Cleaning silver jewelry can be done independently at home, follow these tips :
~~ It turned out that the uniqueness of silver jewelry is as more storage, will experience color change than the often used. So for the daily maintenance is cleaned with a soft cloth or use a special cloth for silver jewelry.
~~For more jewelry silver stored in a long time, usually the color change, the way care is:
=> Clean the silver jewelry from dust and dirt on the surface, using a soft cloth or you can use a soft face brush. This is to avoid damaging the silver jewelry by rough friction.
=> Soak silver jewelry with hot water was mixed 2-3 tablespoons of baking soda.
=> After that, let stand for 2-3 minutes then dry with a soft cloth. Make sure to dry completely to avoid damage to the silver jewelry. With this treatment, your silver jewelry will be back bright.
=>Instead of using baking soda, silver can also be cleaned by using detergent. Mix 2-3 tablespoons of water with detergent, and clean the silver jewelry in a bowl. It must be remembered that the pendulum or gemstone don't be affected detergent, because it will damage the clarity of gemstones.
~~ For silver you rarely use or for display, should be coated with wax Tint or not so easy to change color, because both materials are non-reactive materials. Actually, who makes silver so it changes color is a mixture of metal in it, it is copper, etc. who react to the air, water, chemicals, sulfur, salt, etc..
~~ Then, if your silver jewelry has changed color or corrosion, such as a rusty or greenish black color and a little crusty, it is usually long enough to be rubbed or soaked with chemicals while brushing longer. If it's been like this are best taken to a jewelry store, because they have a strong liquids a more advanced and way more adequate equipment, while also saving us time and energy because the cleaning process would be quite difficult.
~~ And if your silver jewelry has changed color and overall structure, in terms such as color becomes opaque, although it has been wiped and cleaned, or have too many scratches the surface, then it could be taken to a craftsman or silver jewelry store and ask to be done with machines that scrub back sparkling color.
~~ And one thing is for sure, before bathing or swimming. Silver jewelry you should be released, because the chloride content in water varies and can invite corrosion. So also during cooking and washing, should not be used because salt can also cause corrosion.
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