1. Removing Scratches From Silver Jewelry
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Jewelry is considered nowadays one of the most expensive and also elegant types of
accessories you can wear, gaining more and more popularity by the day. Although most
types of jewelry are crafted using durable metals and precious stones, jewelry accessories
especially necklaces can get broken quite easily if proper care is not maintained. Silver
jewelry especially, needs much attention since silver can easily get tarnished and the
necklace can break down without any notice. Repairing the necklace by you is a great
alternative to spending lots of money to get your sterling silver necklace repaired at a
professional jewelry store and it's also more practical and requires less time and effort while
being quite a fun process to do. In this article we are going to feature methods and
techniques regarding the repairing of your sterling silver necklaces.
Tarnish is one of the biggest enemies of silver, slowly degrading the silver and lowering its
value and shine. In order to prevent tarnish from appearing on your sterling silver necklace,
specific precaution measures are required. If tarnish has already appeared on your silver
necklace, it is best to start worrying about it and start applying cleaning methods since
tarnish can end up breaking down your silver necklace. If the tarnish is only at a minimum,
using a soft piece of cloth is sufficient enough in order to properly remove all of the tarnish
away from the silver piece. It is recommended to clean your silver necklace as often as
possible, lowering the chances for any tarnish to appear. If the silver is heavily tarnished you
should consider buying special professional cleaner solutions which should be able to
remove all of the tarnish away from your necklace. You should carefully read the ingredients
of the solution, since it might contain heavy chemicals which may end up damaging your
silver necklace. There are also alternative ways to cleaning tarnish, such as using a baking
powder or salt and water solution and placing the silver necklace into the solution. The
wearing down of the actual plating of the necklace is one of the most common problems
jewelry loves face nowadays, due to the extensive length of time when the silver is worn, the
plating of the silver wears out and finally rubs off the necklace. In order to give the silver
another clean shine, polishing and re-plating solutions can be used. They can be found at
any local jewelry store and they are quite inexpensive while also being fairly easy to use.
Cleaning your jewelry often with a soft piece of cloth is the best way to prevent the plating
from wearing out.
If your necklace has a broken clasp, you should first identify what type of clasp it is. Search
on the internet or at your local jewelry store for that specific type of clasp and you should find
just the right piece for you. Replacing the clasp can be pretty hard at a first glance but it
shouldn't cause you any problems. Scratches are another very common problem jewelry
lovers are facing every day. Instead of buying expensive polishing solutions, maybe the best
and easiest way is to clean the silver well with a soft piece of cloth, which should be just
enough to give the silver back its shining sparkle.
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