How To Clean Sterling Silver And Turquoise Jewelry
Don t use any cleaners on the stone since even dish soap and laundry detergent can damage it.
How to clean sterling silver and turquoise jewelry. Repeat these steps until the sterling silver is cleaned to your satisfaction. Pour a small amount of the cleaning agent in a small bowl. Wipe down the piece thoroughly with a soft lint free cloth. Clean any hard to remove tarnish from the silver by dipping a moistened cotton swab into silver polish and rubbing the tarnished area with it being careful not to use the silver cream on the turquoise. After a few seconds rinse in water and pat dry.
Rinse the piece under tepid water to remove the silver cream. Cleaning your silver turquoise jewelry is easy but it s important to be careful with the turquoise. When using these products be patient. The electrolyte method for cleaning silver uses a basic chemical reaction with baking soda salt water and aluminum foil to clean and polish sterling silver. Remember that turquoise is a porous stone and it will absorb water.
Take your brush and just lightly brush the surface of the turquoise stone. Make sure the brush isn t soaking wet either. All you need to do to clean the turquoise parts is wipe them with a damp cloth and dry them with another clean cloth. Using a soft toothbrush or acid brush apply the agent to the sterling silver. Dryingtake a dry washcloth and make sure that you rub down every inch of your turquoise stone and whatever metal that the piece is set into.
Wipe your silver turquoise jewelry once you wash the silver and turquoise parts of your jewelry separately wipe them dry with a clean and absorbent piece of cloth or towel. Remember that many sterling silver and turquoise jewelry pieces are not designed. This method isn t suitable for silver pieces that have porous stones or gems such as pearls shells or turquoise or for antiques such as candlesticks or jewelry that are affixed with glue. Unfortunately even the gentlest soap can damage turquoise so it is important to only use water. To clean the turquoise stone on your jewelry take an old soft toothbrush dipped in warm water and gently scrub the stone.
Limit the exposure of your turquoise to these cleaning agents. Place your cleaned silver turquoise jewelry in sunlight for some time until completely dry.