How to clean gold from iodine?

You are so happy about new precious acquisitions, wear them almost without taking off, and are you ready not to part with the jewelry day or night? But sooner or later, the moment will come when it will be necessary to start cleaning the gold chain or the ring from everyday dust, plaque of chemicals, dirt and other unpleasant trifles. How to clean gold from iodine and other contaminants, we will tell you in this article.

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Gold Gradual Cleaning

Phased gold refining includes the following works:

1. The washing up.
2. Dry cleaning.
3. Mechanical cleaning.

Important! To clear gold from iodineand or from various pollution, such painstaking phased work is not always required. It all depends on the complexity of the layers on the surface of the precious metal. This is what you should be guided by when choosing a method of action for cleaning your jewelry.

If you wear a variety of jewelry, learn about what it means.ring on the middle finger of the left hand. 

Gold wash

Each girl has such a piece of jewelry that she incredibly likes, but due to the fact that she lost her pristine sheen, she stopped wearing it. But there are ways to purify gold from iodine, as well as other contaminants.

At the first stage, a jewelry made of gold is simply washed in a soapy solution:

1. In order to prepare this solution, take hot water - it will be enough if the temperature is not more than 60 degrees C, as well as a detergent. Instead of detergent, you can use shampoo, soap, detergent, and even dishwashing detergent.
2. Dip your jewelry in water for a short amount of time.
3. After a few hours, pollution from the surface of the jewelry will practically disappear. After that, simply wipe them with an ordinary toothbrush to wipe off any remaining light dirt.

After completing the first stage of gold purification, the product must be carefully inspected. This is necessary to evaluate how effective the manipulations were. In the event that there is a residue of contamination, try soaking in a solution of soapy water again.

Important! To understand the features and rules of wearing jewelry, read the articles in which we told:

• On which hand do married women wear a ring?
• Properties and signs of gold and silver. 

Dry cleaning

If, after repeated cleaning, the experienced shine does not return to your jewelry, it is necessary to proceed to the second stage - the use of chemicals to clean the gold from iodine at home.

We use a solution of ammonia

As a rule, to remove dirt from jewelry of any type, use a solution of ammonia. Oxides, which are formed on a shiny gold jewelry, are a combination of silver or copper with oxygen. Ammonia, aka ammonia, enters into a chemical reaction with them, resulting in a compound that readily dissolves in ordinary water. That is why ammonia is a universal remedy to purify gold from iodine on any jewelry.

To apply this tool:

1. Buy an ordinary aqueous solution of ammonia. It is desirable that its concentration was not less than 25%.
2. Pour the solution into a small container.
3. Then lower your jewelry into it for about 2-3 hours.
4. After this procedure, rinse the product again with running water, and then dry thoroughly.

Important! Heavily contaminated jewelry can be left in a solution of ammonia overnight.

Vinegar to the rescue

The easiest and most affordable method is to try to clean the gold with vinegar. It is only necessary to take vinegar essence, and by no means table vinegar.

To clean the gold from iodine, you need to: moisten a cotton pad or a cotton swab in vinegar and rub it with jewelry. Then the decoration must be rinsed in clean running water and wiped dry.

Important! All this manipulation should be carried out only with gloves, it would be nice to wear a cotton-gauze bandage as well. Acetic acid can not only cause burns on the surface of the fingers - it can also burn the upper respiratory tract with its fumes.

Abrasive Tools

Of course, abrasive cleaning will also help you, but it can ruin the ring. In the event that there are small and not too noticeable spots, you can try to erase them with toothpaste or chalk, diluted with water until a homogeneous gruel is formed.

Mechanical cleaning

Mechanical cleaning includes auxiliary actions using sharp and thin tools. To do this, you can arm yourself with a needle, pin, tweezers. This procedure allows you to remove dirt in hard-to-reach places on jewelry. But all this must be done very carefully and carefully so as not to scratch the surface, especially if the jewel is inlaid with stones.

Important! If the jewelry is very expensive, it is better to give it to a professional craftsman so thatclean gold from iodine and other dirt. A competent specialist can not only correctly and quickly choose the best technology, but also complete everything quickly and correctly.

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How to clean gold in special situations?

Gold jewelry that is made of white gold or decorated with precious stone inserts must be cleaned with extreme care. How can this be done at home?

White gold

Why does white gold require special purification? The ligature alloy of such jewelry contains nickel, and it is this component that gives the metal a special color. The surface of the product, which is made of white gold, is usually coated with rhodium, but this deposition will thin out over time. In order to extend the life of the jewelry, it is recommended to clean the gold with a soft rag or a napkin.

How to chemically clean white gold?

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To get started, prepare a solution that consists of the following ingredients:

• 100 g of ammonia;
• 100 g water;
• 100 g of detergent.

Then proceed as follows:

1. Mix the detergent in a small container with hot water, then add ammonia to them.
2. Leave your jewelry in a container for 1-2 hours.
3. Rinse with water and wipe with a cloth.
4. It is extremely important to dry the cleaned jewelry thoroughly, because the remaining moisture can damage the metal quite strongly.

Important! In order to clean white gold, it is not allowed to use powders or pastes when cleaning. You can replace the powder with ordinary liquid soap. You can wipe your jewelry only with soft rags, but by no means with hard brushes, because they will damage the rhodium-plated coating and then leave small scratches after themselves, ruining the appearance of the precious product.

The folk way of cleaning white gold

It is possible to clean white gold with a mixture of beer and egg yolks: mix half a glass of beer with one egg yolk until a homogeneous mass is obtained.Wipe the decoration with a soft cloth dampened in this solution.

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Gold with stones - how to clean it?

Cleaning gold with precious stones inserted in it requires an even more careful and careful attitude. The cleaning method will depend on the type of stones.

Important! It is strictly forbidden to omit jewelry in which the stones are glued to a soap solution - they can only be cleaned with a rag, previously that you moisten in this solution.

In jewelry, stones can be soft as well as hard. Soft stones include pearls, amber, turquoise, but already hard ones - sapphire, topaz, as well as a diamond.

To make your jewelry look spectacular, maximizing the advantages and hiding flaws, find outhow to choose earrings according to the shape of the face.

Jewelry with soft stones

For products that have soft stones, there is a small list of rules for use and care:

• Jewelry with soft stones should never be cleaned with vinegar or liquid ammonia, because they do not withstand such close contact and can subsequently dissolve or simply be damaged in an acidic environment.
• It is forbidden to use toothpaste or other abrasive substances for cleaning.
• Regular care of products with soft stones consists in regular rubbing of jewelry with a flannel fabric or suede.
• Soft stones do not like water at all, which is why after the jewelry comes in contact with water, it must be thoroughly wiped dry and dried.

Important! The optimal cleaning option for products that have soft stones is a solution consisting of water and alcohol, taken in equal proportions. This is followed by wiping with a soft cloth that is moistened with soapy water, washing with water and thoroughly drying.

We have also prepared a separate article for you onhow to wear women's rings on your hands.

Jewelry with solid stones:

1. It is best to clean such jewelry with ammonia or hydrogen peroxide.
2. An effective way is to soak in a solution of water, liquid soap and hydrogen peroxide.
3. For regular care, an ordinary warm soapy solution, which is prepared from liquid soap, is suitable.

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We hope that our tips will help you in restoring the pristine splendor of your jewelry and you will always look irresistible in them.