How to clean gold at home?

Everyone knows the expression "not all is gold that glitters." That is why the owners of gold products believe that their rings and earrings, bracelets and chains shine are simply obliged. But the products from this noble metal are constantly worn, they get cream, cosmetics and they quickly lose their luster. To make your favorite jewelry beautiful again, they need to be cleaned from time to time.

Before you start cleaning such products, you need to consider a number of very important characteristics:

• Many products of this kind have complex shapes and not all places can be cleaned without problems - these are inserts of stones, various joints and bends, patterns and ornaments. But if, when washing the product with water, we take a brush to clean the teeth and use it, the problem will disappear. You can also use a wand made of cotton.
• Capacity for cleaning compositions must be selected so that the decoration could fit in it completely, not partially.

• You need to choose the methods of cleaning, taking into account the characteristics and characteristics of the object being cleaned.
• It is not necessary to leave the cleaning agent on the product for too long, as the composition may dry out and then it is necessary to remove not only plaque from the product, but also the cleaning agent itself.
• If you need to remove dirt or stains from gold earrings, rings, pendants or chains, you should first consider the product. It is necessary to take into account the alloy, configuration, the presence of patterns and precious stones. And only then the sparing and effective way of struggle against a raid or dirt is selected.

It is difficult to believe in this, but for cleaning gold products all those means are most often used that are constantly found at our fingertips - from ammonia and onion to vodka and foil. These tools are useful for cleaning precious objects, even with a serious degree of turbidity of color or pollution:

• Ammonia and vodka.
• Any dishwasher.
• Baking soda, foil.
• Hydrogen peroxide.
• Onions and potatoes.
• Pounded chalk and petroleum jelly.
• Beer, egg white.
• Sugar or salt.

To clean up blackened gold, one of the following options should be applied:

• Method one. Here, first you need to stir 1 spoon of Fairy in water. A rag is placed in a shallow container, on the bottom is a rag, on top is a darkened ornament that is covered with a solution from above. The composition is boiled for 5–10 minutes. Boiled products need only be rinsed under water and dried. This method is most suitable for getting rid of small spots.
• Second way. A bracelet or a ring that has lost its luster or a product that has become dull from fire, returns its former beauty with baking soda and a piece of foil. 1 large spoon of soda dissolved in a glass of water. Foil creeps to the bottom of any container, earrings, a chain or a wedding ring are put, all this is filled with soda solution.

• Third way. Prepare a composition of a glass of boiling water, 1 large spoon of soda and half a spoon of Fairy. Lower the rag to the bottom of the tank, put the product on top. Fill it with a mixture and heat on the fire for 20 minutes, and then simply leave the solution to cool. We take the product out of the container and carefully dry it.
• The fourth method. This rapid method will allow you to get rid of the blackness of the chain through exposure to chemicals. In a glass of ordinary water, 1 tablespoon of ammonia solution is diluted, 30 ml of 3% peroxide and a bit of ordinary liquid soap are added.Objects are lowered into the solution for only half an hour and the old beauty and brilliance will return to them.
• Method Five. For this tool will need unusual components: onions and potatoes. They will help to qualitatively remove dirt and stains from all types of gold. The ingredients are rubbed on the grater to leave the gruel without juice. They put decorations in a mush and wait a couple of hours. Then the products get, washed and dried.

• Another similar recipe - use one bow. The onion is cut in half, and the product is wiped with this cut. Juice of onions will quickly remove the spots, no matter if this is a new or old ring or bracelet. Do not use onion juice cleaning for products that have stones.

• The sixth way. Gold perfectly rescues sugar solution from dirt. Sugar is diluted in water - 1 large spoon of sugar per glass of water. Here the gold rests for 6 hours, then it is well washed and wiped. There is a similar method of cleaning, but with salt: 3-4 tablespoons of salt are diluted in a glass of water, the products in the product stay overnight. By the way, it is believed that by cleaning a precious metal product with a salt solution, you save it from the negative of the previous owners of the jewelry.

• The seventh way. Another unusual remedy is Coca-Cola. Pour the drink into the container, put the same product there, after 10–12 hours, remove them, rinse and dry. The use of "Coca-Cola" is absolutely not suitable for products with pebbles. These methods are good for caring for products with small stains. Here the most important thing is to properly soak the product so that it is completely under the influence of the solution.

