We clean crystal to shine

In Soviet times, crystal was an indicator of luxury and great taste. And today, almost no celebration is complete without crystal tableware on the table, and some houses are decorated with chic crystal chandeliers. Unfortunately, after some time, the crystal loses its former attractiveness, becoming covered with dust and other contaminants. Care products from this material is not quite simple, but using the right methods, you can clean the crystal to shine.

The method of cleaning crystal depends on the degree and type of stains that appear on it. Let us consider in more detail the main types of pollution:

• Dust stains. If the products are not used for a long time, they are covered with a layer of dust. To get rid of it, it is enough to put starch on a napkin and carefully wipe the product.
• Wine stains and traces of juice. After a feast on the crystal glasses and wine glasses there are traces of bright drinks. To eliminate them you will need soda mixed with water. In such a solution, the products are soaked for a couple of hours, after which they are washed in water with the addition of vinegar.
• Yellowness. Over time, the old crystal begins to turn yellow. Get rid of the yellowness will help potatoes. It needs to be cut in half and the resulting pieces to wipe the product. After a while the crystal is rinsed in blue and wiped dry.

• Fat stains. If the contamination is small, then you can remove it with warm running water and a few drops of dishwashing detergent. Then rinse well and wipe dry. If the pollution is strong and rather old, you can use a decoction of potatoes. It can remove not only greasy marks, but also other stains. To do this, boil the potatoes, wait until the water cools down and immerse the object in it. After a certain period of time, remove the product from the decoction and wash it with detergent, then rinse and wipe.
• Turbidity. If you keep a vase or a jar of crystal for a long time, the walls and bottom of the product become muddy. Acetic acid will help wash them.

Wash crystal to shine will help detergents for cleaning glasses and dishwashing liquid. Also in the departments of household chemicals, you can pick up and special tools for the care of crystal, which are carefully and carefully clean the product. Especially these tools help out in the care of the chandeliers.

In order not to remove every time the chandelier with mounts, hangers and not to wash it, there are means for contactless washing. They are very convenient to use, you just need to spray the solution on the product from all sides. If necessary, you can repeat the procedure.

From liquid solutions can be useful:

• medical alcohol or vodka;
• ammonia;
• vinegar.

From loose substances:

• cooking or sea salt;
• baking soda;
• a piece of chalk;
• starch;
• potatoes;
• blue.

Also useful are the following items:

• gloves (without a pile);
• a rag made of cotton or wool;
• microfiber cloth;
• paper towels.

In order for a favorite crystal to shine and have pleased its owners for decades, you need to know how to properly wash it at home. In addition, it is necessary to wash the products from contamination, they must be cleaned to a shine. To do this, you can use the following simple but effective ways:

• Soak a napkin with alcohol and rub the crystal carefully, then wipe it with a microfiber cloth.
• Rinse objects in a solution of vinegar, then rub them with a wool rag.
• Dilute sal ammoniac in water and lower the products there, hold them in the solution for at least an hour, then wipe dry.

• Cut the potatoes into large longitudinal pieces. Then put the chopped potatoes in a crystal vase or salad bowl, fill with clean water and leave for a few days. After 3-4 days, rinse the crystal thoroughly.
• Another rather unusual way to help restore the shine of objects, is the coffee grounds. It lowered the product and leave for 2-3 hours. After this time, they are washed in water with vinegar, then dried with cotton fabric.
• If plaque appears on the bottom and the walls of the dishes, you can use water and vinegar: fill the dishes in a 1: 1 ratio with this solution and leave for 12 hours.

To wash the gilded crystal, it must be left in clean warm water for a couple of hours, then gently rub, without touching the areas with gilding. Then in a mixture of vinegar and purified water, rinse and wipe dry with a napkin.

Rhinestone is a natural material. It is fairly resistant to chemical and mechanical stress. Does not fear direct sunlight and contact with cleaning solutions, for this reason, care for this mountain mineral is simple. Wash off rhinestone is recommended soft sponge in a solution of liquid laundry detergent. Then rinse under a stream of cool water and wipe dry with a soft cloth.

