CARE INSTRUCTIONS:
• Silver or brass cleaning.
Silver and brass objects age and oxidize over
time, turning the color brown, gray, pale green or even black. To protect your
jewelry as much as possible against oxidation, it is advisable to protect it
from chlorinated water (swimming pools) or salt water. (sea, ocean) or other
chemical solutions (detergent, cosmetics, etc.). But if oxidation occurs, we
show you some methods to restore the original shape of jewelry. If you fail on
your own, you can contact us.
• Baking soda and water:
make apaste of baking soda and water, apply a small amount on a cloth or toothbrush
and rub lightly
• White vinegar and baking soda:
This gentle cleaning method is great for removing deep stains. Soak your silver
in 1/2 cup of white vinegar and 2 tablespoons of baking soda for two to three
hours. Rinse the jewelry and dry it.
• There is in almost all jewelry stores or chemicals,
a solution forcleaning silver and brass, they are cheap and do not require special equipment, you can do it yourself at home.
Complete the jewelry cleaning with a special silver polishing cloth: after you have
cleaned the jewelry of stains using the methods above, you can complete the
process using a special silver polishing cloth.
You can repeat this process as many times as necessary. Remember, the key to
storing silver jewelry is frequent cleaning to remove dirt as it builds up.
Cleaning silver becomes much more difficult if you let a piece accumulate a lot
of stains and then try to remove them immediately.
• To blacken the silver
STEP 1
Drop about 10 drops of liver of sulphur into about half a mug of hot (not boiling) water.
STEP 2
Swirl the liquid around with plastic tweezers or something similar.
STEP 3
If your liver of sulphur is freshly mixed, it should turn black in a matter of
seconds. If your mixture is a week or so old, it will take longer. If you want
to speed up the process further, heat your piece with a hairdryer or hot water
before dipping.
STEP 4
Rinse the piece well in clean water when the desired depth of colour is achieved.
HOW TO ACHIEVE DIFFERENT COLOURS WITH LIVER OF SULPHUR
You can obtain a beautiful range of colours with Liver of sulphur – gold, copper,
purple, blue and blue-grey before the metal turns black.
Use the same amount of liver of sulphur but mix it with cold water and don’t heat
your piece first. This will slow down the process so you can stop when you
achieve the desired colour. Dip and remove the piece quickly and rinse with
cold water immediately. Repeat this process until you are happy with the
colour. Experiment with the temperature of the water, the amount of liver of
sulphur or by adding a drop of household ammonia or some salt which can give
you more vibrant colours.
AFTER APPLYING LIVER OF SULPHUR
When you have achieved the colour you want you can gently polish your design using a
jewellery cloth to remove the patina from certain areas and bring out lovely
silver highlights. It is important to be careful when polishing your design as
it is possible to polish off the patina completely, although the darker the
colour, the more difficult it is to remove.