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How often to clean?

P: 11/11/2005 2:07:09 PM
VuittonGal Cut Rock Total Posts: 364 Last Post: 9/12/2006 Member Since: 6/22/2005	How often is it safe for me to clean my engagement ring with the ammonia/water mix? I am using one part ammonia and two parts water and am soaking it for about 5 minutes. Is twice a week too much?
Posted: 11/11/2005 2:07:09 PM

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P: 11/11/2005 2:54:46 PM
Dancing Fire Ideal Rock Total Posts: 10,218 Last Post: 11/21/2009 Member Since: 4/3/2004	Date: 11/11/2005 2:07:09 PM Author:VuittonGal How often is it safe for me to clean my engagement ring with the ammonia/water mix? I am using one part ammonia and two parts water and am soaking it for about 5 minutes. Is twice a week too much? some girls clean it twice a day. but...you need that strong solution? 2 to 1 it is always harder to find a "mind clean" stone than a eye clean stone.
Posted: 11/11/2005 2:54:46 PM

P: 11/11/2005 3:00:05 PM
Lorelei Ideal Rock Total Posts: 34,189 Last Post: 11/21/2009 Member Since: 4/30/2005	I use that solution VG and mine have been fine. Some here have recommended using water from the kettle that has just boiled plus a good splash of ammonia, I have been too scared to try the water that hot however! Twice a week should be fine with that, I tend to use it twice a week, then clean with Windex or jewellery soap in between. It works well doesn't it? Has the mark on the ring gone now? Nothing is more sacred as the bond between horse and rider...no other creature can ever become so emotionally close to a human as a horse. When a horse dies, the memory lives on because an enormous part of his owner's heart, soul, very existence dies also...but that can never be laid to rest, it is not meant to be... - Stephanie M Thorn
Posted: 11/11/2005 3:00:05 PM

P: 11/11/2005 3:11:18 PM
IslandDreams Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,011 Last Post: 12/3/2008 Member Since: 11/19/2004	Oh wow, I must be obssessive. I clean mine at least once per day. Sometimes more. My rings go into their bath when I take my shower. They go in every single day. I even bring my cleaner with me when I travel. Gosh, maybe I'm a bit OCD.
Posted: 11/11/2005 3:11:18 PM

P: 11/11/2005 3:13:55 PM
Lorelei Ideal Rock Total Posts: 34,189 Last Post: 11/21/2009 Member Since: 4/30/2005	Date: 11/11/2005 3:11:18 PM Author: IslandDreams Oh wow, I must be obssessive. I clean mine at least once per day. Sometimes more. My rings go into their bath when I take my shower. They go in every single day. I even bring my cleaner with me when I travel. Gosh, maybe I'm a bit OCD. No you're not IslandDreams, I clean mine at least once a day and sometimes more, I like to alternate methods too - it's fun! I cannot understand folk letting them get dirty, maybe it's just me Nothing is more sacred as the bond between horse and rider...no other creature can ever become so emotionally close to a human as a horse. When a horse dies, the memory lives on because an enormous part of his owner's heart, soul, very existence dies also...but that can never be laid to rest, it is not meant to be... - Stephanie M Thorn
Posted: 11/11/2005 3:13:55 PM

P: 11/11/2005 3:21:12 PM
Kaleigh Ideal Rock Total Posts: 25,888 Last Post: 11/21/2009 Member Since: 11/18/2004	Island Dreams I am the same way. I clean mine every morning and if I'm going out at night I'll clean them again. And when I travel I have a travel size of my jewelery cleaner as well. God forbid my rings got dirty while on vacay. ____________________________ Piece of cake and a candle. ng gift
Posted: 11/11/2005 3:21:12 PM

P: 11/11/2005 4:05:59 PM
VuittonGal Cut Rock Total Posts: 364 Last Post: 9/12/2006 Member Since: 6/22/2005	Thanks for the tips! And, yes, the mark is gone! You guys are always right when it comes to diamonds!!! Yippee for Pricescope
Posted: 11/11/2005 4:05:59 PM

P: 11/11/2005 8:48:27 PM
ame Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,452 Last Post: 2/7/2006 Member Since: 7/7/2004	Date: 11/11/2005 3:21:12 PM Author: kaleigh Island Dreams I am the same way. I clean mine every morning and if I'm going out at night I'll clean them again. And when I travel I have a travel size of my jewelery cleaner as well. God forbid my rings got dirty while on vacay. God forbid my rings go on vacay
Posted: 11/11/2005 8:48:27 PM

P: 11/11/2005 8:52:38 PM
Kaleigh Ideal Rock Total Posts: 25,888 Last Post: 11/21/2009 Member Since: 11/18/2004	ame your rings are lucky just to see the light of day, come on you're getting better I know it!!! ____________________________ Piece of cake and a candle. ng gift
Posted: 11/11/2005 8:52:38 PM

P: 11/11/2005 9:03:45 PM
ame Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,452 Last Post: 2/7/2006 Member Since: 7/7/2004	Other than the wedding I attended Saturday, they haven't moved in over a month. Bathroom is ALMOST done.
Posted: 11/11/2005 9:03:45 PM

P: 11/12/2005 2:50:42 PM
Dis Rough Rock Total Posts: 12 Last Post: 11/12/2005 Member Since: 10/27/2005	Ehh... Once a month when I'm paying attention. My ring never leaves my hand except when I'm cleaning it and that is usually when there's a special occasion. It's a bear to clean. It was made back in the 50s when people were stilll putting half carats in illusion settings! One thing to be careful of when soaking your rings in cleaning solutions is not to let them soak too long. My old jeweler told me years ago that cleaning agents can cause the gold to 'crystalize' thus weakening the prongs. I do not know if this is true of platinum.
Posted: 11/12/2005 2:50:42 PM

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