How to clean gold at home

Gold is a special metal, noble and demanding. To make products from it look really exquisite and expensive, they need care.

In itself, gold does not darken, but alloys, from which jewelry is made, contain copper, silver and other metals that tend to change color over time. The higher the sample affixed to gold, the darker it becomes. Nevertheless, even the best quality jewelry periodically needs cleaning and polishing.

Gold is very soft, so other metals are added to it. They are oxidized on the surface of the product, forming sulfates and oxides. With prolonged wearing of jewelry, these formulations impregnate skin fat, which leads to their darkening and loss of shine. Than clean gold? Funds a lot of money.

How to clean gold at home

It is necessary to mix a bottle of 3% hydrogen peroxide and a half of a bubble of spirit ammonia. Dip the gold product into the solution, leave it overnight, cover it with a lid. In the morning rinse with running water and wipe with a cloth.

Well cleans metal toothpaste. An old toothbrush should be applied to the decoration tool and gently rubbed. You can use for this and tooth powder, but there is a danger in this case that the abrasive will leave small scratches on the metal.

How to clean gold with detergents

You can clean the decoration with the usual household soap. In a small amount of water you need to soak a little soap, put a piece of gold in it and boil it for 10 minutes, then rinse it with running cold water. You can do without boiling, but then the jewelry should be left in a soap solution for the whole night. The latter option is not suitable for cleaning gold with inlay from precious stones. To enhance the effect of soap in the solution, you can add a few drops of ammonia (with a strong darkening).

How to clean gold with folk remedies

You can clean the gold with the help of lipstick. It contains titanium dioxide, which is able to save the jewelry from darkening. Treating the gold with a small amount of lipstick, it should be rubbed to the shine with a soft cloth.

Helps to return the original color and shine to the gold vinegar and onion juice.

You can also use a soda solution in which you should leave the product for several minutes, then wipe it with a soft cloth. Perfectly copes with the task and a solution of salt (a glass of water, 2 tablespoons of salt), in which the product should be kept for about 8-10 hours.

How to clean gold, decorated with precious stones

Precious stones can be damaged or scratched during cleaning. Therefore, products with stones should be taken care of especially carefully. First of all, it must be remembered that cleaning them with sharp objects is unacceptable. It is best to use a cotton candy wax, pre-moistened in cologne.

You can put the product in a solution of alcohol, then just gently wipe it with a cloth moistened with clean water. It should be remembered that this method can be used only if the stones are soldered to gold, but not glued.

Gold products with hard stones, which include rubies, diamonds, quartz can be cleaned with a solution of laundry soap or detergent. Jewelry with diamonds can be cleaned with ammonia (6 drops of alcohol to a glass of water, soak half an hour in a solution). After cleaning, the gold should be washed with running water, rubed to a shine with a cloth.

Ornaments with pearls can be cleaned only with a soft brush (a tassel brush is suitable) soaked in a solution of water with a neutral shampoo. It is necessary to gently rub the pearl and the rim with a brush, rinse with water and dry.

How to clean gold by professional means

You can purchase in the jewelry store specialized tools designed for cleaning gold products. The attached instructions detail how to use them.