Cleaning Jewelry Tips

Cleaning Jewelry Tips

Cleaning Jewelry will go along way in protecting your fine Antique Jewelry and Estate Jewelry and storing your jewellery safely and carefully, will make it more sought after and therefore more valuable.

However cleaning fine jewelry is fraught with danger especially for the over-enthusiastic new collector.

Whether you're cleaning costume jewelry or fine Antique Jewelry, these tips on cleaning jewelry will guide you. Click here to learn everything about the ultrasonic jewelry cleaner.

Some of the cleaning tips on this page are from the book, by Judith Miller,"How To Make Money Out Of Antiques", 1995.

AMBER

Gently wash in warm soapy water. Thoroughly rinsed and dried. wipe on a little olive oil with cotton wool, then wipe off.

AQUAMARINE

Cleaning jewelry with aquamarine involves gently washing the stones with tepid soapy water, then rinse and dry.

CAMEOS

Clean Cameo jewelry by first removing grease with a small artist's brush dipped in white spirit. Then brush over the affected area with a solution of warm soapy water plus a couple of drops of ammonia. Rinse by brushing on clean water, before drying with a piece of chamois leather.

CORAL

Remove grime with cotton buds dipped in a solution of warm water plus a little detergent. remove stubborn deposits with a paste of crocus powder and water, again gently applied with a cotton bud. Finally, when cleaning jewelry with real coral rinse with clean water.

DIAMANTE

When cleaning diamante jewelry lightly wipe with a soft brush dipped in alcohol. Dry immediately by blowing over the surface.

DIAMONDS

Wash in warm soapy water removing stubborn grease and grime by brushing on a little methylated spirits and ammonia.

EMERALDS

Gently wash in a solution of warm soapy water and a few drops of ammonia.

IVORY

Wipe down with a soft sloth moistened with warm water and a little detergent. The wipe with clean water and dry thoroughly. Finally, wipe on a little almond oil and leave for a couple of minutes and wipe off.

JADE

Clean with a soft cloth moistened with warm soapy water and a couple of drops of ammonia.

JET

Clean by gently rubbing with pieces of fresh bread. This unusual method really brings out the shine!

OPALS

Clean opal jewelry with cotton buds dipped in warm, soapy water. Rinse, applying clean water with cotton buds. dry.

PEARLS

Cleaning pearl jewelry is a subject in itself. Click here for cleaning and caring of Pearls

RUBIES

Clean ruby jewelry by gently rubbing with cotton wool bud dipped in warm soapy water. Then rinse and dry thoroughly, before lightly wiping down with a piece of chamois leather moistened with alcohol.

SAPPHIRES

Clean in the same way as Rubies (above)

TORTOISESHELL

Wash with warm soapy water, rise and dry thoroughly. Then, either apply a fine, white wax polish or wipe on a little almond oil.

TURQUOISE

Clean with a cotton bud dipped in methylated spirits.

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