How to Clean Gold Jewelry

Steps

1. First you should make a mix of a mild detergent and water.
2. Use a small soft brush to clean your gold jewelry. The small brush is able to clean some parts of jewelry that are hard to reach.
3. Afterwards you must polish gold jewelry with soft cloth. This step is very important because the washing liquid that is left on jewelry can have a negative impact on it. Polishing is of the best and surely the cheapest way to keep your gold jewelry radiant.
4. Store your gold jewelry in such a way so to avoid scratches. It is better to have a special storage for each of your jewelry. Each ring or bracelet should be stored in its own soft cloth pouch.

Tips

• If you do not have a special jewelry cleaning brush you can easily use an old eyebrow brush. But you should know that everything you use during the cleaning process must be soft so it won't scratch jewelry pieces.
• You can also use ammonia when cleaning gold. In this case all you need is a mix of ammonia and water in proportion of 1/6. This means that you need one part of ammonia and respectively six of water. In the liquid you have obtained soak your jewelry for up to 60 seconds.
• Remember that you can always take your jewelry to a professional. Not only will he restore the lustrous look of the jewelry but will also check it for damages. Thus you will be sure that your jewelry is safe from damages as well as from scratches.
• If you have a golden ring with a diamond make sure that its prongs are not damaged and the stone is safe from falling.

Warnings

• Using various lotions and soaps cannot make gold shine, and what is worse, these potions can cut down the beautiful lustrous look of the jewelry.
• Gold can be damaged by household chemicals like for example chlorine bleach.
• Gold is a metal that is resistant to rusting, corrosion and tarnishing. Despite all these it is very malleable.
• Take off you gold jewelry before you bathing or swimming. This will keep your jewelry free from abrasion.