grams of soap;
- add 50 grams of chalk;
- add a liter of water;
- stir the resulting mass.
With the resulting mass of soap and chalk polish items, wipe them with a dry rag.
Polishing paste can be prepared according to another recipe, which is as follows:
- take half a cup of water;
- add chalk and ammonia( 30:60).
And again, the final stage - polishing products prepared mixture
- Method five - cleaning with eggshell.
The four first methods were applicable if the blackness is negligible. In the case, when the devices have managed to darken much, they need to be cleaned, choosing more powerful methods and means.
One of these is cleaning the decoction prepared from the egg shell.
The broth is prepared from water( 1 liter) and, accordingly, the egg shell. Take it from two raw eggs. Step by step this procedure looks like this:
- boil the broth;
- omit darkened products;Rinse
- in clean and cold water;
- to wipe off.
- Cleaning potato decoction.
To begin with, this solution must be brought to a boil. And then keep the cutlery in it for 20 minutes. And then, as usual, get it, rinse it and wipe it off.
- Another decoction - from garlic husks.
In a boiling broth of water and garlic husks drop the cupronickel and boil until it shines. Time is not fixed, because it depends on the degree of contamination.
- Method last - with the use of foil.
This method is one of the most effective. It is based on the same boiling, as in the above, only at the same time as soda and foil. Consider how to peel the cupronickel spoons and forks at home by this method.
- Take the aluminum container.
- At the bottom put a piece of foil.
- Lower the cleaning equipment into the container.
- Add water.
- Add soda to it.
- Bring to a boil.
What is the effectiveness of this method of cleaning?
In the prepared solution during boiling, a chemical reaction occurs, which leads to the fact that the foil becomes darker, and the cupronome, in turn, becomes lighter and acquires the original appearance. If the devices are much darker, you can repeat this procedure.
Advice
For utensils with gilding or silvering, such a tool is not applicable, will lead to the fact that all the jewelry simply peels off.
There are a lot of cleaning methods, all of them are tested and give a positive result: the instruments from the nickel silver shine like new ones. The above tips and subtleties will help get rid of the darkening on your favorite dishes without difficulty.
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