Preserving the Quality of a Sterling Silver Chalice
Have you been presented with a sterling silver chalice? If you have then of course you want to make sure that it remains looking as wonderful as when it was given to you. In this article we explain a number of things that you should and shouldn’t do when it caring for sterling silver items.
The main aim of this article is to help you avoid the kinds of mistakes others have made and which in turn resulted in their beautiful sterling silver items becoming damaged. One of the main aims of caring for your silver correctly is to stop it from becoming tarnished. However you still want it to develop a “patina” that makes it look more wonderful because it helps to give the silver a more warm tone to its appearance.
So what should you be doing to make sure that you care for your sterling silver chalice correctly? Below are a number of tips you may find very useful indeed.
Tip 1 – If you have been using your chalice at anytime make sure that you clean it as soon as possible after you have finished using it. Make sure that you clean it in some warm water to which a small amount of mild detergent has been added. This is especially important if you have used yours for placing food in as there are certain types of food that contain acids or chemicals in them that can cause damage to the sterling silver if allowed to remain in contact for any length of time.
Tip 2 – Although you may feel after a beautiful meal too tired to wash up what you mustn’t do is leave the chalice in water to soak overnight. Again if you do this can actually cause quite a bit of damage to the chalice and weaken the sterling silver so it becomes tarnished and dulled very quickly.
Tip 3 – When you are washing your sterling silver chalice make sure that you wash it separately from other items such as cutlery. This is important to remember as generally knives will have stainless steel blades and they can easily cause scratches and other damage to the sterling silver because it is a much softer metal.
Tip 4 – There will be times of course when you will need to polish your sterling silver chalice and again it is important to use a good quality silver polish or cream. If you can use the one that the person who made the chalice recommends. However if you are not sure which polish to use then a quick search online will provide you with plenty of advice and information regarding such items. Plus of course you could also visit your local jewellers as they will be able to recommend or even sell you the product you need to keep yours looking as wonderful as the day it was given to you.
However if you are wanting to help to develop the patina further on your sterling silver chalice the best thing you can and which many experts recommend is that you use it as often as possible.
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