What is the difference between soft gold and hard gold? Common knowledge on how to maintain gold

Gold jewelry is both beautiful and value-preserving. In our daily lives, we often see people wearing gold jewelry. Gold jewelry is divided into two types: soft gold and hard gold. The difference between soft gold and hard gold is the difference in gold processing technology.

Different hardness and different uses. Soft gold has high purity, so it is soft. Hard gold is made through special processes to change the physical molecular structure of gold and enhance its hardness, so hard gold is hard. Soft gold can be made into various gold bars, gold bricks, etc. for people to buy for investment appreciation; while hard gold can be made into various gold jewelry for people to wear.

Avoid contact with cosmetics, some skin care products, toiletries, etc. as much as possible. Many of these items contain a small amount of chemical elements such as lead and mercury. Long-term contact will produce chemical reactions with gold, resulting in white spots or dull color. Also avoid contact with highly volatile substances such as perfume and hairspray, otherwise it is easy to cause color changes. When wearing it during sports, swimming or cleaning work, a lot of sweat, sea water/swimming pool water, and detergents containing bleaching ingredients in contact with gold jewelry for a long time can easily make the surface dull. Therefore, you must pay attention to these issues when maintaining gold.

Soft gold is soft in texture and suitable for making gold bars, gold ingots, gold bricks, etc. for investment appreciation. In addition, soft gold has a higher purity and better value preservation effect. Hard gold has a high hardness and can be processed into various styles of jewelry. It has a strong sense of fashion, so it is the gold jewelry that many young people like to wear. Because of the special processing technology of hard gold, the price of hard gold is higher than that of soft gold, but in terms of long-term investment direction, soft gold is more valuable than hard gold.

1. It is normal for a ring to be deformed due to external force and impact during wearing. This happens frequently. You need to decide based on the situation. If the ring is severely deformed and cannot be repaired by itself, you need to take it to the jewelry store where you purchased it for after-sales processing. The store will have professional technicians use professional tools to restore and repair it. If it is a solid ring, it can be restored to its original shape through technical repair. If it is a hollow ring, it depends on the degree of deformation. Some hollow rings are basically irreparable once they are deformed.

2. Gold rings come in a variety of styles. Some rings are very complicated in craftsmanship, and some are hollow styles. However, not all gold rings can be repaired after they are deformed. Complex styles are difficult to repair once they are squeezed and deformed. Technicians can only use tools to restore them. Rings that cannot be repaired can only be exchanged for new ones.

3. It is normal for a gold ring to deform during regular wear. Many people's rings have more or less deformation. Don't think that the gold ring will always be round after wearing it. This is unrealistic. Only 18K gold jewelry with low gold content will not easily deform. If the deformation of the gold ring is not very serious, it can be completely ignored and you can continue to wear it. Most people's rings have slight deformation. Wearing it on your hand will not affect the appearance, so you don't have to worry about it.

4. Gold rings can be worn for a number of years. If the ring is engraved or has a complex design, the pattern will wear out after wearing for a long time and it will lose its previous luster. It is not worth spending money to replace it with a new design after wearing it for many years.

5. Only one style can be repaired after deformation, and there is no need to worry about scratches. Because there are some styles that can be repaired with an agate knife after being worn without consuming gold. That is the most classic Tianyuan ring. If there are slight scratches on the surface of other smooth rings, they can be polished with an agate pen. Most jewelry stores have special agate pens, which ordinary employees can handle. In fact, gold rings are very easy to take care of compared to other jewelry. After wearing them, they are deformed, just a little trimming is fine. After wearing gold rings, the inner wall is prone to dust accumulation and then covered with dirt, so just clean it. If the gold jewelry is broken, it can be restored to its original state by repair and welding. Even if it is broken and cannot be repaired, it can be replaced with a new one. You can wear it boldly. It is not recommended to wear a gold ring for a long time, especially when exercising, sleeping, and bathing. Take off the ring appropriately to expose your fingers to the air, because your fingers are more valuable than gold rings. In comparison, it doesn’t matter if you don’t pay attention to the habit of jewelry maintenance. Gold rings are only a few grams to more than ten grams. The labor cost of replacing old rings with new ones is at most a few hundred yuan. Life is more casual. Wear the ring as you like.