• Eighth method. To clean the gold with ammonia using ordinary laundry detergent, choose a glass or plastic container so as not to cause oxidation. To get the solution, you need: half a cup of boiled water, 4 ml of ammonia, a tablespoon of powder. Products are placed in the solution for 2-3 hours, then they are rinsed and wiped dry.
• Method Nine. Liquid soap and peroxide are also used when you need to wash the gold from the plaque. For example, if you need to clean the gift of a worn product or a product after a pawnshop. You need to mix: half a glass of water, 50 ml of hydrogen peroxide, some liquid soap and ammonia. The water must first be preheated, then all components are mixed with it. In this composition are decorations. Soaking time - 20 minutes. At the end of the process, the products should be washed with water and wiped with a lint-free cloth.

• The tenth way. To just clean the chain you need to prepare a solution from the water and a slurry of soap. In such a solution is placed a gold chain for just a couple of hours. After that, a small stiff brush should be well cleaned gold object. Then rinse the jewelry under running water and put on a napkin to dry. To combat old stains, repeat this procedure more than once or apply a serious cleaning.

• Method Eleventh. An excellent effect is obtained with the use of a mixture of chalk, 5-10 grams of vaseline, soap and water. All this is kneaded, in this solution soak a cloth and wipe the entire product with it. Then it is rinsed in water and dried. A chain or other decoration will return the original shine again.
• Method twelfth. Cleaning gold with vinegar is considered the most inappropriate way, especially when it comes to expensive jewelry. Vinegar can seriously spoil them, because there are some types of stones, which this effect is not dangerous, and other stones can ruin them. If you want to clean the gold with vinegar, choose its low concentration - no higher than 3% of the liquid and further dilute it with clean water.
• Grandma's recipes: tooth powder, bread crust and ordinary lipstick. You can rub gold products with bread crumbs; clean the suspension with a good tooth powder, slightly diluted with water, or with a toothpaste, smear the gold jewelry with lipstick for 10 minutes and then wipe with a cloth.

If you need to clean the jewelry from serious stains, then only professional ways will help you. For these purposes, apply the paste, which is bought in finished form from a jeweler or you can make it yourself.

To do this, take equally warmed water, petroleum jelly, planed soap and pounded chalk. It all connects and is ground to a paste. Residues are washed with alcohol and wiped with a napkin. So you can clear the white coating on the product or disguise scratches on it.

To restore shine, in some stores you can buy a professional solution, spray or paste, wet or dry polishing cloths. When choosing how to clean gold objects at home, it is important not to forget about the stones. You can purchase compositions for smooth gold jewelry and for products inlaid with pebbles.

If you want to clean the gold yourself, buy a special container. In it you need to put the product on time, as indicated in the instructions, and then rinse them and wipe with a dry cloth. Sprays are best suited for complex forms that can not be soaked entirely. There are separate compounds for cleaning gold, covered with enamel and expensive stones.

It is best to use disposable wipes for cleaning. Using them, you will almost instantly return the brightness to the ring or watch, a stylish bracelet. Wipes you can regularly clean products with pebbles. Napkins with impregnation and abrasives are needed for permanent care. But do not use them daily in order not to disturb their topcoat.

Gold is a beautiful and expensive metal and you need to look after it regularly. Gold products themselves are significantly different, and therefore will be different and ways to clean them and care for them:

• The most basic way to remove stains and dirt from matte gold. Lime with water can be used to clean mat products. 3-4 grams of lime should be mixed with water, adding only 1 gram of soda. This mixture is infused for three days, gold is dipped into it for three hours, and the jewelry will soon become pure.
• For cleaning products that do not have stones, ammonia is used. Dip gold objects in the solution of this substance for 5-6 hours. After rinse the product and wipe thoroughly.
• White gold has always produced stylish and elegant products. To obtain such a color, nickel is included in the alloy, and rhodium is sprayed on top. At the same time, the rhodium layer is small, so rubbing this type of gold with a brush and paste is not recommended.

