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Friday, September 12th 2008

5:15 AM

Useful Tips for Cleaning Antique Jewelry

Cleaning of Gold and Silver

Gold - Mostly gold jewelry can be cleaned with warm water and any angular areas around stones or the back of the jewelry, for this we can use soft toothbrush or dipped in the soapy solution. Bleach and other cleaning products can damage lower carat gold so we should avoid it.

Silver – We can store silver for log time it’s not necessary to clean or polish it. After prolonged storage, it will need cleaning anyway. Don't use ordinary newspaper to wrap the silver antique jewelry, should not use elastic bands to combine some pieces together it’s leave a stain. Use always acid-free paper to wrap and store where it's not wet. Silver get easily renew with bright polish, with simple rubbing of a soft cloth.

Cleaning of Diamonds and Gemstones
Always use a bowl of water for cleaning your diamond and gemstone jewelry, not the sink. Hold the diamond or gemstone jewelry in one hand and use a fingernail to just touch the diamond or gemstone. If it's loose-fitting you can see it rock or move first it should be fixed by your jeweler. We can use soft toothbrush or dipped it in the warm soapy water.

Cleaning of Pearls
Pearls are easily affected by perfume, hairspray, deodorant creams and sprays, makeup, skin lotions and nail polish remover. We should away pearls while using these products.
Just wash your pearls with a soft wet cloth before putting them away, so that any residue doesn't remain to damage them in storage.

 

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