Silver polish removes tarnish from silver items, making them shine and adding an anti-tarnish layer to prevent future tarnishing. It’s especially important for items that aren’t as shiny as new, like heirloom pieces or serving plates from a family cookout. We talked to experts who recommend cleaners that work well for jewelry, flatware, and other large silver pieces. Some of these polishes are sprays or foams, which make cleaning large items less tedious. Others are creams that you dab on a cloth or sponge before wiping down your pieces.

Wright’s Silver Polish is a cream that can handle a variety of metals, including silver. It contains no alcohol, no ammonia, and no acids and is nontoxic. It can be used on silver jewelry, utensils, and even antique silver. The polish comes with a sponge for application, and you use that to rub it onto your silver. After rubbing the product into your silver, rinse it off and buff it dry with a clean cloth.

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W. J. Hagerty has been producing silver polish since 1895, and this liquid formula is safe for all your silver serving pieces, jewelry, and heirlooms. It works quickly and is easy to use, as it’s a cream that you simply apply with a damp cloth or sponge. It also includes a protective coating to help protect against future tarnishing. Hagerty also makes a foam cleaner, which is ideal for silver plated items because it’s not as abrasive as some of the other options on this list. silver polish