Cleaning Jewelry : Cleaning Turquoise & Silver Jewelry
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- Опубліковано 20 вер 2024
- To clean turquoise and silver jewelry, use Tarn-X, a toothbrush and an end brush. Learn more about how to clean turquoise and silver jewelry from a professional bench jeweler and gemologist in this free video on cleaning jewelry.
Expert: Chuck Koehler
Contact: www.cmkcompany.com
Bio: Chuck Koehler, a bench jeweler and gemologist, has been in the jewelry industry since 1978.
Filmmaker: Dimitri LaBarge
The video should be titled "Removing vintage patina: Ruin vintage jewelry forever".
OMG..! Hand polish only with rouge, never Tarnex. Touch red coral and it's instantly cloudy! Never use Tarnex. My father made silver and turquoise jewelry and my mother collected many pieces. I learned all this from my dad.Turquoise has very fine sawdust under each set stone, to protect the stone from fracture. One should NEVER RINSE IN WATER. You lose the sawdust and could lose the stone....if it's loose it's been wet a time or two.
Thank you so much
Shawna how do you recommend cleaning turquoise jewelry then? You should've told us here along with your comment, the right way to do it & what to use.....please do
Yes I'm screaming too at this video!
@@SurprizedDaily The tribes of our Southwest are the experts making inlaid and those type of jewelry. If you have someone local who sells a lot of their jewelry they likely know how to safely clean it. They have to take care of the jewelry until it sells.
I wear my inlaid bracelet everyday so it does get black. Mine is multicolored because the inlays are a variety of stones and I think oyster shell. I forget. You need to be very careful. The minute he said TarnX I knew his advice would not work for inlaid jewelry.
Using a silver polishing cloth takes time but is safe. Then store it in a box with the same type of lining they recommend for very good sterling silver cutlery.
I never checked, but the shops in Arizona and New Mexico that specialize in real Native American made jewelry and also sell online may sell the polishing cloths or may clean it for you for a fee.
@@conniead5206 thank you so much Connie....just got another new to me second hand Steve Bain cuff bracelet that is inlaid with both coral and turquoise patterns! Looks like I'll need to get me a polishing cloth or 2 here asap.
Totally great tutorial! Laughed at the end. Indeed someone is. :)
A tip : you can watch movies on flixzone. Been using them for watching a lot of movies recently.
@Santana Jad Yea, I have been watching on flixzone for since december myself :)
@Santana Jad yup, I have been using Flixzone for years myself :D
How do you clean the yellowed varnish off old turquoise? Thanks.
Hi from Morocco.
Houcine
Thanks
How do I clean silver? I I think it's Penny silver and it's just on three long strands. You see the strands in turquoise shops. Colorado Boutique shops
Great video!!! To the point and informative. Thank you☺
tooth paste is very good too
+Johanna Martins Warren The old fashioned, plain white (Colgate-type) paste works well.
I didn't hear a word he said... Very handsome...
what can i do if i dipped my carnelian set in silver in a silver cleaner, it dulled the stone, and it is not smooth , thank you
Thank you !!
Thanks! ☮️🍻😁
Thanks I have a squash blossom necklace that needs attention.
How does one clean turquoise when it is freshly taken out of the earth?
it still has residue and the actual color of the turquoise is hidden below
Save the Hip Hop Culture I would soak the stone in soapy dishwater and keep checking on it. Use your fingers to try to get the dirt off of the turquoise. Try to use an old toothbrush to gently scrub the dirt away. I use very hot water with Dawn dishwashing detergent. Turquoise is a very soft stone so don’t use anything sharp or abrasive to clean it. The stone could crack if not handled delicately. I hope this helps.
never use tarnx. i dipped a sterling and turquoise ring and the silver pitted and the turquoise got a hole in it
Hello.
I just have a question please.
So I just bought a matte finish sterling cross pendent off a jewler and I liked the look alot.
But when I picked it up it looked like they polished the life out of it and ruined the matte finish.
Is that possible or am I just thinking that?
They may have polished the patina off of the silver. Did you discuss this with the jeweler?
DO NOT USE TARNEX ☠️. Native American jewelers have horror stories about having to restore Indian jewelry after people have used TARNEX on their precious Native American jewelry. TARNEX advertising is deceptive.
what do you use
Kaley Schuh I use clear vinegar, Arm and Hammer baking soda and sometimes I put aluminum foil at the very bottom of a Pyrex deep dish. Start with one piece first and let it sit for a few minutes. Take it out, rinse it off and gently rub clean. I forgot the proportions that I use. I googled this to find a natural gentle way to clean silver.
Believe it or not for the flat silver edges around the turquoise you can also use an eraser. I have used an eraser ✏️ to clean the silver feathers around my turquoise earrings. Support the pieces with your fingers because Silver is also very fragile and soft. I hope this helps you.
@@doberman1ism never ever wet the stones, sterling silver items with stones should be polished with a dry cleaning cloth, that are sold at the Jewelry stores.
Oh Lord NO! Never use Tarn-X! In addition, that is a gorgeous silver and turquoise bracelet which should be left alone....I'll bet the value increases with the patina!
+Pia B What do you use, Pia?
Writing something without giving an alternative viable solution. ha!
I’ve done Silver-smithing and lapidary for many years. I would never recommend Tarn-X, nor would any jewelry maker. I see folks saying toothpaste -another bad idea. Get a rouge cloth or a buffing machine with rouge or triple E resin. By the look of that silver bracelet, I’d say it was an older Navajo piece that was just ruined in terms of its collectibility. Silver doesn’t need to shine to be beautiful.
@@djlovesmusic Very true! You never polish old Native silver jewelry,,,ever! It will lose half its value in the end. When you polish it, you remove the history of the piece and all the stories of its life. I’m referring to much older native jewelry, say from 1900 to the 1930s.
There has got to be a faster method
thanks