Diamond Jewelry Forums

Picture Gallery

Video Gallery

|

Search |

Posted Today |

Most Active |

Help

ť Home ť

ť Diamond Prices and Grading ť

ť RockyTalky ť

ť Using toothbrush + dishwashing detergent to clean a ring?

Using toothbrush + dishwashing detergent to clean a ring?

P: 11/22/2007 3:29:21 AM
echelon6 Cut Rock Total Posts: 242 Last Post: 8/13/2009 Member Since: 7/6/2007	I'm wondering whats the best way to clean a platinum ring using only household items? I'm thinking dishwashing detergent solution + a toothbrush. How effective is this method? What is a better way using only household items? Lastly, would using an electric toothbrush be too harsh on the ring? Especially bead-set diamonds?
Posted: 11/22/2007 3:29:21 AM

There are 13 replies to this message. There are 13 replies on this page.

P: 11/22/2007 5:36:03 AM
stebbo Cut Rock Total Posts: 466 Last Post: 1/27/2008 Member Since: 6/8/2006	3 parts water, 1 part cloudy ammonia (supermarket), few drops of dishwashing liquid. Diamond safe too. Rinse well.
Posted: 11/22/2007 5:36:03 AM

P: 11/22/2007 7:28:20 AM
Ellen Ideal Rock Total Posts: 22,894 Last Post: 11/6/2009 Member Since: 1/13/2006	What stebbo said, and pre-soaking helps. However, I will add, that method cannot completely clean a ring. It just can't get in every nook and cranny. I take my ring off to do most things, so it never gets really dirty, at all. And I still have to use an ultrasonic to get it justlikebrandnew clean. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "It is also important for the State to inculcate in its subjects an aversion to any 'conspiracy theory of history' for a search for 'conspiracies' means a search for motives and an attribution of responsibility for historical misdeeds." -Murray N. Rothbard, in The Anatomy of the State John Swinton [1829-1901] Chief Editorial Writer of the New York Times (Considered "the Dean of his Profession" by his peers), when asked to toast an 'Independent Press' in a gathering at the National Press Club, circa 1880 "There is no such thing in America as an independent press unless it is in the country towns. You know it, and I know it. There is not one of you who dare express an honest opinion. If you express it you know beforehand that it would never appear in print. I am paid... for keeping my honest opinions out of the paper I am connected with. Others of you are paid similar salaries for doing similar things.... The business of the New York journalist is to distort the truth, to lie outright, to pervert, to vilify, to fawn at the feet of Mammon, and sell his country and race for his daily bread, or for what is about the same thing, his salary. You know this, and I know it and what foolery to be toasting an 'independent press.' We are tools, and the vassals of rich men behind the scenes. We are jumping-jacks. They pull the strings and we dance. Our time, our talents, our lives, our possibilities, all are the property of other men. We are intellectual prostitutes."
Posted: 11/22/2007 7:28:20 AM

P: 11/23/2007 1:51:50 AM
jewelerman Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,192 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 9/30/2007	What was mentioned before about water,amonia,and dish soap.Skip the brush...it scrathes the high polished surface...only use if really needed to get hardened stuff off diamonds and crowns.Use fingertips to clean smooth surfaces in a back and forth motion ,not a circular motion.
Posted: 11/23/2007 1:51:50 AM

