Questioni was told you could use vinegar and salt heated on your stove to clean your sterling silver projects.is this true?
are there other things you can use besides the commercial pickle solutions?
Answerhello Lisa,
yes it works, but is a mediocre mixture. Citric acid is far better and even that is just OK..I use Ph Down, available at any home store , pool supply , Xmart or as a chemichal from any chemical supply- it is sodium bisulphate, same thing as sparex, without the gunky brown sludge sparex adds for filler and far cheaper at that. look for a content of at least 94% sodium bisulphate on the label.Any chemical preparation has a MSDS online so from looking into a product that may be available in your area you can find out the content of sodium bisulphate and save some money too. Nitric acid is an older and stronger solution, but the sparex type chemical is safe to use for non-ferrous metals.
Hope this is what you were looking for. Also check the ganoksin archives for many many recipes using peroxide, and citric acid in proportions that vary wildly..
Best regards, Ari
