Caring for silver and gold jewelry.
Silver or gold are made in a way that is less true in the mixing process will easily dull levels, sometimes to black discolored, scratched and dented.Scratches and dents are user negligence if this is the case be careful with your valuables.Causes easily dent or scratch could be due to high levels of silver or gold that is rather soft. Being dull or black instead of silver or gold levels may be low so it's easy oxidation or react with other substances. Usually the hardest cause is salt and sulfur, this means sea water and maybe a hot bath in natural sulfur. Or more often than not is actually a mixture of materials that rises to the surface. It's kind of natural law that light would rise to the top. This happened just as solid but a bit long. Usually when a gold ring ever cut to be diminished in size it would appear the line cut. It stained the surface.Actually it was stained red line. Patri is made by lowering the gold content types so that the weight is down and lighter than the density of gold that would soldered. Because the law would light above the line so it appears the actual piece is stained color.Maybe you are wondering what this is fair? Yes. But if it means the process will occur probably decades. Because the molecules are bound properly.
The general problem of gold and silver jewelry due to:
Gold and silver are so dull. Sweat contains salt you might be a little too fast, especially silver becomes dull and even black. The solution does not exist apart frequently perform maintenance of silver jewelry. While gold is rather difficult to be dull, but after a long time will dull too.
Quickly becomes dull or black. Caused by a mix of a less than perfect time of making jewelry is usually done hand or 'hand made' hard to treat because it would quickly black again.
Dull or black when not in use. Usually stored for long periods in wooden cabinets. Varnish and wood finishing less than perfect can make dull quickly is because silver and black to oxidation by wood finishing materials.
Dull also be caused by bathing in sea water containing salt or sulfur. Silver and gold are the salt and sulfur oxidation.
Dull and black can also be due to storage in your bag or something made of leather. Work genuine leather typically use materials associated with sulfur or amoniac. Or maybe you use silver leather necklace. Not all skin causing skin was black when the job is done correctly. So leather goods is suspect as the cause of gold or silver black.
Gold changes color to red too. This is because copper compounds that have emerged out of the surface. It's a law of nature that the light is always on top. The reason is because the mixture of levels could be incorrect. But if from the beginning, this is a reddish color called rose gold.
Red appears uneven. This problem is called cloud or fire skill. This happens because there is a process of soldering in the red area that appears. This is one of the stained mixture is copper surface.
How to treat it right:
Use a cloth and abrasive materials such as autosol which are sold in supermarkets or often at a motorcycle repair shop. Wipe using a soft and nice of former cotton shirt or cotton that has been frequently washed. Cotton can also be rather difficult, but rubbed.
Store in cloth bag before entering the cabinet or leather bag. If there is silica gel which is easily available in supermarkets are also very good. Another place that is safe is a box of paper, plastic and metal.
If you have gold or silver too scratch and you do not mind a little shrinkage (same goldsmith was serviced to shrinkage) use sandpaper no. 1000 when it's fine to use fine sandpaper No. 2000 to be an occasional dip in the water. If it is soft enough to wear alone autosol had made cling again. If not cling amplasan means less. This is called polishing. This method could not be performed for items that plated because plating layer lost cause.
Opaque gem. Actually opaque gems can also be scrubbed with the above, but take longer depending on the level and type of pearl buramnya. If diamonds do not try because of this jewel in the world's harshest. Very special, so expensive. Actually, in ways similar to sublimate gem polishing process is metallic items or sandpaper and rub like the above.
How to care for a wrong:
Often seen people boil gold or silver. This method is actually for those who already know. Because there are types of gems that are not strong with the hot temperatures that cause the color to fade even gems. No longer cling.
Boil using aluminum pans may cause a black dye or called oxid are usually used instead accidentally lost. But if you really want to eliminate the black drug can be added a little salt then dye black on silver will be lost. The reaction of aluminum salts and binding oxidation.
Boil using acid do if there is a gem. Abrassive acid is a substance that can cause gloss coating becomes opaque gems. Mainly occurs in soft gems like Amber. Can also lead to inclusion (such particles are in the gems may be discolored). Usually when imitation he will quickly change color.These methods are very common. Do not use for white gold and diamonds. Also for the gold plating as gilding can be lost. Better to ask the way to clean your jewelry to the place of purchase for greater security.
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