• You can apply an unusual recipe: mix ammonia and ordinary water equally, add a bit of ordinary shampoo. Put in the product for half an hour. After you need to remove it, rinse, dry with a soft cloth.
• Another original way to clean snow white. Mix 1 egg white with half a glass of beer, wet a cloth with this liquid, wipe the product with it.
• "Medical gold" to medical science does not apply at all, as it does not apply to gold directly. Nowadays, this alloy is widely used in jewelry. To clean these decorations, apply a solution of 50 ml of water, 15 grams of tooth powder and 30 ml of 10% ammonia. This composition moistened cloth to wipe it with jewelry. This method is also suitable for cleaning products of the 750th sample and high-quality materials that skillfully imitate expensive metal, for example, Dubai gold.

Darkened diamond products are cleaned by soaking and applying ammonia. A scouring powder and a spoon of 25% ammonia are added to a glass of boiling water. In these mixed ingredients you need to leave gold for an hour and a half. After cleaning the decorations are washed. Such a mixture perfectly cleans even very old gold from all sorts of stains and dirt.

Mechanical cleaning is often the only way to restore the brilliance to gold. It is important to know that abrasives cannot be used in such a process, especially if there are cubic zirconias in the jewelry, as this surface is easily scratched.

Traditional methods of mechanical cleaning:

• Dentifrice. It is used when there is no paste, and it is much easier to clean it, because the surface of the product is not damaged.
• Chalk with ammonia. With their help, you can properly clean the jewelry, then they are washed and dried.
• Vinegar. In it the soft rag is moistened, then spots are carefully processed.

If you have a large number of expensive metal jewelry, you should look for professional gold cleaning tools.

Purification here is a serious impact on the objects placed in this device with the help of ultrasonic waves, which destroy the dirt in the least accessible places. With the help of the newest jewelry technologies, you will not need to mutilate the cleaning materials with a cross, earrings, a wearable icon or pendant with a distinctive convex pattern, various ornaments of the openwork look.

This treatment is considered completely safe for almost all natural and non-natural pebbles, enamels and spraying of rhodium and other material. It can be used to care for silver or platinum items, any jewelry. These devices are used by jewelers in their daily work.

Jewelery with “capricious” (soft) stones, such as turquoise and pearls, amber or emerald, can be quickly ruined with an incorrectly chosen cleaning method. The stones can then change color in a solution that is dangerous for them, tarnish, or even fall out of fixture altogether. Products with a pattern with a relief, inlaid with mother of pearl or enamel also require a careful approach.

If you need to clean such products, it is worth walking to the jeweler's workshop nearest to your home. There, the product will find a suitable cleaning: it can be an ultrasound or ointment, soaked with wipes or special cosmetics.

Many people wonder how to clean the products with precious stones at home. The usual methods of cleaning will not work here, and if the inserts are glued to the base, then they should not be placed in water at all.

Today, such cleaning options are considered very popular:

• cologne. It is necessary to take the usual cotton swab. Moisten cotton wool in cologne and calmly clear the stones. Do not use pointed objects for this, otherwise the product will be damaged;
• alcohol solution. Soft tissue is generously wetted in this solution. The product is cleaned with this cloth, then wiped with a damp cloth and dried. So you can quickly remove dirt from the wedding ring or a stylish gold watch;
• petrol. If the spots are too large - you can use gasoline. You need to find a toothbrush with soft, medium-length bristles, moisten it well in gasoline. Brush gently remove all dirt and stains from gold.

Gold with pebbles should be cleaned as carefully as possible, because the use of aggressive agents can seriously worsen the stylish look of the product. If, for example, you constantly apply alcohol, then pearl, turquoise, amber and malachite can lose their bright luster forever.

The best way to return the former glitter to an expensive item with a stone can be considered a solution in which equal parts of cold water and alcohol are mixed. An excellent result in cleaning stones and gives the use of burnt matches. You just need to rub the stone with the head of such a match and rinse it with water.

Solid stones are quartz and beryl, aquamarine and topaz, sapphire. It is worth remembering the basic rules that you will need when cleaning these stones:

• It is safe to use ammonia and peroxide to clean them.A solution from water, soap and hydrogen peroxide will also help in this.
• Permanent care can be done with soap, dissolved in slightly warmed water. You just need to hold a bracelet, a cross or a chain with a pendant in such a solution for 10 minutes. After that, you should put the decoration on a napkin that will absorb moisture

• To return the shine of the product with these stones, also applied ammonia. A little liquid ammonia is added to a jar of water, decorations are set in for half an hour. Clean hard-to-reach places with cotton wool moistened with ammonia and wash the products under running water. This method is suitable for cleaning rings and earrings with cubic zirconias.
• Pearls lose their luster by close contact with chemicals. It is too fragile and may get scratched if you do not clean it thoroughly. To clean the gold thing with an insert of pearls, you need to take a soft brush with a long nap and moisten it with water. A brush is dipped in a hair shampoo and the jewelery is smeared with a pearl. After half an hour, gently wash the cleaning composition with the same brush.

