marksk Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 I've got some old jewelry I'd like to clean up, but I don't really trust the stores to do it for me. Does anyone know a reliable place to buy Potassium Cyanide to clean jewelry? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arjunadawn Posted April 27, 2016 Share Posted April 27, 2016 Ah, why not use toothpaste and brush? Or, toothpaste and baking soda? I have always found they work nearly as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ireland32 Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 They sell that liquid jewelry cleaner In Small bottles, I've seen in Patts at store outside Tesco on Suk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieH Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Drop it in a glass of Cola, you'll be amazed !! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipi Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 I wouldn't have potassium cyanide in the house. If someone mistakes it for sugar they are dead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxx Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Use gin. It's what the British royal family uses, and they've got a lot of jewellery to keep sparking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petermik Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 I wouldn't have potassium cyanide in the house. If someone mistakes it for sugar they are dead. Interesting Thanks for the tip sipi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saorsa Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Use gin. It's what the British royal family uses, and they've got a lot of jewellery to keep sparking. Not Bombay Blue Sapphire though, that would be a shocking waste! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxx Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Use gin. It's what the British royal family uses, and they've got a lot of jewellery to keep sparking. Not Bombay Blue Sapphire though, that would be a shocking waste! Indeed. They did try using it once, but the Queen Mother finished the bottles before they could be used for the jewellery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katana Posted April 28, 2016 Share Posted April 28, 2016 Be careful with Potassium cyanide, it's quite toxic, a lethal dose in humans being about 250mg, roughly a quarter of a tsp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipi Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 Be careful with Potassium cyanide, it's quite toxic, a lethal dose in humans being about 250mg, roughly a quarter of a tsp. And death is prolonged and agonizing. My Father witnessed one of his chemistry students commit suicide in front of the class by downing some potassium cyanide. Unlike the movies where the victims of cyanide poisoning slip quietly into a deep sleep, this student thrashed violently for ages before it finally took effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxx Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 Be careful with Potassium cyanide, it's quite toxic, a lethal dose in humans being about 250mg, roughly a quarter of a tsp. And death is prolonged and agonizing. A chemistry professor and Manchester University many years ago told an anecdote about a time he was a young researcher in a lab where there was an accident with a cyanide reaction. Of the three people in the lab, one died, one went mad, and the third became Professor of Chemistry at Manchester University. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipi Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 Be careful with Potassium cyanide, it's quite toxic, a lethal dose in humans being about 250mg, roughly a quarter of a tsp. And death is prolonged and agonizing. A chemistry professor and Manchester University many years ago told an anecdote about a time he was a young researcher in a lab where there was an accident with a cyanide reaction. Of the three people in the lab, one died, one went mad, and the third became Professor of Chemistry at Manchester University. Or the same person eventually did all three. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willyumiii Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 i spent years mining placer gold and having it made into jewelry before selling it. i found that soaking the gold in a spray cleaner like fantastic or 409 for 24 hours removed all of the dirt and tarnish from it and made it beautiful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandgroper2 Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 (edited) Ah, why not use toothpaste and brush? Or, toothpaste and baking soda? I have always found they work nearly as well. Use toothpaste and brush, better still, use sand paper and a wire brush. You dont want shiny jewelry, it makes it easier for the thieves to see. P.S. I know an idiot that used toothpaste and brush, hes know as Sandgroper2 Edited April 29, 2016 by sandgroper2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandgroper2 Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 Soak the silver in warm soapy water, leave overnight, or, over day if you like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oxx Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 Isn't potassium cyanide used in gold mining to dissolve gold from rocks? Can someone explain, please, why one would want to clean your gold jewellery with something that's going to dissolve it away and, presumably, make shiny gold matte? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sipi Posted April 29, 2016 Share Posted April 29, 2016 Ultrasonic cleaners are dirt cheap and work ok. I would be avoiding chemicals at all cost. OP, why don't you trust the stores to do it for you? They have been successfully cleaning jewelry for millennium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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