When clients buy a ring one of the first questions they ask me when they get their ring is "how do I keep it clean?". Here is a simple step by step method of cleaning that will make your diamonds and precious gemstones shine.
1) Make sure that the piece of jewelry you want to clean contains diamonds or gemstones. If you have pearl,emeralds,opal, amber, coral, ivory or shell in the jewelry you want to clean, DO NOT USE THE FOLLOWING METHOD OF CLEANING. WARM SOAPY WATER ARE THE ONLY THINGS YOU SHOULD USE ON ANY OF THESE TYPES OF GEMS.
2) Fill a small bowl with Windex and heat in the microwave until very hot, after you take the Windex out of the microwave soak the jewelry you want to clean for 20 - 30 minutes in the hot Windex.DO NOT MICROWAVE YOUR JEWELRY. Windex contains ammonia and will not harm your gemstones or your gold or platinum settings.Windex will dissolve all the dead skin, oils and creams that builds up on the underneath parts of your jewelry. Alternatively, you can use a solution of dishwater detergent such as Palmolive liquid and hot water to the same effect.
3) Once the jewelry has soaked for 20 minutes, using an old toothbrush very gently brush the dirt and grime from the top and bottom of the stone and the gold setting. Dust, skin oil, creams and hand soap will collect on and underneath the stone and the gold setting drastically reducing the rings shine and sparkle. Removing these deposits will make your ring shine like new.
4) Finally, rinse off the Windex or soap taking care not to hold it over the drain when doing this. Dry with a soft lint free cloth.
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