Use salt to remove tarnish from silver. Mix it with vinegar and rub well over the metal. If the tarnish is very bad, leave the mixture to sit for a while before rubbing. Rinse and dry well. To remove grease from a carpet without calling in the carpet cleaning Carshalton pros, sprinkle talcum powder over the spot and leave overnight. Sweep or vacuum up, then remove any greasy residue with a cloth dipped in kerosene or turpentine (mineral or natural).