Iron. — If iron has not been exposed to dampness and is
not rusty, washing with hot soap-suds or weak sal soda water
and rubbing dry with a cloth is all that will be required.
Iron sinks that are rusty may be cleaned by rubbing the
inside with mutton fat, free from salt, and sprinkling with
powdered quicklime. Leave over night and in the morning
wash with plenty of water and a brush. Thoroughly rinse
with sal soda solution and then with clear hot water. Eust
may be removed by scouring with powdered emery cut with
benzine. This must be used on a cold surface.
Brass and Copper. — Brass or copper are readily acted
upon by acids, hence they should not be used if any other
method is possible. See care of range for details of methods.
Tin is easily acted upon by acids, less easily by alkalies.
In cleaning a discolored tin rub with baking soda moistened,
or use a weak solution of sal soda, rinsing thoroughly in warm
water and polishing with a dry soft towel.
Zinc surfaces may be cleaned with whiting used as a
polish.
Aluminium, nickel, and silver all scratch easily and are
therefore most satisfactorily cleaned by using whiting paste
made as follows : Sift jeweller's whiting through a fine
meshed cloth to remove any hard particles which might
scratch the surface. Make the sifted whiting into a paste
with soapy water, or water and alcohol, or water and am-
monia. Apply the paste evenly to the clean surface of the
metal. Let it dry and then polish with a very soft cloth.
Silver should receive a last polishing with chamois.
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Silver may be cleaned weekly by being allowed to stand
in weak ammonia water for one-half hour, then rinsed and
polished. Plated ware may be acted upon by strong alkali
solutions. Silver should not be polished with whiting oftener
than once a month.
Glass. — Common window glass is easily acted upon by
alkalies or acids, hence they should not be used in any but
very weak solutions. Cover with a paste made of whiting.
When it is dry, polish with soft paper. There are various
cleaning preparations or soaps found in the market which
act well used in the same way.
Porcelain. — Remove all debris and wash in clear soapy
water✪ Cleaning Porcelain ; rinse in warm water, never in boiling ; place in rack
so they will not touch, and, when drained nearly dry, polish
with soft cloth.
Granite Ware. — Do not use a knife in cleaning either
granite ware or blue enamel ware, but remove any food
which will not soak off, by rubbing with iron dish-cloth and
then scouring with sand soap. Wash in warm soap-suds
and rinse in clear hot water✪ Cleaning Granite Ware. Wipe dry on soft towel.
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Iron. — If iron has not been exposed to dampness and is not rusty, washing with hot soap-suds or weak sal soda water and rubbing dry with a cloth is all that will be required. Iron sinks that are rusty may be cleaned by rubbing the inside with mutton fat, free from salt, and sprinkling with powdered quicklime. Leave over night and in the morning wash with plenty of water and a brush. Thoroughly rinse with sal soda solution and then with clear hot water. Rust may be removed by scouring with powdered emery cut with benzine. This must be used on a cold surface.
Brass and Copper. — Brass or copper are readily acted upon by acids, hence they should not be used if any other method is possible. See care of range for details of methods.
Tin is easily acted upon by acids, less easily by alkalies. In cleaning a discolored tin rub with baking soda moistened, or use a weak solution of sal soda, rinsing thoroughly in warm water and polishing with a dry soft towel.
Zinc surfaces may be cleaned with whiting used as a polish.
Aluminium, nickel, and silver all scratch easily and are therefore most satisfactorily cleaned by using whiting paste made as follows : Sift jeweller's whiting through a fine meshed cloth to remove any hard particles which might scratch the surface. Make the sifted whiting into a paste with soapy water, or water and alcohol, or water and ammonia. Apply the paste evenly to the clean surface of the metal. Let it dry and then polish with a very soft cloth. Silver should receive a last polishing with chamois.
Silver may be cleaned weekly by being allowed to stand in weak ammonia water for one-half hour, then rinsed and polished. Plated ware may be acted upon by strong alkali solutions. Silver should not be polished with whiting oftener than once a month.
Glass. — Common window glass is easily acted upon by alkalies or acids, hence they should not be used in any but very weak solutions. Cover with a paste made of whiting. When it is dry, polish with soft paper. There are various cleaning preparations or soaps found in the market which act well used in the same way.
Porcelain. — Remove all debris and wash in clear soapy water ; rinse in warm water, never in boiling ; place in rack so they will not touch, and, when drained nearly dry, polish with soft cloth.
Granite Ware. — Do not use a knife in cleaning either granite ware or blue enamel ware, but remove any food which will not soak off, by rubbing with iron dish-cloth and then scouring with sand soap. Wash in warm soap-suds and rinse in clear hot water. Wipe dry on soft towel.
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