P: 11/23/2007 8:10:53 AM
Ellen Ideal Rock Total Posts: 22,894 Last Post: 11/6/2009 Member Since: 1/13/2006	jewelerman, how would you propose cleaning the pavillion (which is the most important area) area without a brush? We've had many experts suggest the soft brush approach.... ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "It is also important for the State to inculcate in its subjects an aversion to any 'conspiracy theory of history' for a search for 'conspiracies' means a search for motives and an attribution of responsibility for historical misdeeds." -Murray N. Rothbard, in The Anatomy of the State John Swinton [1829-1901] Chief Editorial Writer of the New York Times (Considered "the Dean of his Profession" by his peers), when asked to toast an 'Independent Press' in a gathering at the National Press Club, circa 1880 "There is no such thing in America as an independent press unless it is in the country towns. You know it, and I know it. There is not one of you who dare express an honest opinion. If you express it you know beforehand that it would never appear in print. I am paid... for keeping my honest opinions out of the paper I am connected with. Others of you are paid similar salaries for doing similar things.... The business of the New York journalist is to distort the truth, to lie outright, to pervert, to vilify, to fawn at the feet of Mammon, and sell his country and race for his daily bread, or for what is about the same thing, his salary. You know this, and I know it and what foolery to be toasting an 'independent press.' We are tools, and the vassals of rich men behind the scenes. We are jumping-jacks. They pull the strings and we dance. Our time, our talents, our lives, our possibilities, all are the property of other men. We are intellectual prostitutes."
Posted: 11/23/2007 8:10:53 AM

P: 11/23/2007 10:45:53 AM
ZoeBartlett Ideal Rock Total Posts: 5,879 Last Post: 11/21/2009 Member Since: 12/29/2006	I use liquid dishwashing soap and warm water. I soak my ring in the warm suds for a bit and then I use a baby tooth brush to gently clean the ring. When that's done, I dry the ring with a lint-free cloth.
Posted: 11/23/2007 10:45:53 AM

P: 11/23/2007 10:47:17 AM
sheena Rough Rock Total Posts: 56 Last Post: 12/4/2007 Member Since: 7/10/2007	A soap and water solution is in fact, the best cleaner for all your jewelry. Be careful with commercial cleaning solutions that often contain chemicals. A mild, non-abrasive soap dissolved in water and a soft brush is the only items you need for basic jewelry care.
Posted: 11/23/2007 10:47:17 AM

P: 11/23/2007 11:01:45 AM
JohnQuixote Ideal Rock Total Posts: 5,212 Last Post: 5/24/2008 Member Since: 9/9/2004	If using a brush be sure it has very soft bristles. Some jewelry cleaning kits have brushes made for this purpose - shaped to reach the pavilion. Also, though it seems a no-brainer, don't use a brush that has ever had toothpaste on it. Toothpaste is an abrasive and can harm precious metals. John __________________________ John Pollard Whiteflash Director of Education 2004-2007
Posted: 11/23/2007 11:01:45 AM

P: 11/23/2007 11:23:40 AM
DiamanteBlu Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,474 Last Post: 11/6/2009 Member Since: 7/12/2005	I have a small paint brush with short natural bristles [almost like an eye shadow brush] that I use to clean up under the prongs by the pavillion. It reaches places that the baby toothbrush can't seem to. ============================ Blu "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." Ben Franklin, 1759
Posted: 11/23/2007 11:23:40 AM

P: 11/23/2007 12:57:18 PM
surfgirl Ideal Rock Total Posts: 4,438 Last Post: 5/19/2009 Member Since: 4/5/2007	I've found the baby toothbrushes even feel too hard so I use two sable paintbrushes. One is thicker and one is thinner and shorter - both can get right under the setting and into the nooks and crannies easily. And they're as soft as you're gonna get in a brush.
Posted: 11/23/2007 12:57:18 PM

P: 11/23/2007 1:33:43 PM
Ellen Ideal Rock Total Posts: 22,894 Last Post: 11/6/2009 Member Since: 1/13/2006	I'm still standing by, nothing works better than an UltraSonic cleaner. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "It is also important for the State to inculcate in its subjects an aversion to any 'conspiracy theory of history' for a search for 'conspiracies' means a search for motives and an attribution of responsibility for historical misdeeds." -Murray N. Rothbard, in The Anatomy of the State John Swinton [1829-1901] Chief Editorial Writer of the New York Times (Considered "the Dean of his Profession" by his peers), when asked to toast an 'Independent Press' in a gathering at the National Press Club, circa 1880 "There is no such thing in America as an independent press unless it is in the country towns. You know it, and I know it. There is not one of you who dare express an honest opinion. If you express it you know beforehand that it would never appear in print. I am paid... for keeping my honest opinions out of the paper I am connected with. Others of you are paid similar salaries for doing similar things.... The business of the New York journalist is to distort the truth, to lie outright, to pervert, to vilify, to fawn at the feet of Mammon, and sell his country and race for his daily bread, or for what is about the same thing, his salary. You know this, and I know it and what foolery to be toasting an 'independent press.' We are tools, and the vassals of rich men behind the scenes. We are jumping-jacks. They pull the strings and we dance. Our time, our talents, our lives, our possibilities, all are the property of other men. We are intellectual prostitutes."
Posted: 11/23/2007 1:33:43 PM

