How To Repair your own Jewellery

Your jewellery might need a repair every now and then and it's possible always to run to a repair shop to get it repaired. But do you know that you can even make your precious jewellery work and get it repaired yourself ? Don't believe me. Well, keep reading ahead to know more about  jewellery repair.

Types of Jewellery Repair

Following are the different types of jewellery repair which you can easily do at your home –

1. How to clean and steam your old jewellery

2. How to buff and polish your old jewellery

3. How to unknot chains

4. How to tighten jump rings

5. How to change clasps

6. How to re-use loose pearls

7. How to straighten Bent Earrings Posts

8. How to Reshape Bent Rings

Jewellery Repair Tools 

But for this, you will need some very easy jewellery repair tools which are listed below – You might think that investing in these tools are a bit pricey but no they will be used up over time and thus you will ultimately end up saving some good bucks.

1. A polish cloth with rogue

2. A tarnish remover

3. A jewellery cleaner

4. A steam cleaner

5. 2 flat nosed pliers

6. A pair of clasps

7. Exacto knife

8. Mallet

9. Mandrel

Let's have a look at how you can do the following Repairs How to Clean and Steam your old jewellery – If your jewellery is looking too dull and is not sparkling then it is the time to use a cleaner. You can get jewellery cleaner from any regular shop and clean and steam your jewellery which will make it look beautiful. How to Buff and Polish your old jewellery – Take a polish cloth with rogue and with slight pressure you can make your gold jewellery sparkle with shine. Don't forget to use the inner side of your cloth. With slight pressure, you will be able to see that your jewellery is as good as new. You can also use tarnish remover for your gold and silver jewellery items. How to Unknot Chains – A very simple way to unknot chains is to keep at least one end of the chain into the straw. This will prevent them from tangling. In case your chains are too thick then you can keep the entire jewellery in a transparent cover. Isn’t this a very simple jewellery repair technique? How to tighten Jump rings – For this, you need two sets of long nose pliers. Grab one end of the ring near the opening with one of the pliers and thread the dangling links together and with the other set of the pliers try to close the rings back up. How to change clasps – You can unhook the broken clasp by using pliers so that you can open the ring and the slide can be clasped freely. How to re-use loose pearls – Do you know that pearls are attached to your jewellery piece with the help of a glue. So, first, you need to remove the old glue and then paste a new glue and then attach the pearls to your jewellery. How to straighten bent earrings posts – You only need flat nosed pliers for the same. Begin by holding your earrings securely in one hand and grab the earrings bent post with the pliers. Gently through the plier bent back your earrings into the previous position and your jewellery repair is done. How to Reshape Bent Rings – For this, you only need a steel mandrel and a small hammer. Begin by sliding down your ring as far as possible inside the mandrel. Once that is done, take a small hammer and press it very gently on the ring. With some 5-6 hits, your ring will get back to its original shape.