Jewelry is an integral part of our lives. Over time, a plaque forms on them, overshadowing the initial shine, and the product looks unpresentable. To clean jewelry made of white gold with diamonds you need to be extremely careful, otherwise you can damage the surface of the metal and precious inserts.
Features
If you decide to clean white gold jewelry with precious inserts (rings, earrings, chains, necklaces) at home, follow the basic recommendations. Gold items cannot be:
- completely immerse in water;
- handle with rough material;
- clean with sharp objects;
- boil;
- clean with substances containing acetic acid and abrasive particles.
Instead, use soft tissues and substances that will not harm the product.
Ways to cleanse gemstones
To clean the stones, it is necessary to apply delicate methods of exposure, otherwise the inserts can be deformed. Among the most effective ways to return the stones to their original shine The following can be distinguished:
- moisten a cotton swab for ears in a cologne and carefully clean the inserts with it;
- moisten a soft cloth in alcohol and remove impurities in a circular motion;
- in case of severe contamination, a soft brush moistened with gasoline can be used.
White Gold Shine Recovery
No matter how carefully you treat your jewelry, over time they begin to look less attractive and become yellow. There are natural reasons for this: other impurities are present in the composition of white gold, having the property of oxidizing.
It is impossible to leave a white coating on jewelry, since inflammation may occur when it comes into contact with the skin.
There are many cleaning methods for white gold jewelry that you can use at home. Consider effective and uncomplicated versions:
- Toothpaste. The product should be in the form of a gel without coarse particles (otherwise there may be scratches on the gold). Use a soft cloth to clean, not a brush.
- Ammonia. Dilute the product with water in equal proportions. Decoration immerse in the mixture for half an hour. Rinse the product thoroughly with water, put on a napkin. Allow to dry completely.
- Soda. To boil water. Add 1 teaspoon of soda. Place the decoration in the container. Leave on for 15 minutes. Remove and rinse well with a stream of cold water. It is strictly forbidden to clean white gold with undiluted soda, this can adversely affect the surface of the metal.
- Laundry soap. Finely grate, dilute with water. In the resulting mixture, lower the jewelry for 1 hour. Rinse with water and leave on a paper towel until completely dry.
- Sugar (effective if the product does not have strong contaminants). 1 teaspoon of sugar diluted in 300 ml of chilled water. Dip the gold in the solution. Leave for at least 60 minutes.
- Gel for dishes. Dilute 1 tablespoon in half a liter of water, heat for 20 minutes. Immerse the decoration. Rinse with cool water, allow to dry on a napkin.
- Salt. Dilute 1 tablespoon with a slide in half a glass of water. Put the decoration in the solution, leave it overnight. In the morning, rinse with running water and leave on a napkin until dry. You can use a hairdryer. Then the decoration will dry in just a few seconds. No negative consequences for metal and cameos will follow.
- Soap solution. Dissolve a small bar of soap in water. Immerse the jewelry there and easily rub it with a soft sponge.
- Cola Cola. Immerse the jewelry for half an hour in a drink. Phosphoric acid will facilitate the rapid dissolution and removal of all contaminants. Rinse the product with running water and wipe it with a soft cloth.
- Mix in a container a glass of cool water, 20 g of peroxide, 1 teaspoon of liquid soap, 1 teaspoon of ammonia. Place the jewelry for half an hour in the resulting solution. Rinse jewelry under cold running water.
If none of the methods described has returned the proper shine to white gold, you can purchase specialized paste for cleaning jewelry (in a jewelry store, online store). Well proven remedy Alladin. The set has a liquid, a container for it and a brush. After the jewelry is in solution, it must be removed and polished with a soft velvet cloth. If the contamination partially remains, remove them with a brush from the kit.
Jewelry experts recommend that you purchase Top Bio Cleaner Nano Brilliant to clean your jewelry at home. The only negative of the product is its high cost.
If you could not clean the jewelry to perfect condition, use the services of a jeweler who will restore the precious product using the galvanic method.
How to wear?
In order for jewelry to preserve its beauty and luster for a long time, it is necessary to observe Some rules for wearing it:
- remove the ring when washing hands and applying any cosmetics;
- remove jewelry while working with chemicals or wear waterproof gloves;
- remove jewelry before going to the pool. Chlorinated water negatively affects the appearance of the metal;
- Do not take products to the beach. Pieces of sand can scratch stones and gold itself.
How to store?
Gold items must be stored in a separate box or velvet bag. If the jewelry will be in the same container with other metals, they can undergo the oxidation process and, as a result, change the original color.
In order for white gold jewelry with diamonds to please you for a long time, periodically pay attention to them and clean any dirt on the surface and inserts.
For more details on how to clean white gold with diamonds, see the next video.