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Polishing and Cleaning Metal Jewelry

Use these tips, techniques, and instructions for polishing and cleaning metal jewelry.

Using a Magnetic Polisher

If you have a good deal of jewelry to clean, then a magnetic polisher is an amazing piece of equipment you may want to check into. Here is how you use one.

Ionic Jewelry Cleaners

Ionic jewelry cleaners are handy little machines for cleaning your metal jewelry.

Electrolytic Cleaning Solution

Use ingredients found in your kitchen to clean your silver jewelry.

Flexible Shaft Polishing Kit

Sometimes no matter what you do you still need to use your hands a little to polish up your finished metal jewelry. This kit is handy for anyone that has a flexible shaft or dremel.

Science or Magic? Ionic Cleaners

Discover the ionic cleaner - a great way to clean your metal jewelry.

Super Cleaner

Here's a cleaning solution you can make at home. It's great for cleaning silver and your polishing equipment.

Using a Magnetic Polisher

Learn to use a magnetic jewelry polisher to clean all your silver and gold jewelry super quickly.

It's Black or White

Oxidizing metal can bring out the details in your work or create an interesting contrast. Silver Black is a chemical that makes oxidizing super quick and easy.

Polish with a Tumbler by Urban Maille

The helpful folks at Urban Maille have an outstanding tutorial, complete with photos, explaining how to use a tumbler to polish metal jewelry. This is a must read for metal jewelry artists.

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