| Fortunately for jewelry owners, gold jewelry does not | | | | cleaners that can be used to clean your jewelry. The |
| tarnish like silver pieces do and therefore does not | | | | easiest to use would probably be liquid dish detergent. |
| require as much maintenance to keep in wearable | | | | Combine the dish soap with warm water and soak |
| shape. However, gold pieces can still get dirty during | | | | your jewelry for a couple of minutes before using |
| normal wear and should be cleaned to ensure that the | | | | either a cloth rag or a toothbrush to scrub the dirt |
| pieces look the best that they can be. Since silver has | | | | away. You can use seltzer water or club soda as the |
| such a reputation for tarnishing and its cleaning | | | | carbonation in those liquids can loosen up more of the |
| requirements, gold jewelry is often overlooked as also | | | | dirt on the jewelry. Also, be careful to not use anything |
| needed some cleaning attention every now and then. | | | | too abrasive when cleaning. Soft cloths and soft-bristle |
| Even though Gold can be cleaned with a variety of | | | | toothbrushes are good choices; anything else can |
| commonly available household cleaners there are still | | | | leave scratches on the jewelry. If you are unsure if |
| some precautions that should be taken before getting | | | | whether or not the cleaning item is too harsh to use |
| started. One serious warning that gold jewelry lovers | | | | then you can try it on a section of your jewelry that is |
| should heed before attempting to clean their pieces is | | | | not usually displayed. |
| to never let your pieces come into contact with | | | | There are other techniques to clean your gold pieces. |
| chlorine or bleach. These harsh chemicals can | | | | You can mix one part ammonia to six parts water and |
| permanently discolor your precious jewelry so contact | | | | soak your jewelry for no longer than a minute before |
| with them should definitely be avoided. | | | | using a soft cloth to polish it. Toothpaste also works to |
| Another helpful hint for jewelry that has stones set into | | | | clean your gold; just be sure that you get all of the |
| is to try to avoid letting soap scum build up near where | | | | toothpaste out of the crevices before you finish |
| the stones are mounted. To prevent this, you should | | | | cleaning. If you have an exceptionally dirty piece of |
| use a slightly damp cloth dipped in the cleaning solution | | | | jewelry you can even boil it in water. All of the dirt or |
| while you are cleaning around the area with the stone. | | | | grease should rise to the top of the pot. If you're |
| You should also make sure that your gold piece is | | | | concerned about damaging your jewelry while you are |
| rinsed off completely once you're done trying to clean | | | | boiling it you can use a colander to keep the piece off |
| it with the solution so that any residual soap does not | | | | the bottom of the pan, just make sure that it is |
| later discolor your jewelry. | | | | completely submerged to actually get it clean. |
| As previously mentioned, there are different household | | | | |