Earrings, rings, necklaces, medallions, icons, incense holders and other jewelry, silver spoons, precious metal utensils, costume jewelry or simply openwork metal pieces require proper care. And a couple of simple ways to clean jewelry at home will give your expensive jewelry a natural shine.
A proven way to clean your jewelry:
To begin with, you must understand what exactly caused the clouding of silver, gold, copper, bronze or their alloys. It all starts with the fact that your article of precious metal is in contact with the environment and is exposed to many factors, as a result of which even the most expensive jewelry has oxides on its surface. Not to mention tiny scratches, cracks and deformation, which are also adversely affecting the appearance of jewelry. And also, no matter how it would be disgusting, but somehow, but when you wear rings, earrings, gold or silver chains, crosses, etc., they get clogged with peeling epithelium of your skin. All of this adds up to a clouding and darkening of your heirlooms.
To wash off oxide dear to the heart gold ring can be done with a special solution, which is easy to prepare yourself at home.
It is very fast and easy, and most importantly, cheap and sultry. We take a glass, pour there warm water, make a soap solution and drop a couple of drops of ammonia alcohol. After that, you must put there your adornment for a couple of hours (2-3 hours), and then gently rub with a brush with a soft nap (fits an old toothbrush), wipe with a soft cloth, dry and jewelry is again ready for use.
The essence of the method presented is as follows: ammonia alcohol, will remove oxides from the metal, and soapy solution dissolves epithelial particles, a brush is just needed to delicately remove them from the surface.
You should understand! What if the product scratched to give it a former appearance can only be polished, but in this case, you take off the top layer of metal, thus losing weight to the product, it is better to entrust the procedure to a professional!
Solution for cleaning jewelry with your own hands:
I’m not sure, but you should try another recipe for cleaning jewelry, so that gold and silver would shine again you need:
One tablespoon of salt + a tablespoon of baking soda + a tablespoon of dishwashing liquid. A piece of aluminum foil and a glass of water. First heat the water, it should be hot, then put a piece of aluminum foil on the bottom. Add the rest of the ingredients, stir and put the jewelers in there for 7-8 minutes. After rinse with running water and wipe well, dry and wear with the same pleasure.
