I recently received an engagement ring made, as tradition would have it, of diamonds in a gold band. After the initial excitement of the proposal, I experienced a few ridiculous moments during which I was afraid to actually wear the ring because I knew wearing it would quickly spoil the perfectly smooth shine of the new gold. Dust and oils from my skin would get on it, and it would get dull. I’m wearing it anyway, of course, and I can see it gradually collecting a little bit of dirt and oil. But I’m not worried anymore, because I know that cleaning gold can be a quick, easy, and inexpensive process. My latest article, appropriately titled How to Clean Gold, shows exactly how to do it. Take a look.
Archive for the 'metals' Category
Stainless steel is a huge trend in kitchen decorating and cookware right now, and it’s obvious why: it’s durable and hygienic on the practical side and neutral, shiny, and sleekly attractive from an aesthetic standpoint. Or, at least, it’s all of those things until it gets smeared with fingerprints, dulled with grease, and spotted with bits of food. The truth is, cleaning stainless steel is very easy (yet another reason to fill your kitchen with it), but many of us simply don’t know how. That’s where my latest article comes in. It shows how to clean stainless steel quickly and easily with common, all-natural household products. So now you know.
It’s that time of year again. Time to pull the good silver out of the box to set your holiday table, only to discover that your once-sparkling forks are black with tarnish. Since tarnished silver doesn’t impress your guests—it’s ugly and tastes funny—and it’s a waste of good silverware to hide it back in the box and use the stainless steel everyday stuff, you’re probably going to want to clean your silver. Except that you don’t really want to, because cleaning silver is difficult and time-consuming, right? Actually, it doesn’t have to be. I can show you how to clean silver in ways that are quick and painless. Also, as always, the methods you’ll see here are easy on the environment.
