How to clean and polish gold?

Gold

Gold is one of the most difficult metals to obtain and is therefore expensive. It is a chemical element in the periodic table and is denoted by the symbol “Au”, which has an atomic number of 79. In nature, before it is formulated and free of impurities, At a temperature of 2856 ° C, it is one of the oldest jewelry adorned by females since ancient times.

Gold keeps its place in the hearts of females, and it is still the most popular jewelry in the world, and the lady loves to acquire and adorn it on occasions and even in daily life. It is a rusty metal but it does not rust. But gold generally loses its luster over time. You can going to the jeweler to polish and clean it, but this needs a sum of money,
but you can save money and effort by cleaning your own pieces at home.

 

How to clean and polish gold?

Dish cleaning fluid

  • Put the dish-washing liquid in a deep bowl with some warm water. We will not use boiling water to keep the stones that decorate the gold pieces like precious stones. These stones are used to polish materials that will not tolerate the boiling water without being damaged, and the boiling water can cause the stones to crack.
  • Put the golden pieces in the dish for a quarter of an hour so that they are immersed in water, the water will reach deep places in the piece of gold that no one can easily reach, and clean it because of the liquid cleaning.
  • A soft toothbrush can be used to rub the gold pieces gently, especially near precious stones and joints pieces.
This method is not used for gold plated pieces. It will cause the golden layer to be removed but the eyebrow brush can be used. It will not cause damage to the piece. In the end, wash the gold pieces with warm water and leave them on a dry towel to dry the air.

Ammonia

Ammonia is a powerful and effective cleaning agent, but it should not be used periodically as repeated use may affect gold and cause it to be pure. It can cause also the destruction of some substances that fill gold such as platinum and pearls. Ammonia is used to combine five cups of water into a deep vessel and add Ammonia then put gold pieces for a minute or more. Attention please ammonia may cause gold rust if placed for a long time, then put the golden pieces in a strainer and wash them with water and then put them on a towel to dry.

Toothpaste

Mix a small amount of toothpaste with two tablespoons of water and mix the water and paste to form a soft paste, rub the gold pieces with a soft toothbrush, then wash and leave to dry. This method can be used to rub the pieces with only the fingertips.