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How do you clean your gold rings, bracelets etc?
Sep 7^th, 2015 at 3:45pm

On the weekend, I found some pieces of jewellery from when I turned 16, 18 and 21...all given to me by my Mum ( so yep...they have sentimental value ).

Now, these 3 pieces are from Europe and are therefore typically 14 carat gold.

And they're all tarnished Cry

How do I clean them? Can I clean them here at home or must they be professionally cleaned?

Anyone here know?

NB. I've not had this problem with any of my other jewellery which are 18 carat gold Australian pieces.

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Johnsmith Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 4716 Gender:	Re: How do you clean your gold rings, bracelets etc? Reply #1 - Sep 7^th, 2015 at 4:14pm send them to me, I will make them shine
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Reply #2 - Sep 7^th, 2015 at 4:18pm

Hi Lisa- you can buy tubs of jellewery cleaner- I used to use one and it works perfectly- Avon used to have one but I do know they are sold elswhere as well- a jewellers would be the go- I bet they sell it...the Avon one was inexpensive and if you want to keep your peices safe best to use a proper gold cleaning agent- I dare say we have a few clever ladies here who habe a home type cleaner recipe as well.

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Lisa Jones Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 39047 Sydney Gender:	Re: How do you clean your gold rings, bracelets etc? Reply #3 - Sep 7^th, 2015 at 4:30pm Johnsmith wrote on Sep 7^th, 2015 at 4:14pm: send them to me, I will make them shine Yeah right
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Reply #4 - Sep 7^th, 2015 at 4:32pm

Agnes wrote on Sep 7^th, 2015 at 4:18pm:

Hi Lisa- you can buy tubs of jellewery cleaner- I used to use one and it works perfectly- Avon used to have one but I do know they are sold elswhere as well- a jewellers would be the go- I bet they sell it...the Avon one was inexpensive and if you want to keep your pieces safe best to use a proper gold cleaning agent- I dare say we have a few clever ladies here who have a home type cleaner recipe as well.

Hey Agnes.....wasn't sure if this topic was quite right for The Tavern...but I can see that it is now lol

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Agnes Gold Member Offline fish dinner Posts: 6081 Bedford Park rnd	Re: How do you clean your gold rings, bracelets etc? Reply #5 - Sep 7^th, 2015 at 4:36pm Its sure is Lisa.. the Tavern hosts all topics ! that cleaner is great too, if you have precious peices as it sounds like these are then well worth investing in a tub..it last's a very long time.
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Lisa Jones Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 39047 Sydney Gender:	Re: How do you clean your gold rings, bracelets etc? Reply #6 - Sep 7^th, 2015 at 4:52pm Agnes wrote on Sep 7^th, 2015 at 4:36pm: Its sure is Lisa.. the Tavern hosts all topics ! that cleaner is great too, if you have precious peices as it sounds like these are then well worth investing in a tub..it last's a very long time. I'm looking into it now.
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Ex Dame Pansi Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 24168	Re: How do you clean your gold rings, bracelets etc? Reply #7 - Sep 7^th, 2015 at 11:50pm It's in cods second edition......coca cola, fill a glass or bowl, pop them in, leave for a few hours and they'll be like brand new. It's an oldie but a goodie. Copyright you say?.....oh the CWA has copyright amnesty.
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Reply #8 - Sep 8^th, 2015 at 8:49am

Ex Dame Pansi wrote on Sep 7^th, 2015 at 11:50pm:

It's in cods second edition......coca cola, fill a glass or bowl, pop them in, leave for a few hours and they'll be like brand new.

It's an oldie but a goodie.

Copyright you say?.....oh the CWA has copyright amnesty.

Ha! Was wondering when Cod's book would be mentioned.

But seriously, Coke?????

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Reply #9 - Sep 8^th, 2015 at 9:04am

Ex Dame Pansi wrote on Sep 7^th, 2015 at 11:50pm:

It's in cods second edition......coca cola, fill a glass or bowl, pop them in, leave for a few hours and they'll be like brand new.

It's an oldie but a goodie.

Copyright you say?.....oh the CWA has copyright amnesty.

watch it pansi.....coke will melt them...if it was me I would take them to a jeweler and get them done .. you can never do it as good as they do...they dont charge much...its not like a valuation...they do it while you wait.as a rule..

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Lisa Jones Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 39047 Sydney Gender:	Re: How do you clean your gold rings, bracelets etc? Reply #10 - Sep 8^th, 2015 at 9:17am Ohhhh. See how good these topics are? We all know something that the other doesn't.
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St George of the Garden Gold Member Offline http://tinyurl.com/n 3o8m2x Posts: 9809 Gender:	Re: How do you clean your gold rings, bracelets etc? Reply #11 - Sep 8^th, 2015 at 9:42am Whose work phone number did I search out, dear Lisa of the Miraculous Broadbeans?
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Agnes Gold Member Offline fish dinner Posts: 6081 Bedford Park rnd	Re: How do you clean your gold rings, bracelets etc? Reply #12 - Sep 8^th, 2015 at 10:08am Great tip pansi- I know it works on rust on cars and machinery ? And we could put it in the CWA tips section for the girls doing a course on car maitenence. I think Lisa might have got a few tips here ? Ps- Jovial nit picker, no trolling in the Tavern thank you.
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cods wrote on Sep 8^th, 2015 at 9:04am:

Ex Dame Pansi wrote on Sep 7^th, 2015 at 11:50pm:

It's in cods second edition......coca cola, fill a glass or bowl, pop them in, leave for a few hours and they'll be like brand new.

It's an oldie but a goodie.

Copyright you say?.....oh the CWA has copyright amnesty.

watch it pansi.....coke will melt them...if it was me I would take them to a jeweler and get them done .. you can never do it as good as they do...they dont charge much...its not like a valuation...they do it while you wait.as a rule..

It only rots teeth, not real gold. It's brilliant for diamonds too.

Maybe we don't need to keeping searching for the magic healing flowers, just buy a 2 litre bottle of Coke, it works ok for thirst too.

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Lisa Jones Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 39047 Sydney Gender:	Re: How do you clean your gold rings, bracelets etc? Reply #14 - Sep 8^th, 2015 at 11:00am http://www.diamond-jewelry-pedia.com/jewelry-cleaning.html#.Ve4ywag_5ct Read this girls.
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