How to Clean Gold Items and Jewelry
Francis Louckx
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Introduction
How to clean a gold or platinum jewel. Gold ring, bracelet and necklace are dirty and tarnish in contact with the skin. And when you have the chance to have a gold ring, a necklace or a gold bracelet especially if the jewel is adorned with precious stone, the least thing is to take care of it. Tips to clear the stripes on gold clean and make them shine with gold and beautiful gold and platinum jewelry. A gentle and regular cleaning of gold is the assurance of keeping it long, in good condition, without visible stripes, and very bright. And for those who are lucky enough to own yellow gold, white or pink gold: ingot, piece, lighter, statuette, plate, can, box, cigarette case, compactor, medal, or your gold jewelry follow our advice to clean l Gold, and if necessary, clear the stripes on the gold.
How to clean
- Dishwashing water
- Soapy water and ammonia, if the jewel is very dirty, clean with a cloth dampened with soapy water and a drop of ammonia
- Toothpaste, Sweep over the jewelry a soft brush moistened with toothpaste. Dry and then polish with a microfiber cloth
- Soap of Marseilles or soap in spangles, clean a chain in gold or platinum by letting them soak 10 to 20 minutes in a container of warm water in which Marseille soap or soap in spangles. Rinse, dry immediately with a microfiber cloth.
Clean gold or platinum jewelry with a very soft bristled toothbrush impregnated with soapy water
Avoid:
? Tooth brushes with too hard bristles
? Abrasive sponges
? Very acidic products (unless diluted much)
? Powdered products, even bicarbonate, if not dissolved
? Products for silverware
And as a general rule avoid excessive cleaning. A beautiful patina can give the stamp to gold. Old ultra-shiny gold will lose its charm and look like plated.
Clean the inside of a gold ring decorated with a stone
? Soaking a gold jewel with stone is not indicated.
? A rag will not fit inside the ring, a refuge for dirt and microbes.
? Strong cleaning with a toothbrush can scratch gold, especially if accompanied by toothpaste or bicarbonate.
? So here's the ideal cleaning solution: take a toothpick, and lift the accumulated dirt.
? Then put the ring under water quickly. Dirt dislodged deeply, wipe the ring by polishing it with a microfiber cloth.
To clean gold safely
Clean gold by soaking
To avoid scratches use for this soaking cleaning uses a plastic bowl or bowl. And dip each gold piece one after another for ? hour in a bath: Mineral water in which you have dissolved laundry detergent
- Mineral water in which you have dissolved sodium bicarbonate with a little fine salt
- Mineral water in which you will add a few drops of ammonia.
Then rinse the object or pieces of gold in mineral water, tap water containing minerals that can react with gold and leave marks. Place them on a clean cloth and then wipe them with a thin cloth.
Clean gold by passing it on
A cloth moistened with a mixture of mineral water and household alcohol. Rinse with mineral water and then polish with a microfiber cloth or a chamois leather.
- Remove a stain on gold
- Gently smear a cotton swab moistened with slightly diluted lemon juice.
- Immediately after staining, rinse with a cloth soaked in mineral water.
- Wipe with a microfiber cloth.
Attention for small spoons with fine gold:
- These are small golden spoons with fine gold, not in MASSIVE OR!
- If not too darkened: Marseille soap, water, sponge, rub, rinse, dry, finish with a soft cloth.
- If very black: The best is to take ash and a cotton cloth and rub.
- Finish with a soft cloth: the ash will leave the black and the soft cloth to restore shine.
- Or simply take a pan with a liter of lukewarm water, add a half glass of sulfuric acid in it and soak your teaspoons five minutes while taking gloves, it's like magic it will become Brilliant as on the first day
TIPS
- Rhubarb to clean gold
- Clean the gold by passing a cloth soaked in the rhubarb cooking water.
- Bread to clean gold
- Rub the gold in your hands full of very soft bread crumbs.
- Beware of crumbs! Operate over a sink or container.
TIPS
- Undo the nodes of a gold chain
- Untie the knots of a gold chain, clasp the jewel in hand and then for a few drops of food oil on it.
- Rub gently.
- It's miraculous!
Precautions
Never use silverware cleaner for your gold jewelry, you would accelerate their aging. Also avoid detergents, abrasives and never spray on them lacquer or perfume.
Shine gold
Shine the gold by polishing it with a microfiber cloth dusted with talc or flour.
Storing gold
To avoid scratches on gold, protect the gold by surrounding it with a chamois leather or a white tissue paper.
Clear scratches on gold
These tips for removing scratches on gold are to apply only Unequally for small golden objects recently, and in no case on old gold coins of great values. The renovation of ancient gold objects is the domain of a professional.
Remove scratches on gold
Using your finger wrapped with a clean cloth soaked in a metal polish.
Apply this product for a few seconds on gold by making circles or eight, and insisting the stripes
Use "The scratch "! The strip eraser is a very cheap little tube, which is found in garages or in large areas, for the bodywork of cars is also very effective on striped gold jewelry.
Pour on a cloth and then rub the jewel in gold.
TO KNOW
Pure gold is rare!
Gold is characterized by its 8 to 24 carat titration (from 333 ‰ to 999.9 ‰ pure gold), and is often coupled with alloys
- 18-carat yellow gold, It is most often made up of 75% gold, 12.5% silver and 12.5% copper.
- 18-carat rose gold, It is normally composed of 75% gold, 5% silver and 20% copper.
- 18-carat white gold or white gold, Is in principle made up of 75% gold, 15% silver and 10% copper.
- The 14-carat gold, Means that in 24 g of alloy there are 14g or 58.5% of "pure gold".
Francis Louckx
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