Weddingbee

such a pretty ring!

a word of advice - watch using toothpaste as it contains abrasives that have the potential to damage your metal.

My jeweler gave me a dozen bottles of his cleaner. Its blue and it smells like windex….

@Lasareath:
I’d suggest to be careful with the ultrasonic jewelry cleaner. My sister setting became loose after using this; the jeweler highly discouraged using this!

I started out using the Brilliant Earth cleaner (that came with my ring), but I’ve switched to Something New on the strength of the recs from a number of the other bees. It really works!

Thanks for the great tips. I use jewelry cleaner like Maas and it works great. Must try that toothpaste trick, though!

If you have a sonicare-type electric toothbrush, save an old head as your ring cleaner. Just dampen it with water, and brush away. After a minute or so, submerge it in water while you clean, so the “gunk” can come off. Finish with a cloth to get your final squeaky clean result. It makes a huge difference with my ring!

True about the ultrasonic cleaner - I lost a pave’ stone after the jeweler cleaned mine.

Ditto the warnings on toothpaste - but any of those cleaners from the jewellery store should work. Also just use some dishsoap mixed with hot water (some people add a bit of mr. clean) and that will clean it and cut the grease.

As far as the ultrasonic goes, it isn’t recommended for pave, but is fine for solitaires. It won’t typically make the stone come loose, but if it is already loose, it will often come out.

My jeweler recommended a 50/50 mixture of windex and water. I looked it up and ammonia (the ingredient in windex) is the recommended way to clean both platinum and diamond.

Now my question is, “How often is too often to clean?” My fiance says I clean it too much (almost every day). How often do you clean?

i use a toothbrush with dish soap… an electric toothbrush works great for getting into all the nooks and crannies! i also have an ultrasonic cleaner, but i find the toothbrush does a better job

i use the baby toothbrush method too! i have some pave set stones on the side, but i don’t brush those - i wipe them with a soft towel, specifically so they don’t dislodge. i brush the three main stones, and they get very nice and pretty.

@doctorgirl: i clean my ring pretty often too. my best friend cleans hers once a week so i thought i cleaned it too much - about once every other day or once every three days, depending how dirty it gets. but she takes her off as soon as she comes home - I tend to leave it on until right before getting into bed.

This may be a stupid question, but for using dish detergent, what kind of detergent do you mean — the kind you use for handwashing dishes? (As opposed to dishwasher detergent?)

My jeweler advised that I drop my ring in a shallow dish of warm water and dish soap for about 10 minutes every so often. If it is really dirty he said to use hotter water and leave for 15 minutes. He recommends I don’t scrub or rub with a brush, as it’s not great for the metal and can eventually loosen the diamond. His “professional” cleanings are actually nothing more than the same soap and water, with a little vibration to loosen stuck-on dirtyness, and my ring always comes out like bling after that!

My jeweler advised the same baby toothbrush and warm water method, but suggested also dipping it in a bit of rubbing alcohol a few times, too, as this breaks up any greasy buildup: from hand lotion, scummy dishwater, and especially what he says is the worst shine-killer… hair products!

I love your ring! I happened upon this website randomly helping a friend plan a wedding. Would you be able to give me more details on it? Not price or carat size but type of cut, setting, and the band I can’t see it clearly in the pic. It is beautiful! Thanks and congrats!