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Ideal_Rock
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Hi, Everyone!
I would appreciate some feedback regarding the issue of cleaning your diamond and how it possibly relates to cut.
I understand that diamonds are grease "magnets" (so much so that a grease belt is used to separate rough from other minerals in the diamond mining process).
There are many, many posts here about recommended methods for cleaning diamonds.
There are often posts by diamond owners expressing their disappointment at how their diamond appears/doesn't seem like it was when they first got it, etc., and then once they get feedback here about cleaning it and various methods to use, they report back that it must've just been dirty because after following the advice of PS posters, they have once again fallen in love with their diamond.
Many people here report that they clean their diamonds daily (like before going to bed, etc.).
YET, I then have read on some places on the internet that if you have a really well-cut diamond, it should still perform even if dirty. I have even read something about a "vaseline test" where if you have a really well-cut diamond even if it has vaseline placed on the pavilion, it should still perform.
I have read on GIA the whole thing about diamonds' propensity to attract grease and that grease has a higher RI than air so it will change the critical angle causing light leakage. So this sounds scientifically legit. However, then I question this whole concept after I read these claims about how if you have a well-cut stone it should sparkle no matter how dirty. Also, based on the issues with GIA 3X not usually being the best cut diamonds, the whole explanation I just referenced from GIA would seem to be a way to "defend" in a sense the GIA 3X stones that are so often rejected here (as in it's not that they are poorly cut, it's all due to the grease issue!).
I know that for my diamond, if it isn't super clean its appearance is impaired (totally bums me out!)... But I am also one of those "unsuspecting" people who thought GIA3X meant I was getting a high quality diamond
So maybe the fact that it is probably amongst the majority of GIA 3X that are sub-par, explains the reason why it just doesn't look/perform its best?... or are these claims that if it is well-cut it doesn't matter how dirty it gets??? I guess my point is I am not sure if my expectations are too high/unrealistic?
Don't worry about hurting my feelings!
(Also want to mention that my mounting is a traditional 6 prong type without an open bottom under the culet and there is not a lot of space between the culet and the bottom of the mounting... it was set quite low, if that makes a difference with regard to the "dirt collecting" issue.)
Thanks in advance for your input!
I would appreciate some feedback regarding the issue of cleaning your diamond and how it possibly relates to cut.
I understand that diamonds are grease "magnets" (so much so that a grease belt is used to separate rough from other minerals in the diamond mining process).
There are many, many posts here about recommended methods for cleaning diamonds.
There are often posts by diamond owners expressing their disappointment at how their diamond appears/doesn't seem like it was when they first got it, etc., and then once they get feedback here about cleaning it and various methods to use, they report back that it must've just been dirty because after following the advice of PS posters, they have once again fallen in love with their diamond.
Many people here report that they clean their diamonds daily (like before going to bed, etc.).
YET, I then have read on some places on the internet that if you have a really well-cut diamond, it should still perform even if dirty. I have even read something about a "vaseline test" where if you have a really well-cut diamond even if it has vaseline placed on the pavilion, it should still perform.
I have read on GIA the whole thing about diamonds' propensity to attract grease and that grease has a higher RI than air so it will change the critical angle causing light leakage. So this sounds scientifically legit. However, then I question this whole concept after I read these claims about how if you have a well-cut stone it should sparkle no matter how dirty. Also, based on the issues with GIA 3X not usually being the best cut diamonds, the whole explanation I just referenced from GIA would seem to be a way to "defend" in a sense the GIA 3X stones that are so often rejected here (as in it's not that they are poorly cut, it's all due to the grease issue!).
I know that for my diamond, if it isn't super clean its appearance is impaired (totally bums me out!)... But I am also one of those "unsuspecting" people who thought GIA3X meant I was getting a high quality diamond
So maybe the fact that it is probably amongst the majority of GIA 3X that are sub-par, explains the reason why it just doesn't look/perform its best?... or are these claims that if it is well-cut it doesn't matter how dirty it gets??? I guess my point is I am not sure if my expectations are too high/unrealistic?
Don't worry about hurting my feelings!
(Also want to mention that my mounting is a traditional 6 prong type without an open bottom under the culet and there is not a lot of space between the culet and the bottom of the mounting... it was set quite low, if that makes a difference with regard to the "dirt collecting" issue.)
Thanks in advance for your input!