How To Clean Discolored Gold Jewelry

Soak the gold for five minutes.

How to clean discolored gold jewelry. Pour three or four drops of a mild liquid dish soap into a bowl of warm water. Then put your gold jewelry in the water and let it sit for 30 minutes. Chlorine chlorine especially at high temperatures like in a hot tub can permanently damage or discolor your gold jewelry. To clean your gold jewelry start by mixing a few drops of liquid dish soap into a bowl of lukewarm water. Rinse the jewelry with cool water.

Place the gold jewelry into the bowl. After 30 minutes take out your jewelry and gently scrub it with a clean soft bristled toothbrush. While pure gold does not tarnish almost all gold jewelry is an alloy as mentioned above. Gold jewelry with colored gemstones. Another method is to take 2 grams of household salt 7 grams of baking soda 8 grams of bleaching powder 60 ml of water and make a gold jewelry cleaning agent.

Then rinse with a cloth dampened in plain water. Depending on the percentage of other metals mixed with the gold there is chance for tarnish. Gently rub the gold jewelry with your fingers or a cotton swab to remove any discoloration or buildup. Place the jewelry on top of foil and let it sit for 5 to 10 minutes. Pat dry and lay the.

After 2 hours remove the gold jewelry rinse with water and wipe with a soft cloth. When i worked for a jewelry store we used commercial products that we also sold for home jewelry cleaning. Lightly rub the jewelry piece with a soft cloth then rinse with warm water and dry. Remember to remove it when cleaning with chlorine bleach too. To bring back that sparkle and shine.

Leave the piece in the bowl for only 30 seconds since leaving it any longer may damage the metal. To clean dip the jewelry item in a small bowl of jewelry cleaner. Wipe it thoroughly with a clean cloth until it s completely dry. Dip a soft cotton cloth into the soapy water. Better safe than sorry.