P: 11/23/2007 11:27:37 PM
jewelerman Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,192 Last Post: 11/22/2009 Member Since: 9/30/2007	Ellen, As i mentioned in my post earlier, a brush can be used when needed to get hardened stuff off of diamonds and crowns. Flat high polished surfaces will become scratched when a cold hard nylon brush is drawn back and forth against them.Even after soaking, the brush needs to be checked with the end of the fingertips before brushing to make sure its soft and plyable.Many people assume that because a brush is recommended in cleaning their jewelry that it can be used to clean the whole piece and not just certain parts.John brought up an important point about the toothpaste,it is an abrasive cleaner and should be avoided.
Posted: 11/23/2007 11:27:37 PM

P: 11/24/2007 7:54:31 AM
Ellen Ideal Rock Total Posts: 22,894 Last Post: 11/6/2009 Member Since: 1/13/2006	jm, I use a brush every time I clean my ring, when not usuing the US. Oils and stuff get on the underside, (even if you never get "hardened stuff") and I don't think just soaking it would get it totally clean. However, I only scrub on the diamond, not the setting. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "It is also important for the State to inculcate in its subjects an aversion to any 'conspiracy theory of history' for a search for 'conspiracies' means a search for motives and an attribution of responsibility for historical misdeeds." -Murray N. Rothbard, in The Anatomy of the State John Swinton [1829-1901] Chief Editorial Writer of the New York Times (Considered "the Dean of his Profession" by his peers), when asked to toast an 'Independent Press' in a gathering at the National Press Club, circa 1880 "There is no such thing in America as an independent press unless it is in the country towns. You know it, and I know it. There is not one of you who dare express an honest opinion. If you express it you know beforehand that it would never appear in print. I am paid... for keeping my honest opinions out of the paper I am connected with. Others of you are paid similar salaries for doing similar things.... The business of the New York journalist is to distort the truth, to lie outright, to pervert, to vilify, to fawn at the feet of Mammon, and sell his country and race for his daily bread, or for what is about the same thing, his salary. You know this, and I know it and what foolery to be toasting an 'independent press.' We are tools, and the vassals of rich men behind the scenes. We are jumping-jacks. They pull the strings and we dance. Our time, our talents, our lives, our possibilities, all are the property of other men. We are intellectual prostitutes."
Posted: 11/24/2007 7:54:31 AM

P: 11/24/2007 12:50:45 PM
solange Ideal Rock Total Posts: 871 Last Post: 8/23/2008 Member Since: 2/20/2004	I use a window cleaner that contains ammonia and a very soft brush. Sometimes I soak the ring overnight before using the brush. Can this kind of solution cause any harm to the platinum?
Posted: 11/24/2007 12:50:45 PM

Previous Page

Next Page

Ť Help Me Understand - Price Diffs Store v. On-line Ť

ť Clouds and all that ť

Jump to:

Contact Us \| Back Home \| Privacy Statement \| Forum Agreement \| Forum Policies
Ideal BB Version: 0.1.5.4.beta1	Message forum software powered by the Ideal BB

Pricescope - Knowledge - Diamond Prices - Tools - Resources - About

Š 2000-2009 Pricescope. Terms of Use Privacy Policy Disclaimer
forum archives