How To Clean Sterling Silver And Turquoise Jewelry
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.
How to clean sterling silver and turquoise jewelry. 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. 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. Avoid getting the agents on the turquoise stone. When using these products be patient. After a few seconds rinse in water and pat dry.
Don t use any cleaners on the stone since even dish soap and laundry detergent can damage it. Repeat these steps until the sterling silver is cleaned to your satisfaction. Cleaning your silver turquoise jewelry is easy but it s important to be careful with the turquoise. Unfortunately even the gentlest soap can damage turquoise so it is important to only use water. Rinse the piece under tepid water to remove the silver cream.
Using a soft toothbrush or acid brush apply the agent to the sterling silver. Remember that many sterling silver and turquoise jewelry pieces are not designed. Place your cleaned silver turquoise jewelry in sunlight for some time until completely dry. Limit the exposure of your turquoise to these cleaning agents. To clean the turquoise stone on your jewelry take an old soft toothbrush dipped in warm water and gently scrub the stone.
Thoroughly dry the stone after cleaning. Pour a small amount of the cleaning agent in a small bowl. Make sure the brush isn t soaking wet either. Make sure that the jewelry doesn t receive direct sunlight. 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.
Remember that turquoise is a porous stone and it will absorb water. All you need to do to clean the turquoise parts is wipe them with a damp cloth and dry them with another clean cloth.