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How to Clean Silver Jewelry How to Clean Silver Jewelry
Cleaning Silver Jewelry At Home?
Cleaning a piece of silver jewelry usually takes 15 to 30 minutes, depending on the size and intricacy of the design, plus how well it has been preserved. You would be suprise how easy it is to maintain your favourite silver jewelry collection at home. Regularly cleaning silver jewelry will make it easier to keep silver jewelry from tarnishing in the long run.
Special care should be given to silver jewelry with gemstones. Where possible, it is recommended that you send your silver jewelry to a silver jewelry store for a professional polishing and examination at least once a year.
Most high-end jewelry stores should provide the service of cleaning silver jewelry for you. Now you can learn how to do it yourself at home.
Professional Jewelry Cleaning At Home in 30 minutes The following cleaning process applies to Platinum, Gold and Sterling Silver Jewelry with all Gemstones. This is the most delicate and preferred jewelry cleaning method practiced by jewelry professionals in the trade.
STEP 1: Gently place jewelry in a heat-proof container. Apply the mildest dish washing liquid you can find onto jewelry and scorch it with fresh boiled hot water, creating as much bubbles, and let it soak for at least 1 minute.
STEP 2: Remove the jewelry from the container with a soft bristle toothbrush and lay it on a non-slip cloth like a piece of chamois. Apply more liquid detergent onto toothbrush; holding down jewelry at one end, brush silver jewelry with soapy water in one directional strokes. Use a soft bristle toothbrush on harder stones silver jewelry such as diamonds, topaz, quartz. Use a softer make-up brush for softer gemstones like pearls, amber, coral, turquiose.
STEP 3: Place a ’safety container’ over the sink to avoid losing your jewelry. Rinse thoroughly with lots of water.
STEP 4: Lay jewelry on a towel to air dry. Do not rub.
STEP 5: Once jewelry is COMPLETELY dry, use a treated polishing cloth and polish jewelry in one-directional strokes for an even polish. Choose a specially treated gem cloth to polish gemstones or just use a clean lint-free cloth to buff.
And voila! Sparking new silver jewelry like those seen in jewelry stores!
**Do not attempt to clean fragile or damaged gemstone jewellery yourself. Take it to your nearest jeweler for professional consultation.
**Silver jewelry dips and polishing creams not recommended.
About the Author
Eelin Chong is a graduate gemologist, jewelry specialist and publisher of www.7wholesalesilver.com. This site features wholesale sterling silver jewelry from Thailand and Bali, plus more professional jewelry care tips and information.
How to Clean Sterling Silver Jewelry At Home? by Eelin Chong
