The crystal chandeliers, glasses and other things surrounding us in life need cleaning, restoration and updating from time to time. What needs to be done in order that crystal objects shone, shone and looked as newcomers? First of all it is necessary to learn to wash correctly crystal and it is regular to look after it.
- Remember that crystal ware does not take out too hot water: from washing by water which temperature exceeds 50 C crystal gradually begins to grow turbid, dull, and over time on it cracks (even can appear at the care). Therefore it is necessary to wash crystal with warm, but not hot water. And if you want crystal to shine and shone, rinse it in cold water to which it is necessary to add previously normal vinegar (concentration has to make about 1 tablespoon of vinegar on 1 liter of water).
- After you have washed up crystal, dry up it and wipe with piece of the velvet or velveteen fabric impregnated with starch. It is possible to use also woolen fabric. The crystal grated thus will look perfectly.
- If crystal ware is very strongly polluted, it can be washed pretty fast. For this purpose it is necessary to cook couple of potatoes in uniform, and after that to put ware in the water which has remained from cooking and to leave it there for some time. Otmochenny in potato broth and carefully washed dishes it is necessary to wipe dry with napkins or towel.
- Crystal vases look very beautifully, but sooner or later on them the specific greenish raid begins to appear from within. It can be washed, even without using aggressive chemical cleaning agents. It is necessary to wash just carefully vase with water in which salt and vinegar is dissolved.
- Cleaning and washing of crystal chandelier – difficult business, on its surface remain fingerprints, traces from damp sponges and rags. Therefore all manipulations with chandelier should be made, having put on glove hands. Damp cleaning of chandelier has to be carried out without soap use as the soap film is badly washed away from the surface of crystal, and subsequently when heating becomes frequent the reason of emergence of cracks. If the chandelier is strongly polluted, add to water with which you are going to wash it, it is a little ammonia solution. It is better not to apply abrasive means to cleaning of crystal.