Cleaning Jewelry The Easy Way

Cleaning jewelry can be a real chore if you do not use some type of handy “trick”. The tricks described in this article will help make cleaning your jewelry quicker and easier. I will not recommend using any of the following on Pearl jewelry as the soft shiny layers of the pearl can be easily damaged.
The cleaning of rings with difficult to reach settings of diamonds and the like can easily have the build-up of dirt and grime removed by placing the items in a glass and pouring club soda into the glass. According to Karl, at SilverGoldJewels, letting the bubbles do their work overnight will loosen the build-up from between the setting and release the shine that you remember when the ring was new.
Another way to clean hard to reach spots on your necklaces and other jewelry is to plop a couple of alka-seltzer into a glass of clear water and placing your jewelry into the glass as the bubbles again do the work for you.
Standing in the kitchen with your hand on the refrigerator you may notice a ring or two that has lost some of its luster. If you do then you are in just the right place for this one-- ketchup, when liberally globbed onto your gold ring will clean your jewelry quite well. Place you ring or other items (gold or silver) onto something that will not be stained with the ketchup, such as some old newspaper or on some paper towels. Grab the ketchup and give a little squirt. Wait about two to five minutes and rinse well with plenty of water. If there are some fine details of such on the item then you may try using an old toothbrush to scrub these hard to reach places. Be sure that all the ketchup gets removed or the vinegar and the acid found in the ketchup could continue to etch a spot into your beautiful jewelry or silverware.
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