Care of gold

Gold is an eternal material. Having bought a product from this precious metal, you need to know how to care for gold, than to clean it, so that it always was in perfect shape. Gold jewelry has always been considered a symbol of wealth, and today the attitude has not changed at all. But the impression will be very spoiled if on the chain or in the earrings there are many different hairs or threads from the fabrics, if the material is covered with a layer of gray or black mud, and the stones look dull. Even if your thing looks like this at the moment or there are scratches on the ornaments, do not be upset. Knowing a few simple tips for caring for gold, you can return it an attractive look.

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Care instructions

Care for gold jewelry is not very difficult, but by following these rules on a regular basis, you will keep your decoration in good condition:

1. Do not put different jewelery and gold in one box.
2. Before taking a bath or shower, be sure to remove - from the chemicals of soap and shampoos it can blacken.
3. Chlorine is a very harmful substance for gold. Therefore, when you go to the pool, be sure to remove decorative items.
4. Store gold jewelry away from sunlight.
5. When the jewelry is removed, be sure to wipe it to get rid of dirt.
6. You need to clean the gold once every 2 months to make it shiny.

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How to clean gold?

With the question of how to clean gold, you can go to the jeweler - but it will take you time to find a good, faithful master and money to pay for his services. Most often this is not necessary, because you can do everything at home.

Methods for cleaning jewelers

Jewelers are well aware that the product undergoes restoration and cleaning. Every specialist has his own cleansing secrets. For example, some of them are cleaned with ultrasound. This method allows you to remove dirt, even very strong. But not every piece of gold can withstand such a cleaning, because some stones can be destroyed.

There are also special means for removing dirt in jewelry stores. The solution does not contain aggressive substances that can damage the metal, but they very effectively remove the darkening.

Important! Such solutions are very expensive and not everyone can afford. And it is not advisable to purchase such an expensive tool for rare use. If you want to clean gold with such solutions, then you still need to refer jewelry to the jeweler.

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Popular methods for cleaning gold

The following methods are considered to be the most effective.

Aspirator

Excellent means for removing dirt from any surfaces. To prepare the mixture, you will need:

• 10 drops of ammonia;
• 0.5 cup warm water;
• 10 grams of laundry soap.

Follow these instructions:

1. Soap grate so that chips form.
2. Dissolve the shavings in water.
3. Add liquid ammonia.
4. Very good mix everything.
5. Lower the object to be cleaned in a solution.
6. Leave it for a while.
7. Remove dirt with a cotton swab.

Onion and raw potatoes:

1. Take a quarter of the onion and the same amount of potatoes.
2. Rub on a small grater to form a gruel.
3. Lower your chain into this mass.
4. Leave it for a while.
5. Wash the product with soap and water.

Important! If you do not like the smell of onions, take only potatoes, although you should not worry - the metal itself will not exude the pungent onion aroma after cleaning.

Lipstick

This product will help restore the gloss to the metal and clean the gold well from different types of dirt:

1. Apply the product to a cotton swab.
2. Wipe the product with a swab, preferably on all sides.
3. Leave this for a few minutes.
4. Remove with a clean cloth.

Important! Caring for gold, you can apply a thin layer of lipstick and directly on the metal.

Soapy solution:

1. Take baby or household soap.
2. Rub on the grater.
3. Melt in hot water.
4. Place the gold product in the water.
5. Leave it for a few minutes.
6. Rinse with warm running water.

Soda Solution:

1. Take a glass of water.
2. Bring to a boil.
3. Put 3 tablespoons of soda into it.
4. Boil for a few minutes.
5. Cool it down.
6. Put the product in the solution.
7. Leave it for a while.
8. Rinse under running water.
9. Dry dry.

Washing powder or detergent:

1. Take a tablespoon of powder or liquid.
2. Dissolve in 0.5 cups of hot water.
3. Put your gold for a while.
4. Rinse well with warm running water.
5. Dry it.

Tooth powder:

1. Dampen with unnecessary toothbrush in warm water.
2. Powder the powder brush.
3. Treat the product, but do not press strongly on the brush, as scratches on the surface may occur.

Hydrogen Peroxide:

1. Pour the peroxide into the container, but you do not need to dilute it.
2. Put in a bowl decoration.
3. Leave it for a while.
4. Wash with warm running water.

Alcohol:

1. Dampen a cotton swab in the liquid.
2. Wipe the product.

Petrol

Greasy stains can be removed from the product with a napkin soaked in gasoline.

Boron powder:

1. Take 1 teaspoon borax.
2. Dissolve in water.
3. Lower the product into the solution.
4. Leave it for a while.
5. Rinse with clean running water.

Important! Carefully work with this remedy, since drill is a rather caustic chemical that a person can poison. Avoid direct contact with the skin, mucous eyes. After finishing the care of gold with this product, wash your hands well.

Sweet water:

1. Take a glass of warm water.
2. Dissolve 1 tablespoon of sugar.
3. Place the product in water.
4. Leave overnight.
5. In the morning rinse with running water.
6. Dry it.

Important! Domestic sweet water can be replaced with a drink. For example, you can clean the gold cola. To do this, just pour the right amount into a suitable container, lower the jewelry into the liquid and take it out in an hour or leave it overnight if the thing is very dirty. To ensure that the product is not sticky, rinse well under running water.

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How to clean a thin chain?

As for the chains, a special cleaning method is also needed here. Hold the product over the fire to remove the hairs or threads that are entangled in the chain. Indeed, all unnecessary cleaned up, but after - it was left burning. How to clean gold is burning - this issue is solved this way:

Soak for a day in warm water with the addition of a detergent.

Brush gold with toothpaste.

Make this solution: take the dishwashing detergent, add ammonia, peroxide and hot water.

Put your gold in it.

Leave it for a while.

Remove and place again in the solution for 30-60 minutes.

And again, take it out, rinse it in the water.

Apply a whitening toothpaste and rub well with a brush.

Wash and dry.

Whatever you have a product made of gold, performing a timely cleaning, you will save it for a long time whole and beautiful. Hence - and you yourself will look in such ornaments is always exquisite and solid.