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<p>[QUOTE="FlyingButtonRanch, post: 56955, member: 582"]It's possible that it's a gold wash over silver...but Lisa said it tests for 14k. </p><p><br /></p><p>Any gold other than 24k <i>can</i> tarnish, especially a low karat gold. Sulfur will also do it, so will some other chemicals, onions, body chemicals, acids in a storage box, perfume and makeup. It also can just be years of grime.</p><p><br /></p><p>See if a drop or tow of liquid soap and ammonia/water (1 part ammonia to 6 parts water) will clean it up using a soft tooth brush (be careful of the stones though, don't get it on them, so don't soak it because of the turquoise pieces) or use commercial jewelry cleaner. Dab the tarnished areas with a small moistened cloth and let sit for <u>one minute </u>and then use the brush. Dab with clean water to remove the cleaner when you're done to remove all the ammonia.</p><p><br /></p><p>Let us know if it cleans up![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="FlyingButtonRanch, post: 56955, member: 582"]It's possible that it's a gold wash over silver...but Lisa said it tests for 14k. Any gold other than 24k [I]can[/I] tarnish, especially a low karat gold. Sulfur will also do it, so will some other chemicals, onions, body chemicals, acids in a storage box, perfume and makeup. It also can just be years of grime. See if a drop or tow of liquid soap and ammonia/water (1 part ammonia to 6 parts water) will clean it up using a soft tooth brush (be careful of the stones though, don't get it on them, so don't soak it because of the turquoise pieces) or use commercial jewelry cleaner. Dab the tarnished areas with a small moistened cloth and let sit for [U]one minute [/U]and then use the brush. Dab with clean water to remove the cleaner when you're done to remove all the ammonia. Let us know if it cleans up![/QUOTE]
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