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<p>[QUOTE="KSW, post: 4463348, member: 8708"]How lovely to be given vintage jewellery to sort through, my idea of heaven! </p><p>The purple one looks saveable although the chain has some issues. I think it will look fantastic cleaned up. </p><p>I’d give it a brief vinegar bath and see how it comes up. ([USER=29]@Ownedbybear[/USER] do you agree? Have to check with the boss that I’m giving good advice <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie51" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />)</p><p>White vinegar and stand over it like a hawk as if you leave it in too long it will strip the metal and it will go pink. You just want to get rid of the verdigris and brighten the metal. I’d soak it for about a minute and watch it until it brightens, pull it out, wash it well with dish soap and decide if it needs another minute. Some metals take hours of soaking but not usually with this type.</p><p>The other one sadly doesn’t seem to have any undamaged parts. The pearls are goners and the chips…..<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie14" alt=":arghh:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="KSW, post: 4463348, member: 8708"]How lovely to be given vintage jewellery to sort through, my idea of heaven! The purple one looks saveable although the chain has some issues. I think it will look fantastic cleaned up. I’d give it a brief vinegar bath and see how it comes up. ([USER=29]@Ownedbybear[/USER] do you agree? Have to check with the boss that I’m giving good advice :hilarious:) White vinegar and stand over it like a hawk as if you leave it in too long it will strip the metal and it will go pink. You just want to get rid of the verdigris and brighten the metal. I’d soak it for about a minute and watch it until it brightens, pull it out, wash it well with dish soap and decide if it needs another minute. Some metals take hours of soaking but not usually with this type. The other one sadly doesn’t seem to have any undamaged parts. The pearls are goners and the chips…..:arghh:[/QUOTE]
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