Costume Jewelry: Care Tips for Worn Out Costume Jewelry

If you have old, worn out, seen better daysof plating options (e.g. immersion plating, pen plating)
costume jewelry just lying around gathering dustand general plating instructions for precious metals
don't throw it out. You can revitalize those dirty,including gold, silver, platinum, and rhodium. It is Click
outdated and broken pieces by following a fewon the contents and search box and then plating
simple steps:gateway. One word of caution: I would recommend
Worn out gold or silver plating:buying only cyanide free plating solutions as cyanide is
Because typical costume jewelry plating is very thin itpoisonous. For silver lovers there is one product that
can eventually rub off from wear or becomeI have personally used that has worked well for me
damaged from the use of harsh chemicals, creams,and it is called Silver Brite. This easy to use cream
or perfumes. If this happens there are severalpolishes, cleans and re-plates in one step. It is very
options in gold and silver re-plating solutions that caneasy to use and fairly inexpensive. Just rub the
be found online. Some are fairly simple and can becream on with an applicator sponge or a Q-tip for
performed without the use of heat or electricitysmall items and rub off with the buffing cloth that is
while others are a little more complex. I found oneincluded with the kit. The result is a shiny, clean silver
website in particular that offers a very good varietyfinish.