How to restore shine to jewelry? Cleaning the gold chain at home
Have you noticed how over time gold begins to lose its luster, and sometimes even blackens? Especially for chains that, being on the neck or hand, are constantly in contact with the external environment, collecting grease, dust and dirt on themselves.
How to clean a gold chain at home so as not to harm the metal?
Some folk remedies will help.
Jewelry stores can offer you special foams or liquids for cleaning gold, but they are not cheap. It can also be cleaned with ultrasound.
But if neither the first nor the second option suits you, we offer several proven recipes.
We clean the gold that has begun to darken
Inspect your gold chain carefully before cleaning it. There are many links in the chain, between which dirt gets stuck, making it visually darker. Regular rubbing will not help here.
We offer the most popular recipes: how to clean a gold chain using available tools.
Recipe 1:
Making a solution:
- half a glass of warm water;
- 1 teaspoon of ammonia;
- 1 teaspoon hydrogen peroxide
- ⅓ a teaspoon of any washing powder;
We put the chain here for half an hour. While we wait, do not forget to stir from time to time, so the dirt will go away faster. We take it out, rinse it in clean water and polish the jewelry with a dry cloth.
This recipe is only suitable for pure gold without stones. Other metals can be damaged by ammonia.
Recipe 2:
Take a small enamel pot, pour one or two glasses of water into it and put it on gas. In the process of heating, add one tablespoon of baking soda and bring to a boil. To improve the effect, you can add a couple of drops of dishwashing liquid (it breaks down fat well).
We put the chain in water and cook it for ten to fifteen minutes, stirring occasionally. After that we take it out, rinse it under running cold water and wipe it with a dry napkin.
Recipe 3:
- pot;
- glass of water;
- two teaspoons of vinegar;
- two teaspoons of baking soda.
We mix all this, boil, put the chain inside and cook for twenty minutes.
To avoid accidentally scratching the chain in the pot, place a piece of cloth on the bottom.
Prevention. Cleaning gold that has slightly lost its luster
All jewelry owners need to know how to clean a gold chain at home.
Indeed, no matter what conditions you store them, over time the shine goes away and you need to quickly look for simple ways to return it.
Recipe 1:
We grate laundry soap or take liquid soap, dilute it in water (the solution should turn out to be sufficiently concentrated and foamy).
We lower the chain for half an hour, shaking the water from time to time.
After that, we take it out, rinse the jewelry with clean water and wipe it with a soft cloth so that there are no soap traces left.
Recipe 2:
We take regular toothpaste (not whitening), apply a layer on the brush and gently clean the chain, trying to penetrate all the links.
Recipe 3:
We place the chain in a glass bowl, fill it with warm water (50-60 degrees), add shavings of soap (or dishwashing detergent) and wait two hours.
We take out the product, intensively brush it, rinse it in running water and send it to dry.
Bonus method and video
And how to clean a gold chain at home if none of the above components are present?
There is one unusual but very effective way. Using regular lipstick.
It contains such an abrasive as titanium dioxide, which cleans and polishes gold well.
Mustard powder and a piece of soft cloth will give the same effect.
We found out how to clean the chain at home, now it remains to test the recipes in practice.
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