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    Thursday, July 29th, 2010
    10:22 am
    Properly Thoroughly clean Your Jewelry
    Cleaning Your Jewelry
    When washing your own jewelry, it is essential to keep in mind that valuable metals like gold and silver are susceptible to harm from exposure to chemicals discovered in many home washing agents. These and other typical chemicals, this kind of as chlorine discovered in most pools, can also harm or discolor gemstones. Clean your jewelry and colored gems with warm water, a soft brush, and use only a mild soap (no detergents) if at all. A water pick or toothpick might be utilized to thoroughly clean the hard to reach locations, while a soft, lint-free cloth functions well for drying and polishing.

    It is essential to have your jewelry inspected and cleaned frequently by a jeweler you can trust. Nevertheless, there are numerous points you can do on your own to treatment for and protect your jewelry. The information offered below will assist you guard your valuable investments by avoiding some really real problems that arise from improper storage, heat, light and exposure to harmful chemical substances.
    Possibly the easiest, and yet most often overlooked, way to treatment for you jewelry is ensuring it is properly stored at the end of every day. Precious metals and gemstones possess varying levels of hardness. Piling one's jewelry together will most definitely result in scratches and even fractured gemstones. We suggest the following rules of thumb:
    Storing Your Jewelry
    • Store necklaces, chains and bracelets flat or on so as to prevent kinks and knots.
    • Never throw your jewelry in your handbag or parcel.
    • Never leave jewelry on the edge of a sink - they can very simply slip down the drain.
    • Do not sleep in your jewelry.
    • When traveling, give treatment to packing your jewelry items. Protect your pieces from scratches and impact harm by using padding. Jewelry travel totes are suggested.
    • Keep silver away from sulfurous materials to avoid tarnish. Store in an airtight zipper bag to avoid air from coming in contact with your silver.

    At Fast Fix Jewelry and Watch Repair Nashville, we will happily clean and inspect your jewelry for free of charge to insure that your jewelry is beautiful and in good repair. We are conveinently located in the Rivergate Mall, Nashville, TN, Center Court across from JC Penney. We have a excellent selection of customer jewelry and offer the greatest in Nashville Jewelry Repair and Watch Repair.

    Fast Fix Jewelry and Watch Repair
    1000 Rivergate Parkway #1460
    Goodletsville, TN 37072
    Tel: (615) 851-0424
    Nashville Jewelry Repair
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