What are the simple maintenance methods of metal ornaments, that is, how to prevent metal ornaments from being oxidized?
Many people like silver ornaments, but they don't know how to maintain them. They even think that silver ornaments are difficult to maintain. That was not the case. Many people like silver ornaments, but they don't know how to maintain them. They even think that silver ornaments are difficult to maintain. That was not the case. The chemical properties of silver are not as stable as platinum and gold, and it is often oxidized to black or yellow by water or other chemicals in the air, losing its luster. After understanding this feature, we only need to spend a little thought in our daily life to make the silver ornaments we wear last as long as new. 1, the best way to maintain silver jewelry is to wear it every day, because human oil will make silver jewelry glow warm and natural (there are exceptions, of course, some people's sweat itself contains ingredients that make silver jewelry black). When you don't wear it at ordinary times, you should put it away, and it is best to pack it in a closed bag to prevent the surface of silver ornaments from being oxidized and blackened by air. 2, the daily cleaning method: squeeze a little toothpaste on the silver jewelry, add some water, knead it properly until white bubbles appear, then rinse with water to restore brightness. 3. Don't wear other precious metal jewelry when wearing silver jewelry to avoid collision, deformation or wear. 4. Keep the silver ornaments dry, don't swim with them, and don't go near hot springs and seawater. 5. Wipe the silver surface with a soft cloth every day to keep it shiny. But it's best to use special silver cloth. Silver wipes contain silver maintenance ingredients and cannot be washed. 6. If the silver ornaments show signs of yellowing, clean up the fine seams of the ornaments with a small jewelry brush, then drop a drop of silver rubbing emulsion on the paper towel to wipe off the black oxide on the surface of the silver ornaments, and then use a silver rubbing cloth to restore the original silvery white and brightness of the ornaments. 7. It is suggested that if the silver cloth can recover about 80% silver, it is not necessary to use silver lotion and silver washing water, because these products are corrosive to some extent, and silver ornaments are more likely to turn yellow after using these products. It is difficult for silver ornaments to turn white after many times of blackening. 8, the use of silver cloth, first of all, you have to distinguish whether there is electroplating; Electroplated silver jewelry: that is, the inner layer is pure silver, and the surface is being treated with current; Electroplating is generally divided into electrogold and platinum; The way to identify electroplating is that its surface is brighter than pure silver, like a mirror, with good reflective effect and less oxidation. The simple treatment method of electroplating silver jewelry is as follows: 1. First, go to a nearby Chinese medicine shop or drugstore to buy a pack of alum; 2. Then use the silver jewelry you wear as; The proportion of boiling water (water must be boiled); 3. Take out the silver ornaments and put them in cold water. Use a soft brush (such as a toothbrush) dipped in toothpaste or laundry detergent or salad for cleaning. 4. Blow dry with a hair dryer, and then wipe with suede, as bright as new; Electroless silver jewelry: easy to lose luster due to vulcanization. Sulfur dioxide in the air reacts with silver to form a layer of silver sulfide on silver ornaments, which is the same as the apple will slowly turn black after being cut. ). The simple treatment method of electroless silver jewelry is as follows: 1. Baking silver jewelry with fire destroys its surface structure, and the baking time depends on the size and thickness of silver jewelry. 2. After cooling, put it in alum water to boil, take out the silver jewelry after boiling, put it in cold water and dip it in toothpaste or laundry detergent or salad with a soft brush (such as toothbrush) to remove the cleaning; 3. Blow dry with a hair dryer, and finally polish with silver cloth or silver powder, showing the true color of pure silver; (Remarks: This method is not applicable to the following silver ornaments: a. Silver ornaments are inlaid with plastics and the like/b. Vulcanization (Vulcanization: when buying silver ornaments, the black part on the silver ornaments is carved in black if there is a totem pattern) 9. There is also a trick to brighten the silver ornaments, which is proposed here for your reference: If you want to brighten the newly bought silver ornaments and avoid blackening, if you want to remove nail polish, you can soak them in banana oil.