Especially beautiful is considered to be artificial crystal, it is commonly called Czech and Bohemian glass. Despite the fact that dishes made of Czech glass looks fragile and thin in appearance, it is completely undemanding to care methods. It is possible to wash it, both manually and in the dishwasher.

One of the most suitable folk methods for washing Czech glass is: 2 tablespoons of salt and 1 tablespoon of vinegar added to 1 liter of water. This composition will give a radiant shine.

If the crystal product has become cloudy, a solution of warm, soapy water mixed with blue will come to the rescue. If a decanter or jug ​​with a narrow neck dims, it is recommended to use a thick mixture of soda and pea. It is poured into a vessel and thoroughly shaken, then washed with water.

It happens that the products become cloudy because too hot water was used to wash them. In this situation, a solution of 0.5 cups of vinegar and 1 cup of water will help out.

Yellowed crystal can be cleaned with a mixture of chalk and half a spoon of blue. This mixture should be well treated surface objects. On the walls of the product may remain a bluish tint, which is easily removed with wool fabric.

You can eliminate white, greenish or dark brown on the bottom of crystal products using a variety of methods. Consider them below:

• Acetic acid and salt solution. To obtain this solution, add half a tablespoon of salt and a tablespoon of vinegar to a liter of water. It soaked the dishes for a quarter of an hour.
• A mixture of 3-4 tablespoons of salt and soda fall asleep in the product for 30 minutes.
• Also tested and original way is the use of carbonated drinks, for example, Coca-Cola, as a cleansing composition.
• Mix soda and chopped pieces of newspaper. Shake the vessel every half hour until the plaque disappears.

• Pour a few tablespoons of rice and soda into crystal objects, fill with water and mix. Soda will remove plaque, and rice will absorb all the unpleasant odor.
• Add one aspirin tablet to the water and leave overnight. During this time, the pollution will disappear.
• Existing bloom can be rubbed with potato skins.
• You can get rid of greenish and brown marks on a vase or jug ​​using a large salt. At the same time, the coating will not deteriorate, because the salt crystals from the water will smooth out.

Crystalware should be stored separately from the other. It is best to use a box for storage, pre-wrapped food cling film. You never need to insert objects into each other, as when removing them there is a risk of cracks.

In a pot of such material, each cooked dish will look especially tasty and attractive. But with frequent use of salad bowls and wine glasses, their appearance becomes less presentable, the brilliance disappears. Care for such items is an important task for hostesses. If you follow simple recommendations, it is possible to extend the life of crystal products:

• During cleaning and washing of crystal at the bottom of the sink it is necessary to lay a towel, a thick cloth napkin or a rubber mat.
• To avoid scratches, use a soft sponge.
• Water should be a little warm or cool.
• Rinse dishes is recommended at the same temperature conditions as during washing.
• No need to put such dishes in the oven or oven.

• After the water has been drained from the product, it should be wiped dry with a soft cloth.
• You should never use hot water to clean the crystal: otherwise cracks will appear, the material will become dull and may crack after a certain time.
• Thin dishes better wash by hand.
• It is strictly forbidden to use abrasive products.
• It is not recommended to use soda ash, as it scratches the coating and spoils the shine of objects.
• Soap also should not be used as a means to clean the crystal. From it remains a film on the surface, because of which, again, shine disappears.

If you decide to use the dishwasher, do not forget about temperature changes. Lead or barium is present in the composition of crystal tableware: you can read about it on the packaging of products. Washing in the dishwasher is able to withstand only barium-based crystal. Lead comes in contact with cleaning solutions, for this reason the integrity of the products will be problematic.

Abrasives are commonly used in the dishwasher, therefore for crystal objects it is necessary to choose delicate and careful compositions. Also set the delicate mode.

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