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Question: I need help on cleaning vintage jewelry?!?!?!?

(Posted by: kasey on 2008-12-26 13:58:20)

I bought a box full of this elderly lady's "junk jewelry " she collected since like 1926. and some are plastic and some are metal, gold, silver.. but im not sure if most are real gold, or silver. so i dont know how to clean them. i heard that toothpaste works well. only on gold. but i want to clean all of my jewelry not just the gold. so do i use soap and water and dry them really good so they dont rust out? or what? please help!

Posted by: lovelysugav on 2008-12-26, 14:04:32

Go to the store and buy jewelry cleaner that way whether or not it is real or not, it would be cleaned properly don't use soap and water because if it is fake it will turn. o and paint the ones that you think are fake with clear finger nail polish it will keep it from turning.

Posted by: joe jonas_my love♫♥ on 2008-12-26, 14:02:21

They sell these jewelry cleaners at like walmart or w/ e and places its a liquid u stick in for like 5 seconds, and they get clean theres one for gold and silver be sure to get the rite one! gl!:] and btw, it works REALLy well!!:}

Posted by: Taff on 2008-12-26, 14:03:32

Like any normal jewelry, just wipe them daily with a clean rag. Chemicals in soaps will damage the jewelry.