Cleaning white gold\rhodium ring with ammonia??

[jesrush]

From searching the old threads, most of the experts on pricescope seem to reccommend a water & ammonia solution to clean a diamond. Todd at NiceIce for example, reccomended 50% water & 50% ammonia. I''ve had excellent results on *loose* stones with that formula.

But is a water\ammonia mix safe for a white gold ring now that the diamond in question has been mounted? Can she leave the entire rhodium plated white gold e-ring in the ammonia mix for 20 minutes (a shower) *every* morning?

I saw one or two reports of people who *claimed* ammonia turned their ring green... Maybe people with white gold rings could chime in!

Thanks! ~JES

 

[chrono]

I''ve read that the amonia cleaning method is not adviseable for white gold rings.

 

[Hest88]

I''ve use that mix for my white gold rings. So far no problems.

 

[jesrush]

Hest -- how long have you been using ammonia on your rings? months? years?

 

[denverappraiser]

Ammonia will hurt neither your ring nor your diamonds and will do a lovely job of cleaning. You should be careful about using cleaning chemicals on other gemstonse, especially pearls, opals and several others. You should also be aware that ammonia is poisonous and can damage some fabrics. It should always be handled with respect.

Neil Beaty, GG ISA
Independent Appraisals in Denver

 

[chrono]

Thanks. I learn something new here everyday. I guess I must have confused ammonia with chlorine.

 

[Hest88]

I''ve cleaned my rings this way for about 4 years.

 

[jesrush]

4 Years is good enough for me! And thanks for the advice Neil.... Ammonia it is!