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<p>[QUOTE="gregsglass, post: 24654, member: 78"]Hi Bev,</p><p> I used to love "the poor man's silver" aka aluminum. The only way I found to clean them without scratching them invouled the usual washing under hot water and soap with a soft toothbrush around designs. Make a paste with Cream of Tartar, do not use baking soda or anything alkaline. Then polish the tray it should start to gleam like new. Good rinsing and towel drying. Just to be sure try on that back first just to be sure.</p><p>greg[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="gregsglass, post: 24654, member: 78"]Hi Bev, I used to love "the poor man's silver" aka aluminum. The only way I found to clean them without scratching them invouled the usual washing under hot water and soap with a soft toothbrush around designs. Make a paste with Cream of Tartar, do not use baking soda or anything alkaline. Then polish the tray it should start to gleam like new. Good rinsing and towel drying. Just to be sure try on that back first just to be sure. greg[/QUOTE]
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