Jewelry-Making How-To Videos

Cleaning Metal and Jewelry with Polishing Cloths

by Tom Triplett, Content Development Manager, Exclusively for Fire Mountain Gems and Beads®
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Polishing Cloth with Rouge

This is a two-sided polishing cloth. One side is coated with polishing rouge, and the other side is treated with a metal polish. This cloth is especially good for polishing gold jewelry.

Note: Not to be used for plated items, because it can rub the finish off.

STEP 1
Rub the metal with the rouge side first.
STEP 2
Flip the cloth over, then polish and buff the metal with the yellow side to complete polishing.

Moonshine® Polishing Cloth

To clean a necklace chain:
STEP 1
Fold the cloth over the necklace chain.
STEP 2
Pinch between the thumb and forefinger.
STEP 3
Pull the chain through the cloth.
STEP 4
Repeat as necessary until you achieve the desired degree of polish.

For polishing other items:
STEP 1
Fold the cloth over the item.
STEP 2
Rub the cloth over the entire surface.
STEP 3
Repeat as necessary until you achieve the desired degree of polish.

Selvyt® Polishing Cloth

There are 2 separate cloths: 1 for gold and 1 for silver metals and they come in large and small pads.

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