Buying or selling jewelry requires a lot of research and understanding to get what you want or what you need. It can be overwhelming to know exactly where to start.
Use a polishing cloth to keep your jewelry clean and free from damage. This will give your jewelry shine and luster without the use of potentially harmful chemicals. Just polish each piece with the special cloth in the same way you would polish a piece of glass. Polish jewelry with one side of the cloth, then flip it over and shine jewelry with the other side.
Avoid harsh chemicals like bleach, ammonia and acetone that may permanently damage your jewelry. This will result in damage to both the stones and the metal of the piece.
Take a moment to consider how your valuable jewelry is stored and sorted. Consider delegating each piece to its own resting place, utilizing compartmental boxes and storage units. Tossing all of your jewelry into the same box is a bad plan. This can damage the finer and more fragile pieces, and items like necklaces can entangle with each other and other pieces into a big mess.
Don’t keep your jewelry in open air or someplace with a lot of humidity. Keep your jewelry in a drawstring bag or in a box that is made for jewelry. Tarnish is a chemical reaction that happens when silver and other metals are exposed to moisture and air. Precious metals are able to be polished and retain their luster, but the non-precious metals have a coat, and polishing will cause the metal under it to show through.
Knowing what type of jewel you are buying when you purchase jewelry is very important. Gemstones now come in natural as well as synthetic and imitation types. Natural stones and synthetic gems are both real, but imitation gems are probably just colored glass or plastic. Natural stones are dug up out of the ground and synthetic ones are grown in a lab.
Most jewelry is intended to last for a life time. When buying jewelry, only buy from dealers with good reputations, so that you don’t buy a piece that seems durable, but really isn’t. A truly high-quality piece is one that is well-constructed and of superior workmanship. The jeweler must be able to provide a history of the piece. This will tell you who made the piece, and where the components came from. This way, you can ensure you are paying a fair price. It is essential to purchase high-quality jewelry if you want it to become a treasured heirloom passed down for generations.
Do they prefer to wear over-sized pieces or more delicate styles? Yellow gold or silver? This will give you a good idea of where to start when purchasing that special item.
You can untangle delicate necklaces that have become knotted. Don’t be tempted to give up on the tangled metal. It’s plastic wrap to the rescue. Place the knotted necklace on the plastic wrap and coat it with baby oil. Do the untangling yourself with a pair of needles. Use ordinary dish soap to remove the mineral oil and let dry.
That includes dry or steam saunas. The jewelry can be damaged from extreme heat or moisture.
Now you see how important it is to research jewelry in order to buy or sell it effectively. Follow these tips and your efforts will be rewarded.