Silver care: how to choose, store and care for products.
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Silver jewelry belong to elite jewelry, and sometimes to jewelry. In addition, silver is used for the manufacture of dishes and cutlery. This metal has numerous characteristics, suits almost everyone (unlike gold does not cause allergies), and no less pleasant - in most cases a budget option.
In this article we will tell you how to choose, store, care and clean silver so that it brings joy not only for many years, but also to several generations.
Why is silver blackened?
Silver, soft metal, so clean silver is not used in the manufacture of products, but exclusively with impurities. The sample figure shows the amount of pure silver in the product, and for strength to the alloy, copper and other durable, but distant metals are added to the alloy, which are responsible for the strength and wear resistance of the product.
The first “enemy” of silver is the air, when the silver is blown away. The second can be considered moisture, and especially human sweat. If a person has strong sweating, then silver chains and bracelets must be cleaned almost every week.
But if silver blackens only on one part of the body, for example, only rings or only chains on the neck, then this is the first signal to contact an endocrinologist who examines, select and prescribe a suitable course of treatment.
There are superstitions that if jewelry darken or blacken, this means serious diseases or even an evil eye and damage. But in fact, in most cases, it all depends on the sweating, the use of this or that cosmetics (creams, lotions, etc.), as well as on the sample and quality of silver decoration. Therefore, do not worry that silver began to darken, it is better to clean it regularly and safely.
The silver chain turned black: how to choose, store, clean and care for silver?
Silver jewelry cost very democratically, but there are even budget options made from samples from 750 to 875. Such products will probably get dark quickly, no matter how carefully you treat them. But there are exceptions - breeded. In such cases, the care will be completely separate, but the products do not darken in the sock, easy to care and durable.
If you want the decoration to be worn for a long time and only pleasant emotions to deliver - choose 925 sample. For table silver, choose 875 or 830 samples.
Also, when choosing a silver product, you should pay attention to the country of the manufacturer. Domestic manufacturers, as well as European brands, have proven themselves. Some Chinese and Turkish jewelry houses also provide quality products, but mainly the market is filled with low -grade decorations.
Now regarding storage of silver products. Make yourself a rule that for storing gold, silver and jewelry you need separate boxes. Moreover, if jewelry can be stored on stands, then silver is recommended to be stored in tightly closed boxes, where the minimum flow of fresh air (natural silver oxidizer).
Also, silver in contact with gold negatively affects each other - each other, and no less negatively affects contact with metal jewelry.
Silver is not very picky in care, but only if from the first days, care is carried out properly. The network is filled with many tips on how to clean silver with improvised means, but as the jewelers say:
- Soda and abrasive toothpaste, as well as powder, apply micro scratches to the decoration, spoiling the appearance of the product and adding an area for oxidation in the future. Also, if stones are present in the product, they can fade;
- Vinegar, vodka, alcohol - the right way to make the product porous and ugly;
- Detergents, whitening, powders are a great opportunity to hopelessly spoil the smoothness of the surface of the product, and clouding the stone, and in some cases it may even crack.
The only unprofessional tool that jewelers do not prohibit - dry mustard. In order to clean the silver product, you need a washcloth or a soft old toothbrush, a little water and dry mustard. Dilute to a pasty state and grate the product thoroughly, let stand for 10 minutes and grate again. Rinse under water and puff with felt or felt.
If you have previously unsuccessfully cleaned silver and there are a lot of tiny scratches on the product - it does not mean that it must be urgently carried to melt. In a construction store, you will probably be able to purchase a goy paste. Working with her is very simple:
- Thoroughly clean the product with ordinary soap water, and then rinse under running water;
- Take a piece of felt or felt or in several layers of demonsense fabric and apply a little pasta to it;
- Distribute on the part of the product and start polishing: forward, right and right, in a circle.
Do not expect an instant result, sometimes it will take up to an hour to restore a running product, but the result will surely please you. Important: Avoid paste entering stones.
But for those who have never yet cleaned silver, we recommend using one of the above means:
- Wet wipes for silver cleaning. Sold in jewelry stores, workshops, etc. For cleaning, it is enough to unpack the napkin and thoroughly wipe the product. After that, wash off with water and wipe dry with a cotton cloth;
- Professional polishes for silver cleaning. They are sold in the same jewelry stores, they also do not raise questions in use. Apply on a bottomless napkin and rub the product to an ideal state. Rinse chemistry under running water and dried with cotton.
Blacks silver breed: methods of safe cleaning, tips with a photo
The coating of silver is born, or simply breeding, protects silver from oxidation and blackening, deformation, and also gives the product a cleaner, white shine. Reded jewelry gained considerable popularity in recent years and have made decent competition with gold.
An important point is the coating of the birth of a thin one, and it requires neat care, since abrasive particles can remove the breeding layer and open silver to oxidation. It is already impossible to “save” such a product, only to block Rodium again with a jeweler.
Please note that the breeded silver can be contaminated or darkened, but not blacken. If such a product darkened, you can clean it in two ways:
- Regular light cleaning is carried out with ordinary wet, bezed napkins, followed by felt felt;
- For thorough cleaning of the product, a polish or napkin is required to clean silver products.
If silver turned black due to the fact that it lay without socks for a long time-it can be cleaned in the above methods. If such methods do not work, then the product is damaged, and the layer of Rodium is removed. Take the product to re -cover the birth to the jeweler.
In this article, we do not give folk methods of purification of silver, since they not only poorly clean the decoration, but also spoil it. Carefully and professionally take care of silver products, and they will last you for many years!
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