Jewelry Tips Cleaning 

 Cleaning Gold

• Yubyjewelry.com always recommends cleaning and caring for your gold jewelry with revitalizing gold jewelry cleaners.

• Wash gold gently with a soft brush.

• Always store your gold in cloth bags or jewelry boxes to prolong the luster.

• Basic short term gold cleaning can be done with a solution of warm water and detergent-free soap.

Cleaning Vermeil

• Yubyjewelry.com always recommends cleaning  and caring for your vermeil jewelry with a jewelry polishing cloth.
• It is important not to use a liquid cleaner on vermeil.

• Cleaning Silver

  • Yubyjewelry.com always recommends cleaning and caring for your pearl jewelry with revitalizing delicate jewelry cleaners.

  • Pearls should be wiped with a soft cloth before and after storing them.

  • Pearls should be worn often to keep their high luster.

  • Pearls should NOT be kept near other metallic jewelry since pearls can be damaged when in close contact with gold and certain gemstones which may scratch them

• • Yubyjewelry.com always recommends cleaning and caring for your silver jewelry with revitalizing silver jewelry cleaners.

  • Silver jewelry tarnishes and dulls naturally, and therefore may require cleaning more often than gold and other metals.

  • Always store your silver pieces in cloth bags or jewelry boxes to prolong the luster.

  • Always be aware of what chemicals are being used when cleaning silver, since certain chemicals can damage silver easily.

   Cleaning Gemstones

  • Yubyjewelry.com always recommends cleaning and caring for your gemstone jewelry with revitalizing delicate jewelry cleaners.

  • Before putting your gemstone jewelry into its jewelry box you should always wipe it with a soft cloth to remove excess dirt.

  • For short term basic cleaning you can soak your gemstone jewelry in warm soapy water and then brush and dry.

   

•  Cleaning Pearls

• How to Clean Pearls & Pearl Jewelry

  Creamy white pearls must be treated delicately.
  A pearl necklace can be kept looking great for years when you treasure and keep it clean. Careful cleaning can help extend the life of your pearls, even if their not the "expensive" ones. Pearls are created when clams or oysters coat objects with a pearlescent film called "nacre." Straight from the creature, they are shiny and beauiful. The quality of a pearl can be figured by the thickness of the nacre coating -- the thicker the coating, the more costly the pearl, as it becomes more durable.

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  Things You'll Need
  .Microfiber cloth
  .Instructions
  1-Dust your pearls down with a lint-free, microfiber cloth. With this in mind, you want to take care of your pearls to avoid scratching or ruining the nacre coating and removing the beauty of your pearls. Don't use hard pressure, but softly "buffer" your pearls with the cloth.
  2-Apply mild soap and water to a soft cloth if your pearls are quite dirty or have harsh residue from perfume, makeup or lotion. Wring out the cloth and wipe the pearls gently. Rinse the cloth with water, wring it out again and wipe down the pearls again to remove any soap residue.
  3-Store pearl jewelry in a soft, closeable bag, away from other jewelry that can nick and scratch these precious stones. Take great care in handling your pearls to avoid causing long-term damage to the surface.

• How to Clean Faux Pearls

  Instructions
  1-Fill a bowl or basin with warm water.
  2-Add a mild detergent such as Ivory Flakes to make the water sudsy.
  3-Set the faux pearls in the water, making sure that they are completely submerged.
  4-Use your hands to swirl the pearls around in the water.
  5-Rinse the pearls under warm running water.
  6-Set the pearls on a soft clean dry cloth.
  7-Fold the cloth over onto itself and gently pat the pearls dry to absorb as much of the moisture as possible.
  8-Unfold the towel and leave the pearls there until they are completely dry.

  How to Test if Pearls are Real

  It is relatively easy to tell real pearls from fake. Many different testing types are available, some easier and less expensive than others.
   
  Instructions
  1-The Tooth Test: Though this is not always reliable, you can rub the side of a pearl with your tooth. The surface of a real pearl feels rough and a faux pearl feels smooth.
  2-The Sun Test: A more reliable test, this one requires taking your pearls into the sun. A real pearl shows variations in color and reflective quality, whereas a fake one is more uniform in color.
  3-The Magnification Test: Look at your pearls under a microscope or strong magnifying glass. Irregularities should be present in the surface of the pearl if they are real.
  4-The X-ray Test: The most advanced option is to have a certified gemologist examine your pearls. As in the previous two tests,an x-ray will show variations in density, and simulated pearls show uniformity.
  5-Wear them. Fake pearls will show wear over time. Real pearls will not. This means they lose their shine and slightly change shape (if you wear them a lot), though this will be a discrete change.

• How to Clean Black Pearls

• How to Clean Black Pearls thumbnail Loose Black Pearls
  Black pearls are one of the most beautiful kinds of jewelry. These pearls are produced by only one species of oyster. In addition only one pearl in thousands of all oysters will be a black pearl. Like other jewelry though, eventually black pearls will need to be cleaned. Special care must be taken when cleaning black pearls as most methods used with other kind of jewelry will ruin them.

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  .Things You'll Need
  .Black pearls
  .Dry or damp cloth
  .Chamois cloth
  Instructions
  1-Black pearl necklace
  Unhook clasps on the pearls and stretch them out on a dry towel. This will expose all surfaces on one side. The towel will prevent scratches on the pearls.
  2-Clean soft cloths
  Wipe pearls with a damp wet cloth. Or, a soft dry or chamois cloth can be used. Turn the pearls over and wipe them down the other side. Avoid cloths made of rough or scratchy materials. These will damage delicate surfaces of black pearls.
  3-Wrap the black pearls gently in a moist towel and leave undisturbed on a table or counter. When the towel is dry, the pearls will be also. The towel will also protect the pearls as they dry.
  4-Jeweler Clean extra dirty black pearls by taking them to your jeweler for cleaning. The jeweler has special cleaner made specifically for black pearls that cannot be cleaned yourself. This cleaner will not damage the pearls regular jewelry cleaner will. Many jewelry cleaners bought in stores are too harsh for real pearls. Some can even cause the pearls to crack.

• What is the way to care for gold filled jewelry?

  1.Use cotton cloth to polish jewelry to maintain clean and  braight.2.Engaged in heavy manual work or taking a bath, it is recommended to remove jewelry.3.when not wearing, please sealing jewelry for preservation after using cotton or tissue to clear moisture and dirt.

  What is gold filled?

  
  Gold Filled jewelry is made from solid gold. Gold filled jewelry is extremely long lasting, If taken care of will last you a longer time. Gold Filled jewelry wears, looks and lasts like solid gold because its outer surface is solid gold. Gold Filled jewelry is considered a lifetime purchase and should be treated just like solid gold. Gold Filled is the next step down in quality to solid gold, and a wonderful step down in price. Do not mistake gold Filled Jewelry for plated jewelry as there is no comparison. Gold Plated , is Electroplated, is another step down in quality. 
  Note: Gold filled is a Thick layer Real Gold Pressure bonded to another metal, Do not think it is gold plated, Gold filled literally has 100% more gold than gold plating, Gold filled is much more valuable and tarnish resistant.

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