How To Clean A Diamond

Learn how to clean diamonds, gold, silver and other jewelry

Diamonds must be kept clean and stored carefully when they are not worn and well packaged in a trip.

Like most people, you wear your engagement ring throughout the year, it is essential that you are always attentive to his utmost care.

Here are some guidelines to help you keep your diamond in a condition:

• Avoid wearing your diamonds by the household, your jewelry may come into contact with chlorine, which whiten.
• Avoid wearing your diamonds by gardening or heavy work (removal). Although a diamond is extremely durable, a hard blow could destroy it.
• If you notice a displacement of stones or other abnormalities, the trust, thereafter, at a professional jeweler. We recommend you to check the set by a jeweler once a year.
• When you do not wear your diamonds, be sure to store them in a tissue or in a box without contact with other jewelry. Diamonds can scratch other jewelry.

Cleaning Your Diamonds

Diamonds, like all things, get dirty and become dusty.

Some lotions, powder, soap – even seborrhea (natural your skin) will create a film on diamonds, which will reduce their brilliance. In addition, chemicals and air oxyderont or fade the mountains.

Keep your own jewel optimize its brilliance. Here are four suggestions for cleaning your diamonds:

Detergent bath:

Prepare a small bowl of hot foam soap or use any mild liquid detergent household (Do not use products containing chlorine). Brush the jewel with a soft brush, without making foam. In a colander plastic or metal, rinse it with hot water. (Avoid cleaning the underside of the sink trap). Dry your jewelry with a soft cloth, without cotton wool.

Cold Water:

Make a solution of 4 units of cold water and 1 unit of mild detergent (liquid soap). Dip the pieces for several minutes. Under the tap water rub lightly with a soft brush, all sides of the set. Dip again, the coins in the solution. Rinse with clear water and dry with a soft cloth.

Immersion quick method:

Buy a cleaning product of gem quality, choosing the one that corresponds to the type of stones and metal of your jewel. Read the label carefully and follow the instructions. Do not touch your own diamonds with your fingers, your hands will leave a film on the stone.

The device cleaning Ultrasounds:

There are many small machines available to the general public today. They clean any part of jewel in a few minutes. These machines generally have a metal tank, you will need to fill with water and detergent. When the machine is in operation, a high frequency turbulence is created, which cleans the jewel. Avoid putting emeralds into appliances ultrasonic cleaning.