Gold Care

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

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Care Rules

Caring for gold jewelry is not very difficult, but regularly following these rules, you will keep your jewelry in good shape:

1. Do not put in one box products with different jewelry and gold.
2. Before you take a bath or shower, be sure to remove it - it may turn black from chemicals in the soap and shampoos.
3. Chlorine is a very harmful substance for gold. Therefore, when you go to the pool, be sure to remove decorative items.
4. Keep gold jewelry away from sunlight.
5. When removing the jewelry, be sure to wipe it to get rid of dirt.
6. You need to clean the gold 1 time in 2 months so that it is brilliant.

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How to clean gold?

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

Jeweler Cleaning Methods

Jewelers are well aware that the product is being restored and cleaned. Each specialist has his own cleaning secrets. For example, some of them are cleaned with ultrasound. This method allows you to remove impurities, even very strong ones. But not every gold product can withstand such a cleaning, because some stones can be destroyed.

There are also special tools in jewelry stores to remove contamination. The composition of the solutions does not contain aggressive substances that can damage the metal, but they very effectively remove browning.

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

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Folk gold refining methods

The following methods are considered the most effective.

Ammonia

An excellent tool to remove dirt from any surface. To prepare the mixture you will need:

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

Follow these instructions:

1. Grate the soap to form chips.
2. Dissolve the chips in water.
3. Add ammonia.
4. Stir everything very well.
5. Dip the cleaning item into the solution.
6. Leave for a while.
7. Remove dirt with a cotton swab.

Onions and raw potatoes:

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

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

Lipstick

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

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

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

Soap solution:

1. Take baby or household soap.
2. Grate.
3. Melt in hot water.
4. Put the gold item in water.
5. Leave on 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 in it.
4. Boil for a few minutes.
5. Cool it down.
6. Put the product in the solution.
7. Leave for a while.
8. Rinse under running water.
9. Dry dry.

Detergent or dishwashing 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.

Dentifrice:

1. Dampen an unnecessary toothbrush in warm water.
2. Sprinkle the brush with powder.
3. Work on the product, but do not press hard on the brush, as there may be scratches on the surface.

Hydrogen peroxide:

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

Alcohol:

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

Petrol

Grease stains can be removed from the product with a cloth soaked in gasoline.

Borax Powder:

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

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

Sweet water:

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

Important! Homemade sweet water can be replaced with a purchased drink. For example, you can clean gold with cola. To do this, just pour the right amount into a suitable container, dip the jewelry in the liquid and take it out after an hour or leave it overnight if the thing is very dirty. To prevent the product from sticking, 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 a fire to remove hair or strings that are tangled in a chain. Indeed, all unnecessary was cleaned, but after - it left a burn. How to clean gold then burn - this question is solved in this way:

1. Soak for a day in warm water with the addition of washing powder.
2. Brush the gold with toothpaste.
3. Make such a solution: take a dishwashing detergent, add ammonia, peroxide and hot water.
4. Put your gold in it.
5. Leave for a while.
6. Remove and place again in the solution for 30-60 minutes.
7. And again, rinse in water.
8. Apply a whitening toothpaste and rub it well with a brush.
9. Rinse and dry.

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Whatever gold product you have, performing timely cleaning, you will keep it intact and beautiful for a long time. So - and you yourself will look in such jewelry always elegantly and respectably.