Almost all metals, if they are not covered with a protective layer, are more or less susceptible to oxidation under the influence of air and especially water. Naturally, there is a need to clean them from rust, all kinds of deposits, and other foreign substances.
Necessary
Rags, tampons, soda, salt, vinegar, detergents
Instructions
Step 1
Especially often the need to clean metal surfaces arises from housewives.
To clean the cast-iron frying pan from the rust that has appeared, take a damp rag and dip it in dry table salt and thoroughly clean it. At the same time, you will get rid of the unpleasant "iron" taste of food cooked in such a pan.
Before cleaning the cast-iron pan from accumulated soot and burnt fat, hold it in a strong hot solution of soda ash (1 cup of baking soda per 2 liters of water) and silicate glue. One and a half - two hours - and the carbon deposits are easily removed with a metal brush.
After washing in hot water, wipe steel baking sheets with a thick slurry of baking soda and water. Rinse off after a few minutes. This will get rid of the remaining thickened fat. Use a metal brush or washcloth to remove burnt-on grease.
Shiny pots, pans, nickel-plated stainless steel saucepans are easy to wash and clean. Wash it in the same way as glass or porcelain dishes, with the same detergents. No abrasives!
Put the silverware, for example, in a saucepan and cover with a solution of vinegar and milk in equal parts. Leave on for 8-10 hours, then wash in soapy hot water and pat dry.
Step 2
To clean steel objects (eg tools), add 1 part paraffin to a bottle of 20 parts oil and shake thoroughly until the paraffin is completely dissolved. After wiping off the item to be cleaned, cover it with a brush with this mixture. Then leave for 10-12 hours in a place where dust would not get. Then wipe the item with a dry woolen cloth.
For copper objects made of polished copper, wipe first with a soft cloth dipped in kerosene and then clean with a woolen cloth with chalk powder.
Strongly worn copper objects, in order to restore their shine, wipe with a cloth moistened with diluted hydrochloric acid. After that, do the same procedure with them as described above.
First moisten nickel objects 2-3 times with a mixture of 50 parts of alcohol and 1 part of sulfuric acid. Then rinse with water and, rinsing again with alcohol, wipe with a thin linen cloth.
Step 3
For cleaning gold-plated items, never use products containing abrasives, even mild ones. To remove dirt from a gilded surface, wipe it with a cotton swab dipped in turpentine, alcohol, or denatured alcohol.
To clean precious metal jewelry with precious stones, use a toothbrush and regular white toothpaste. In this case, the paste is preferable, since it has the best abrasive properties.
To restore shine to silverware, immerse it in water with chopped potatoes for 2-3 hours, and then rinse it with clean water.
