How to clean a silver chain

Silver jewelry is no less noble than that made from other precious metals. However, unlike the latter, silver requires regular and quality care, otherwise, instead of glitter will dim the color with gray bloom, at which the chain will stain light clothes.

You will need

• Lemon juice, alcohol, any detergent, soda

Instruction

1. Special problems with the way pto clean the chain, does not arise. There are special industrial tools adapted for cleaning jewelry. But with the help of products that can be found in the kitchen of every housewife, to clean the jewelry is not too difficult. Silver oxidizes in contact with skin and cells then gets contaminated under the influence of dust and lose its appearance, becoming dull. No less aggressive effect on the silverware of the marine environment. So before heading out to sea, you may want to leave jewelry at home.
2. Cleaning silver at home possible, it would require only the usual cleanser, citric acid or freshly squeezed lemon juice and a little alcohol. Must be mixed in equal proportions any soap and lemon juice, adding a teaspoon of vodka or a few drops of alcohol. Lain in this part of the night, in the morning, a silver chain will look like new. Yet another method involves boiling the product in water, in which, in the proportion of 1 to 5, stirred citric acid.
3. Another way in which the cleaning of silver is quite possible, with the use of abrasive products. The most lenient one can be called ordinary baking soda. Using this tool, you can clean away the dirt from absolutely any product whether it is a chain or earrings, but netting decorating the way black will not clean. Among the extreme methods of purification of silver at home - boiling for 3-5 minutes in the drink called Coca-cola.