looking after jewellery and storing charms

sillyvixen

As a child mum used to have a jar of a product called silver dip - I don't know if you can still get it. But it worked wonders on a silver necklace I lost and found behind a piece of furniture several years later all black and tarnished.

LGold

I store my silver jewellery with chalk as it absorbs a lot of the moisture that makes the silver tarnish.

Savvy_Sue

iammumtoone wrote: »

jojo will it work with warm (not boiling water) if left longer I am scared of putting my jewellery in boling water!

You might need boiling water to dissolve the bicarb - at least I'm sure it will dissolve faster in boiling - but if it doesn't have stones, then I'm not sure there's anything that can go wrong! It definitely won't melt ...

Poppy54

I bought a pack of 100 small plastic bags, self sealing. I keep individual pairs of earrings, rings, bracelets etc in these within a zippered bag. I can see instantly which item I need, and the air is kept out which causes the silver to tarnish.

Brambleberry

If you don't have bicarbonate to hand, warm water, salt and foil will also work, you just need the salt to make an electrolytic solution. I do my chunky silver necklace in a mini lock n lock tub and give it a good shake for about 20 seconds. Rinse and buff dry.
Thanks to JoJo for the explanation too

queengoth

I have a tub of silver dip that’s about 10years old and still works but my bracelets that I wear all the time get toothpaste and a brush while i’m in the bath (not the same one I use for my teeth I hasten to add! opals are porous that’s why you should remove jewellery with them when washing up or bathing. The best cleaner ever was when I went into some mineral baths in Nevada, my silver came out like new, wonder what it did to my skin?

Frugalista

How do you clean gold necklaces?

p00hsticks

Frugalista wrote: »

How do you clean gold necklaces?

Gold doesn't tarnish, so just warm water with a drop of washing up liquid should do the trick. Use a toothbrush to get into the fiddly bits between the links that can pick up dirt.

chocolatepennyfarthing

Any ideas for best way to clear tarnish from non silver costume jewellery. Not overly expensive items but have a few that are too nice to throw out but chains etc have gone black/tarnished. Will silver cleaners work on these? have gold/silver coloured ones.