When you want to clean platinum, the best thing to do is talk to a jeweler. A professional can recommend the best products and tools to use to clean this metal at home. Depending on the conditions in which it is found, a commercial product and a soft cloth may also be sufficient. Try following the tips in this tutorial to clean platinum.
Steps
Step 1. Get advice from a jeweler
Ask him what cleaning tools or methods you need to use to clean the platinum.
Step 2. Analyze the platinum you want to clean
If it's a jewelry item that contains gold, for example, it may need to be cleaned differently than pure platinum.
Step 3. Use a regular commercial cleaner
A soft, suede cloth is also suitable for cleaning and polishing this metal. Make sure you clean about once a month.
Step 4. Take your platinum jewelry to a qualified jeweler for professional cleaning if using a store-bought cleaner or home-made solution does not achieve the desired results
Step 5. Combine soap and water with a few drops of ammonia and mix everything in a container
Step 6. Carefully brush the cleaning solution onto the dirt-blackened jewelry
Use an old toothbrush or another soft bristle brush. Work gently to remove the dull patina.
Step 7. Wash the jewelry with warm water
Let it air dry. You can also choose to rub the jewel dry and polish it at the same time with a soft chamois cloth.
Step 8. Try to remove the grease on gold and platinum jewelry by soaking them in alcohol
Advice
- If the metal shows obvious signs of wear or scratches, a jeweler can re-polish it and fix the problem.
- If you decide to take your jewelry to a professional regularly to have it cleaned, treatment every 6 months should suffice.
- Remove platinum jewelry before taking a shower or undertaking any heavy cleaning job, to prevent it from tarnishing, staining or otherwise damaging it.
- A professional jeweler may use special cleaning techniques or equipment, especially if there are gemstones set in it.
- Keep platinum items separate from each other when you store them to prevent them from getting scratched together. They must not touch each other and you can wrap them individually in a soft cloth or place them in fabric-covered compartments inside a jewelry box.
Warnings
- Do not clean the platinum near an open sink or other opening where it could fall.
- Don't let your jewelry come into contact with chlorine or chlorinated water. Chlorine and other harsh chemicals and detergents can damage jewelry, including gold and precious gems.
- Platinum jewelry that has gemstones embedded in it is more likely to be damaged.
