How to clean tarnished gold

Before understanding how to clean gold, we learn the reasons why soar in the first place. Gold is inert in nature and do not easily react with other elements. Therefore, there is no possibility of pure being tarnished gold. However, as pure (24 k) Gold is very soft, associated with other metals such as silver and copper to make it durable. These elements react with atmospheric oxygen, moisture, etc. and eventually tarnishing the piece. There are other substances such as sweat, natural oils of the skin, products for the skin care, makeup, perfumes, etc., they are in contact with gold and discoloured it it. You've probably noticed that the 18 karat gold jewelry are no pie. Jewelry using 9-14 Carat is more susceptible to stains.

Gold is a precious metal. You can not afford the luxury to use cleaning bad techniques and cause damage to it. Therefore, be careful because it restores the natural brightness of the yellow metal.

Method # 1
You can clean your jewelry with the help of liquid dish sweet and hot water. Prepare a soapy solution by mixing a litre of liquid soap in a bowl with hot water. Soak the jewelry in the solution for 5 minutes. Then, the surface of the jewelry gently rub with your fingers. If dirt is persistent, you can use a soft brush to rub well. Once you remove all dirt and residues, rinse with lukewarm water. Wipe off excess water with a soft cotton cloth. Then let them dry in the air during the next 24 hours and place it in the jewelry box. Here, I would like to say that they don't use any kind of abrasive cleaning agents or hard a brush for cleaning. As gold is soft, these materials can leave scratches on the workpiece.

Method # 2
As an alternative, a process of more aggressive cleaning using ultrasound machines can be used. You can buy a machine to clean gold tarnished at home. These machines free ultrasonic sound waves for the elimination of dirt and debris from the gold. You pour a little liquid in the first machine. Use a mixture of liquid dishwasher SOAP and 95% of ammonia for this purpose. Place the jewelry in the machine and turn it on. Ultrasonic waves radiated from the machine will break down this dirt in the gem and make it clean and shiny without scratches.

If none of the remedies to be useful, you should seek professional help. Jewelers have more experience, and with good reason, can suggest how to clean gold jewelry which is in poor condition. If there are a few scratches, then it may require polishing with special abrasive papers available with jewelers.

2 comments:

  • Linda

    Good tips to clean gold rings easily by sitting at home. Instead of relying on shops, one can easily sit and home and very effectively clean gold. Useful blog!

  • Tech IT Solutions

    I never have heard before using ultrasound machine for cleaning gold jewelry. Though this dish washing recipe looks a bit familiar and its inexpensive too. Other one is very expensive.

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