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cleaning your diamond....ammonia question |
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| P: 10/24/2005 11:34:05 AM | |
FD21Bride Cut Rock Total Posts: 220 Last Post: 6/18/2008 Member Since: 8/17/2005 |
I've heard that soaking your diamond in ammonia is hard on the stone...is this true? If so..what is the best thing to clean it in ? 
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| Posted: 10/24/2005 11:34:05 AM | |
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| P: 10/24/2005 11:54:21 AM | |
Lorelei Ideal Rock Total Posts: 34,254 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 4/30/2005 |
I haven't heard this or found ammonia to be a problem at all, if you are concerned try blue Windex either neat or diluted as many here do, it has ammonia in but maybe not as much as pure ammonia ,or a proprietry jewelry cleaner with a soft small brush. FYI I found out ages ago here that canned air works well for drying diamonds and it does, I use it all the time now it really makes the pavillion sparkle and gets rid of watermarks.
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| Posted: 10/24/2005 11:54:21 AM | |
| P: 10/24/2005 12:02:59 PM | |
appletini Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,555 Last Post: 11/19/2009 Member Since: 11/29/2004 |
I use equal parts amonia and water to clean my diamond earrings and pendant...they sparkle like crazy.
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| Posted: 10/24/2005 12:02:59 PM | |
| P: 10/24/2005 6:03:41 PM | |
plg_cp Rough Rock Total Posts: 88 Last Post: 2/21/2007 Member Since: 3/16/2005 |
Appletini, When you say you use equal parts ammonia and water, what is the concentration of ammonia you're using? Normally they're about 5% or 10% solutions, but between those two examples there is twice the ammonia... Thanks. Mark
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| Posted: 10/24/2005 6:03:41 PM | |
| P: 10/24/2005 6:05:10 PM | |
Mara Ideal Rock Total Posts: 27,927 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 10/30/2002 |
Ammonia will not hurt your diamond at all. It will not hurt platinum either but I wouldn't use it on white gold repeatedly over time... I use ammonia and windex and Mr Clean to clean my platinum and diamond rings in my ultrasonic and love it. ________________________________ |
| Posted: 10/24/2005 6:05:10 PM | |
| P: 10/24/2005 6:19:09 PM | |
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plg_cp Rough Rock Total Posts: 88 Last Post: 2/21/2007 Member Since: 3/16/2005 |
Interesting about the WG...what is recommended for use in an ultrasonic on WG? Mark
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| Posted: 10/24/2005 6:19:09 PM | |
| P: 10/24/2005 7:45:13 PM | |
Tacori E-ring Ideal Rock Total Posts: 16,101 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 8/15/2005 |
Date: 10/24/2005 6:05:10 PM Author: Mara Ammonia will not hurt your diamond at all. It will not hurt platinum either but I wouldn't use it on white gold repeatedly over time... I use ammonia and windex and Mr Clean to clean my platinum and diamond rings in my ultrasonic and love it. Mara is right, my appraiser even suggested ammonia to clean my ring. Mr Clean works wonderfully.
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| Posted: 10/24/2005 7:45:13 PM | |
| P: 10/24/2005 7:47:46 PM | |
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Mara Ideal Rock Total Posts: 27,927 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 10/30/2002 |
I just use a cleaner for gold I have along with dish-soap rather than using the Mr. Clean and Ammonia like I do for my platinum. If I am in a pinch I throw it in with my platinum stuff but I don't do that very often.
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| Posted: 10/24/2005 7:47:46 PM | |
| P: 10/25/2005 8:33:59 AM | |
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appletini Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,555 Last Post: 11/19/2009 Member Since: 11/29/2004 |
I just bought regular ammonia at the grocery store in the smallest container I can find. I have a water bottle that I keep my mixed solution in, and made sure to write warnings on it with a permanent marker, just in case someone didn't know...but I'm sure the smell would give it away.
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| Posted: 10/25/2005 8:33:59 AM | |
| P: 11/26/2005 3:54:09 PM | |
petergunn Rough Rock Total Posts: 2 Last Post: 11/26/2005 Member Since: 11/4/2005 |
I recently had a diamond appraised by a very respected independent GIA AGS certified appraiser, "this is all she does" She has over 18 years experience. I was told by this expert that Simple Green is an excellent product to use for giving your diamond a quick cleaning. She said alot of people she knows in the jewelry business use it and it works very well. petergunn |
| Posted: 11/26/2005 3:54:09 PM | |
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