Part 2
Naturally gold does not tarnish but other elements which are used to make gold sturdy may react with moisture, sulphur and oxygen and turn it dull. Skin oils, body lotions and perfumes also make your gold dull. If you are unable to remove grunge and dirt from jewelry at home then its probably best to take it to a professional.
Here are some ways to clean gold:
Professional polishing:
If your gold jewelry is not looking new and needs special polishing to be sparkling and shiny then you should consult a professional jeweler, because home cleaning tricks won’t make it shiny as you want. A jeweler will polish your jewelry and use abrasive paper and save your gold from tarnishing.
Machine cleaning:
Sometimes, instead of professional polishing, your jewelry might still not shine, which then means that it needs machine cleaning. In that case automatic cleaning equipments such as ultrasonic, ionic or steam cleaners are used by jewelers to clean gold jewelry.
Ammonia Method:
Ammonia can damage your gold if it used often so use it carefully. Use one part ammonia to six parts water than dip your jewelry in it for a minute. After that rinse jewelry from water and dry it with soft cloth.
Toothpaste Method:
Gold adornments which are used often in daily life can be cleaned with old tooth paste and tooth brush to remove grime.
Jewelry with Gemstones:
Jewelry with gemstones should not be soaked in warm water otherwise stones may come out from jewelry. Clean jewelry with mild soap and then wipe it by using wet soft cloth. After cleaning leave it for a day to dry it.
Boil Water Method:
To remove dirt, oil, grease, wax or grunge from jewelry submerges it in boil water as long as it dips in water all wax, oil and dirt will emerge.
At the time of cleaning jewelry with stones and diamonds be very careful and try no to damage stone. Does not use ammonia for cleaning jewelry with platinum it may darken platinum and do not apply bleach which can permanently discolor your jewelry. By regularly polishing gold jewelry you can avoid the need of washing it.








