Alcohol will not harm sterling silver jewelry, on the contrary, it will also play a cleaning role. The maintenance of sterling silver necklaces and rings can be soaked in 90% alcohol 12 hours, wiped and dried.
The biggest reason for the oxidation of silverware is oxygen in the air, so blocking the air is the best maintenance method. For example, put the silverware in a sealed plastic bag and then put it in a pearl box to block the contact between air and silverware. When silverware is oxidized, silver washing water or silver cloth can be used to wipe silverware, but silver washing water is more lethal. Please try to wipe silverware with silver cloth unless absolutely necessary.
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Silver ornaments maintenance
1. When not wearing silver ornaments, be sure to put them in a silk bag alone and tie the rope. Don't mix it with other metal ornaments, and don't put it in a dark and humid corner.
2. Be sure to avoid putting silver ornaments together with hair gel, perfume and skin care products. Silver ornaments contact with hot spring water or sulfide, which is easy to cause chemical reaction and lead to yellowing of the surface, so it should be avoided to wear in hot spring areas.
3. When the silver ornaments are oxidized to black, toothpaste, silver cloth or silver washing water can be used to remove the black rust on the surface. Gently brushing with a small amount of toothpaste is the best way to remove the rust of old silver ornaments, followed by wiping silver cloth. Silver washing water is corrosive to some extent, so it is best not to use it.
Never take old silver ornaments to a jewelry store for renovation, because jewelry stores usually use silver washing water, fire or mechanical polishing, and some old silver ornaments are not pure enough. If these methods are used for renovation, some old silverware is likely to turn yellow or red, but it is self-defeating.
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