How To Polish Your Silver With Toothpaste

I've been seeing all kinds of silver polishing tips and tricks floating around out there these days so I thought I might go ahead and throw my own favorite polishing tip into the ring as well. I haven't seen this one out there yet!

This the way my mom taught me to clean and polish silver when I was growing up. I've tried a few different methods, but I always come back to this one.

Of course, it all started out with a whole load of really tarnished silver:

And there's more too. It's pretty bad how much tarnished silver I have on my shelves. What better time than a chilly Winter day to get cozy and shine up your silver though?

It's a pretty simple process. You just need a little bowl of water, some toothpaste and an old toothbrush.

Wet your brush, squirt on a little toothpaste and then brush your silver's pearly whites...er... silvers!

When you think it's pretty good, rinse it all off with warm water and dry with a tea towel.  Here are a couple of candle sticks. One's the before and one's the after.

Now, truth be told, I just like to use the toothbrush cause it's kinda fun. It's really not a necessary part of the process and if you have something special and delicate, you can just use a soft cloth with the toothpaste.

I had one little piece that I really didn't want to use anything too harsh on so I just smeared a little toothpaste all over it with my finger, let it sit for a bit, rinsed it and then dried it off with a towel. It still worked!

It worked for everything!

The best part is that if you realize your silver is looking a little sad, you (most likely) always have some toothpaste available to polish it up. No special cleaners or big messy processes required!

Try it out!

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