From Erin Brooke Jewelry: I recently got this email from Peggy, who had the opposite problem of tarnish. I wonder if you can help me. I have a beautiful sterling silver pendant which had the black in the crevices. Sorry, only way I know to explain it. I put it in silver polish and most of the black came off and now just looks ugly. It looks like the easiest way to correct this is to have a jeweler apply a blackening or oxidizing chemical over the entire piece, then the top is polished with a polishing compound, and it shines up the high points, and leaves the blackening in the low recesses.
I think this is what you mean? I truly appreciate it. It has however cleaned up very nicely with a tarnish removing cloth and wondered if that meant it was silver, since it had been able to oxidize? It could be any number of base metals, coated in a microscopic layer of real silver. Gentle cleaning is best for silver plate; a soft cloth and light pressure. Hi Bob. Hi Erin.
I freaked out and was devastated. After reading your blog and comments I tried the silver cloth and it worked!!!!! Thank you so much for your help. I greatly appreciate it!! Do you know why that happened? I use the cleaner all the time and it has never done that before. Hi Erin, my friend had a pendant made from pmc and she has had it for around 2 years. It had a couple of little black streaks on it.
I took it upon myself to shine it up for her with a microfibre cloth the streaks came straight off and looked great. A week later she sent me a picture of the pendant and all of it had turned black even part of the chain that I had cleaned, I felt so awful I had only tried to shine it up for her.
Xx Ella. Tarnish is a funny thing. Sounds though like the piece might be dirty. A good scrub with dish soap and warm water should help; even a brass brush if you have one. Then try polishing again. Hi, I have a box of small sterling silver earring hoops that have tarnished almost black on the backside next to my skin. What can I do? You can also try using a silver polishing cloth.
It could be. This could help. My two sisters and I have matching silver necklaces. My necklace turned dark. My Mother said it was my body chemistry. Is this true? Body chemistry has been known to cause oxidization faster in some people. Silver tarnishes due to sulphur, not oxygen. Hi, I left my sterling Silver engagement ring in jewelry cleaner too long and now its white looking is there a way to get this fixed?
I inherited some jewelry from family and I am rather new to metals and jewelry ETC. So i went to a local store and picked up some jewelry cleaner that they sale in the jewelry department. I followed the instructions soaked for 30 seconds and pulled it out and some of the items turned brown and black… Granted it is probably inexpensive jewelry, however, it is beautiful jewelry that some pieces have been passed down from generation to generation.
I am currently trying the aluminum foil and hot water to see if that at least brings it back to some shade of silver, however i am having little luck with a piece my children gave me several years ago with their birthstones crystal and i am assuming sterling silver rope chain.
I have no idea how to fix this and I so do not want to admit i just ruined quite a bit of family jewelry! Thank you so much. The aluminum worked on some of the pieces sort of they are kind of dingy silver now…. The piece my children gave me the pendent piece is cleaning up a little i am going to do another soak in the hot water and foil the chain however, still black. Most are really sentimental pieces that i want to fix and will take them to my moms jeweler.. This necklace, my boys are going to be very upset with mommy about as i have rarely taken it off in over 6 years….
I have no idea how this worked or why it worked, but it did and that is all that matters. You are a lifesaver!!!!! Thank you Erin L for this blog site, I was about to melt down into tears! Hello, thanks for your article. When I put tarnished or normal silver on, within days it sparkles.
Same with gold. It never tarnishes on me, on the contrary, my skin seems to polish silver and gold. This happens with rings, silver neck chains, bracelets, anything I put onto my skin. Within 2 days of wearing, it is perfectly shiny! Does anyone know why this might be? Maybe someone else will see this comment and can enlighten both of us abut if this is more common. I cleaned my ring with hydrogen peroxide and vinegar because I had a rash from a silver ring. Now my ring is white and I dont know what to do.
Please help! This should go to a professional. Sounds like the ring might be plated and the chemicals could have reacted with the metal underneath. Tooth paste and a toothbrush clean all jewelry wonderfully.
I wouldnt do opals or pearls with it tho. My daughter passed away. I purchased a teardrop Stirling piece that holds her ashes inside. One day I noticed it was black. I hope this article has helped you! Hey I saw a black and yellow scaly price of skin inside my hole and scraped it. A black pepper sized ball plonked out Why would you hope this information has helped? You have given no details about your "combination of knowledge and improvisation". Does anyone know of I can leave the bad earrings in without the black spot getting bigger.
Or will it say the same? Thanks for sharing this! I have a tragus piercing and it had a discoloration around the ears after been infected. I have been using extra virgin olive oil and it is now fading. The olive oil soften the scar and helps to diminish the discoloration.
Seriously about to get a nose job just to get rid of this gray dot! My dermatologist gave me two creams to lighten the area and neither worked. Another doctor told me laser treatment will make it look worse. Make doesn't cover it that well either. My grey spot is behind my nose peircing at the base of my nose and up just a bit. How do i get rid of it? I changed the jewlery to surgical steel last night.
Its been there a while tho. That's a good way to get an irritation bump. Also fresh piercings should never be taken out before they're healed. I just got my cartilage pierced and the skin around it is a little purple only on the front not the back side.
My grey spot is not around my piercing it's directly back in the crease where my nose meets my cheek. How do I get rid of it!!!!!???? Very helpful! Just noticed this issue a moment ago before going to bed and I made sure to clean my pierced area! Thanks :. I have tried everything, A week or 2 ago i got a sample of this charcoal detoxifying cleanser, and i used it on my face, and noticed that the grey ring lightened.
I have used it once a day for about a week and ring is completely gone. Freaking amazed! The product is made by michael todd.
I've stilled got my nose pierced and I have the grayish mark, will it still work and eventually fade? I have this exact problem! Had my nose ring out for 2 years and the grey mark is as visible as ever Do you think I should get it re-pierced and wear proper jewelry to fix it? This problem isn't with just piercings. I've had to wear reading glasses since my early 30s. Well, those dollar store cheap-o glasses with the metal to soft pad nose holders leach impurities onto the skin too.
It depends on the acidity of your skin. And by the way, piercings may get dirty before any other jewelry piece. This is because they are often placed in holes in sensitive areas that are difficult to heal for example, in the ear helix.
Specifically, they can take up to two years to heal completely. Moreover, once they have healed, it is common for them to open up and ooze again. And this causes the PH of the area to change, reacting with the silver and altering its color. Nevertheless, we will always recommend you to wear and enjoy your jewelry. And if your jewelry tarnishes, we encourage you to try the methods we recommend on How to clean Sterling Silver?
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