It is not complicated to clean any gold chain or jewelry. All you need are just a few household items and you could do the job yourself.
The simplest way is to get some mild liquid detergent. The one you use for washing your clothes should do the trick. Put about 2-3 cups of water in a bowl then add some detergent. Put in your gold chain or jewelry and let them soak for a few minutes. This allows the dirt and grime to soften for easier cleaning. After a few minutes, take a used toothbrush in one hand and with the gold chain on your other hand start gently scrubbing in the nooks and crannies of the gold chain or jewelry. After youre satisfied that youve cleaned them enough, rinse the gold chain or jewelry in a separate bowl with clean water. Dry the chain or jewelry with a paper towel and make sure it is completely dried before keeping them away.
There is also another way to clean gold chain or jewelry using ammonia but since ammonia is more powerful than detergent, it is best not to use this method.
Here are some more tips when cleaning your gold chains and jewelries:
- Make sure the brush you use has soft bristles. Using stiff bristles can leave scratch marks on the piece.
- After cleaning, dry out you jewelry on a paper towel in an airy and shady area. Avoid exposing them to bright sunlight.
And here are some tips to keep your gold chains and jewelries from getting dirty or tarnished.
- When doing certain activities, it is best to remove any gold chain or jewelry you are wearing. Activities like taking a bath or washing. Soap dulls the gold finish. When going swimming, chlorine and salt water can discolor your gold.
- Keep you gold items separate from other types of gold jewelry to avoid scratches.
Gold chain and jewelry should keep for a long time and could also be used as heirloom pieces. But they do get scratched and tarnished so keeping good care of them would prolong their beauty.
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