Tips or suggestions for cleaning diamonds

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#287
I use SparkleSparkle that fellow forum member ^^AME has recommended to me. It is amazing! It cleans and shines like nothing else that I have ever tried. Is non-toxic and and actually seems to repel dirt. I have all of their solutions, after trying just the gold one, I had to try all their formulations. The only one that I have yet to try is the delicate one for pearls, because I cannot get passed being told for years to never clean your pearls with any type of solution.

It uses a little spray bottle so the rest of the cleaner does not contaminated. I have given it away to all my friends in my special little 'new & neat' products basket that I make up for close friends each year.

Thanks again, AME!!
 
#289
tbbbjb said:
I use SparkleSparkle that fellow forum member ^^AME has recommended to me. It is amazing! It cleans and shines like nothing else that I have ever tried. Is non-toxic and and actually seems to repel dirt. I have all of their solutions, after trying just the gold one, I had to try all their formulations. The only one that I have yet to try is the delicate one for pearls, because I cannot get passed being told for years to never clean your pearls with any type of solution.

It uses a little spray bottle so the rest of the cleaner does not contaminated. I have given it away to all my friends in my special little 'new & neat' products basket that I make up for close friends each year.

Thanks again, AME!!
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Sure thing! So glad you like it! I give it to friends and clients also because it's seirously the greatest stuff ever. I get mocked by my husband and sister for having a mini bottle of it in my purse. NEver know when you need a sprucing up!
 
#290
I use hot water from my water dispenser 10 to 1 with Mr. Clean. Let it soak and then use a toothbrush. Rinse with regular water.

This is what my jeweler recommended and it works well.
 
#291
I pour a bunch of Windex into a bowl and soak a batch of jewelery for about 10-15 minutes. Remove and scrub a bit with a baby toothbrush if it has a lot of crevices, then rinse in warm water and dry immediately with a warm hairdryer so they don't spot.

For pearls and opals, I don't soak...just gently scrub and immediately rinse and dry.

Did this to ALL my sparkles last weekend and was thoroughly grossed out when I realized by the end of the process, the windex was no longer a clear blue...ewwww.
 
#292
I generally use an ultrasonic cleaner from Brookstone. I've been cautioned that using an ultrasonic too often can loosen settings.

I also use Connoisseurs jewelry cleaner (the reddish one) & have used the ammonia/hot water solution. I saw Martha Stewart using the ammonia solution on one of her televised wedding specials. She soaked a diamond/platinum engagement ring in the ammonia/water solution then cleaned it with a soft toothbrush & rinsed. For diamonds on my watches, I use a kit given to me by Cartier.

I recently bought a steam jewelry cleaner from Amazon that I haven't unpacked yet. It's just been too busy with the holidays, but I'm looking forward to using it & seeing if there is a difference.

Once, I accidentally left a tennis bracelet in a robe pocket & found it after a cycle in the washing machine. I was freaking out over my carelessness, but my bracelet was literally sparkling clean :p
 
#293
^^ very true about the ultrasonics loosening stones. And if anyone has any invisible set jewelry, do NOT EVER leave that in an ultrasonic for more than a minute. I learned this the hard way. Also, alcohol can and will leave a film on diamonds and other stones, so please don't use that as a method of cleaning. (my store used to dip stones in alcohol first before showing to customers and we had to stop because we realized what it was doing)
 
#294
While the ultrasonic CAN loosen stones, usually they're already loose before they go in and the ultrasonic removes whatever is holding the stone in. They're actually great for catching the lost stones in that regard.

But they are not really the best cleaning method for pave/micropave because that's already kind of a fragile setting style as it is.
 
#295
^^ yeah sometimes dirt is the only thing holding in the stones :shocked:

But the problem really comes when people are leaving stuff in the sonic for long, extended periods of time, specifially the pave is what I was talking about with the loosening.
 
#296
Hi all,

I did a search but there was nothing really specific to my questions.

I went in to Tiffanys the other day to find out if there is something safe to clean my ring with when I can't get in to the store and the SA said no there was not.

Then I read on the US tiffany website that a mix of ammonia and water could be used to clean their rings?

So I'm wanting to know what is safe to clean platinum diamond rings with? And how often it can be done without harm?

I read something about nventa?

Your opinions mean the world to me :flowers:
 
#297
When I bought my wifes it came with a jewelry cleaner that the SA said to use on it. Dont know if im right shes never used it we always just get cleaned when we pass by but we still have it unused in a cabinet somewhere.
 
#298
My SA told me to bring it in whenever I can to get it cleaned by Customer Service BUT she also mentioned that dishwashing liquid with some warm water and a baby tooth brush to gently scrub the ring will clean it without damaging the metal/diamonds. Hope this helps!
 
#300
I usually clean my ring with just dishwashing soap with water when washing my hands. Then I use the steamer off of my espresso machine, I put folded paper towelling partially in tea cup with my ring on top and give the ring a few good blasts on top, the sides, underneath, and on the pave.

Obviously the steamer off my espresso machine is extremely clean. No milk residues or anything like that. I don't use it for drinks anymore since it takes too long to make. It's basically become my ring cleaner when I feel like I've gotten too many fingerprints or grease on it and it's not convenient to go to the store to get cleaned.

I'm too scared to use any chemicals on it.
 
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