Cleaning your Gold Jewelry
Unlike silver, gold doesn't develop a dull tarnished finish over time. However, gold can still easily accumulate dirt and grime with normal use.
It can also be a bit intimidating to try to clean gold jewelry pieces because they are so delicate. However, you don't have to be a professional or use expensive tools to clean your silver yourself. See Step 1 to learn how to clean your gold or gold plated jewelry.
To restore the shine to your gold jewelry, just follow the steps below..
It can also be a bit intimidating to try to clean gold jewelry pieces because they are so delicate. However, you don't have to be a professional or use expensive tools to clean your silver yourself. See Step 1 to learn how to clean your gold or gold plated jewelry.
To restore the shine to your gold jewelry, just follow the steps below..
Cleaning Gold Plated Jewelry with Tooth Paste
Cleaning Gold Plated Jewelry with Tooth Paste
1. Mix a small quantity of toothpaste and water. Squeeze about an inch of toothpaste into a bowl (or your palm!) and mix with a tablespoon or two of water to make a light paste. As a mild abrasive, toothpaste is good for loosening up grime that's accumulated on your favorite pieces of gold jewelry without scratching the jewelry.
You can use this method for frequently-worn gold items that need a quick clean or when you don't have access to other cleaning materials (like when you're traveling.)
1. Mix a small quantity of toothpaste and water. Squeeze about an inch of toothpaste into a bowl (or your palm!) and mix with a tablespoon or two of water to make a light paste. As a mild abrasive, toothpaste is good for loosening up grime that's accumulated on your favorite pieces of gold jewelry without scratching the jewelry.
You can use this method for frequently-worn gold items that need a quick clean or when you don't have access to other cleaning materials (like when you're traveling.)
Cleaning Gold Plated Jewelry with Tooth Paste - Rinse with water
2. Scrub with a soft toothbrush. Use an old, soft-bristled toothbrush and toothpaste to gently scrub off grime. The toothpaste can be applied to a cloth to hand polish an item as well. If you're seeing scratches on your jewelry, it's probably the toothbrush, not the toothpaste - use as soft of brush as possible.
Alternatively, simply scrub with undiluted toothpaste. This, however, can be harder to rinse out of small crevices in your jewelry.
3. Rinse in clean water to remove any loosened dirt.
Alternatively, simply scrub with undiluted toothpaste. This, however, can be harder to rinse out of small crevices in your jewelry.
3. Rinse in clean water to remove any loosened dirt.