La Plata, maintenance and cleaning

Features



Silver (Argentum) is a metal (Ag) precious shiny grayish-white.

Pure silver metal is a moderately soft (2.5-3 on the Mohs hardness scale), a little harder than gold. When you acquire a brilliant luster polished and reflects 95% of the light that strikes it. Its density is 10.5 times that of water. The quality of silver, its purity, is expressed as parts pure silver per 1000 parts of total metal. The commercial silver has a purity of 925-999 (Act 0925-0999).



When buying silver jewelry you have to look with the trademark law ensures that either (a punch indicating the degree of law), which means that quality because it has the highest concentration of silver.



Avoid browning or oxidation:



The darkening of the silver jewelry is the product of oxidation, caused by the interaction of silver jewelry with certain elements such as oxygen or sulfur as well as with certain acids, storage for a long time or a drug that changes the pH of the skin.

Then share the best recommendations for keeping silver jewelry polished and in good condition:



Store your silver in a cool, dry place that is preferably airtight, to prevent oxidation.

Do not expose the piece to corrosive agents such as chlorine, grease, sweat, perfume, alkalis, or salinity for long periods of time.

Avoid direct exposure to artificial light or sunlight for long periods of time.

Do not store directly on wood, this often contains acids that can affect the surface of silver.

Some pieces can scratch other, so it is best to individually wrap each piece in a cloth or soft cloth bag and keep them separate.

If you want to keep your items for a long time it is recommended flannel bags in white or natural color (without any dye).





How to clean silver jewelry



Dusters polishing cloth or silver jewelry, contains a buffer solution on the cloth, which cleans, polishes and applies a stain retardant with no loss of brightness. Gently rub the surface of your article with the washcloth to instantly get a brilliant splendor. Warning: Do not wash the cloth and the garment must be completely dry before use.

Silver jewelry cleaner liquid: This cleanser comes in a tray or container strainer. Place the jewelry in the tray. Soaked for 10 to 15 seconds. Finally rinsed in water with sodium bicarbonate and dried. Important: Use this product only for silver, do not use precious or semiprecious stones, jewelry, old or any other metal.

The classical liquid cream: made by cleaning agents and a very fine abrasive powder.

The cream of "long duration": contains agents that retard the oxidation of metal.

Impregnated plush bags: they are very practical. It can be stored to keep them covered sources and protected from oxidation until you need them.

An environmentally-friendly is one that is to give the silver a water bath in which they cooked potatoes. Then rinse with hot water and dry thoroughly.

You should save the fine silver jewelry wrapped in aluminum foil so it does not turn black. If these things are put black, rub with lemon juice, rinse and dry with a chamois.

Delicate gold jewelry and silver will regain their luster if you leave them overnight in an alcohol bath of 90 °. Let them dry in sawdust.

When storing silver jewelry set with them a piece of chalk. Prevent browning.

If you have black, clean base effortlessly cover the bottom of a pan with foil, add a tablespoon of salt and fill it with water, enter silver jewelry. Bring water to boil for about 30 minutes. After this time, rinse thoroughly and rinse well.

Use only silver cleaners, NEVER use a cleaner for other metals.

Relatively clean jewelry often to maintain its luster and beauty. Do not use toothpaste as it is abrasive. All jewelry can be cleaned safely if immersed for ten minutes in warm soapy water (do not use detergent soap). It can be cleaned with a soft brush to remove dirt. Finally, dry the garment very well, absorbent cloth with a warm dryer.

Clean jewelry with stones

Usually be cleaned with soapy water and a soft cloth and dry with a cloth suave.Para achieve exceptional brightness, can be wet with alcohol.Nunca to soft porous gemstones (pearls, coral, amber) to soak . Simply wipe with a damp cloth.

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