Gold, if necessary, additionally clean with a cotton swab with peroxide.

You can not clean jewelry from different metals together, as they can become white. Special attention must be paid to combined gold. This is a composition of two or several types of metal, the percentage of each ingredient included in the composition of such a product determines the cost of the jewelry.

There are many unusual types of gold, which differ from each other in color, which depends on the second component of the alloy. Such gold is recommended to clean with ammonia and wash it with soap suds. The process of rubbing with ammonia will be more effective if chalk or powder for teeth is added to the mixture.

Gold with enamel can be cleaned only in cold water. All chemicals can destroy a beautiful pattern. When cleaning, 3-4 drops of ammonia are usually added to water; tooth powder can be used. It is better to clean products with a flannel cloth or a brush. At the end of the cleaning, the decorations are rinsed in clean water and rubbed to shine.

If you need to wash the product from iodine, then a glass of water and one spoon of sodium hyposulphite are used for this. It can be found in the usual pharmacy. Dip the gold in iodine solution, after half an hour all the spots will dissolve.

Dark spots are removed using a bulb or regular table vinegar. After cleaning the contaminated product, wash your jewelry with running water as thoroughly as possible and dry it thoroughly. Will be suitable for fast and high-quality cleaning and special chemicals for the quick processing of any jewelry. They perfectly remove the fat that often accumulates on the surface of rings and earrings and all sorts of compounds of various metals.

You can clean the expensive product with ordinary toothpaste without additives: apply the paste itself with a soft brush and gently clean the dirty place. If you have long thought out to clean the gold chain at home without outside help, just lubricate it with a paste, then clamp it inside the soft cloth and pull it back and forth several times.

If you want to know how to wash gold in the best quality at home so that it glitters, then you need to familiarize yourself with the basic methods of cleaning products to a dazzling brilliance:

• Method one. Salt perfectly absorbs a variety of fats and all sorts of unpleasant "flavors." Therefore, it is also used for high-quality and effective cleaning of expensive gold items. In order to wash the gold quality, you will need water and a little salt. In a cup of boiling water, stir 3 tablespoons of the ingredient. Dip all gold items in this composition.After 14 hours, it will only be necessary to remove them and rinse them in cold running water.

• Second way. Foil and baking soda will give a bright shine to old products. To old gold shone brightly, rinse it in a solution of boiled water and soda. At the bottom of the tank, lower the foil. Put here all your gold rings and pendants, chains and durable bracelets and fill them with the resulting solution. Ingredients for the product - a spoon of baking soda in a glass of water. After 10 hours, your products will shine like never before.

• The third way. Scrub gold to the dazzling shine of the house can be the usual lipstick of any color. Take it and thickly smear a ring or chain. Rub it with a usual napkin, as if rubbing lipstick into the product itself, and then rinse with water or wipe it gently with cotton wool. See for yourself that your old ring will shine in the light.

For many ordinary people, it will be important to find out how to clean out the gold at home in order to get a perfect and durable result. And for this you need to know that gold without an alloy with ornaments made of other metals is better not to wear and not to be stored nearby.

Frequent interaction with air or water oxidation processes may begin. It is also necessary to clean the gold in time because pollution is harmful to health: stains on it can cause allergies.

It is necessary to learn how to properly care for gold:

• Do not allow it to come into contact with acid-base medium. These components are in the compositions of almost all detergent powders and detergents. Also on the golden things do not drip solvent. But many women erase nail polish with liquid and solvent, while gold items are not removed from their hands beforehand, and then they are struck when it turns black. Many cosmetics contain components of mercury and chlorine, which adversely affect gold.
• Be sure to remove the gold, if you work with coloring compositions and abrasive compounds.
• Before a bath or a visit to the solarium is best to remove all gold products.
• It is not necessary to deposit gold in ordinary cardboard boxes, because sulfur is a part of this material. Because of her things will turn black.
• From time to time clean your expensive jewelry from all sorts of stains.

How to clean the gold at home, see the following video.