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proudmama




 
 
    
 

Post Sat, Dec 17 2005, 9:42 pm
anyone have good tips on getting wax off silver candle sticks and the hard plastic protective plate that sits on top of tray?
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hisorerus  




 
 
    
 

Post Sat, Dec 17 2005, 9:50 pm
Point a hair dryer at the candlesticks, wipe off liquid wax with napkin or soft cloth.

You'll see that a lot of the tarnish comes off too!

Some people like to pour boiling water over the items.
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MMEC123




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Dec 18 2005, 4:33 pm
Wait a second- I can blowdry off the tarnish? For real?? That would save me so much trouble Smile!
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  hisorerus




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Dec 18 2005, 4:36 pm
Not all of it...

A trick to remove a lot of tarnish no sweat is:

-Put candlesticks etc into aluminum pan
-Sprinkle with baking soda (or water softener- possibly even better)
-Pour on boiling water

A lot of the tarnish will just disappear, most of the rest can then be easily wiped off with a cloth.
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Tefila




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Dec 18 2005, 5:08 pm
Quote:
Put candlesticks etc into aluminum pan
-Sprinkle with baking soda (or water softener- possibly even better)
-Pour on boiling water

it works for stainless steel too like cutlery, read it in my kids science book Tongue Out Tongue Out Tongue Out
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supermommy




 
 
    
 

Post Sun, Dec 18 2005, 6:19 pm
shock Thanx for the tip Hisorerus! Just today I was pushing off polishing the silver cuz I just hate doing it. But I think I'll try this. Salut
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Chanie




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Dec 19 2005, 8:00 am
hisorerus wrote:
Not all of it...

A trick to remove a lot of tarnish no sweat is:

-Put candlesticks etc into aluminum pan
-Sprinkle with baking soda (or water softener- possibly even better)
-Pour on boiling water

A lot of the tarnish will just disappear, most of the rest can then be easily wiped off with a cloth.


Oh boy! Is it really that simple? I hate to polish, both the scrubbing and the smell. I got to do the menorah this week... guess what I'm trying?
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ektsm




 
 
    
 

Post Mon, Feb 06 2006, 3:49 pm
pour on boiling hot water and then wipe with cloth
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