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Crazy idea - nail polish on the pavilion of diamonds to enhance color (?!?)

colordiamondfreak

colordiamondfreak

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Behold my natural mined fancy light blue diamonds in platinum setting. I love em. But sometimes a girl wants vivid blue but girl cannot afford vivid blue.

....so, to give them temporary richer blue color (without impacting the value by doing permanent treatments), I'm thinking to dab some blue nail polish on the pavilion of the diamonds.

Is this a good idea? Will that even work? Will that interfere with the sparkle?

When I'm over my crazy phase, will it be easy to take off with nail polish remover? I know diamonds can survive nail polish remover, but will nail polish remover damage Platinum?

This is a stupid idea? You color diamond experts, please help!

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No, that is a terrible idea in my opinion. Getting it off and out of the prongs would not be worth any temporary gain in color. Enjoy the diamonds for what they are and wear the sapphire!
 
MissGotRocks said:
No, that is a terrible idea in my opinion. Getting it off and out of the prongs would not be worth any temporary gain in color. Enjoy the diamonds for what they are and wear the sapphire!
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You may be right. I guess the whole point of buying mined color diamonds is to enjoy what nature gave. But there got to be some quick and easy way to change things up a bit without a big hassle.
 
colordiamondfreak said:
Behold my natural mined fancy light blue diamonds in platinum setting. I love em. But sometimes a girl wants vivid blue but girl cannot afford vivid blue.

....so, to give them temporary richer blue color (without impacting the value by doing permanent treatments), I'm thinking to dab some blue nail polish on the pavilion of the diamonds.

Is this a good idea? Will that even work? Will that interfere with the sparkle?

When I'm over my crazy phase, will it be easy to take off with nail polish remover? I know diamonds can survive nail polish remover, but will nail polish remover damage Platinum?

This is a stupid idea? You color diamond experts, please help!

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No, please don' t do it!!!
Quench your desire of a vivid blue diamond by buying a lab diamond.
 
My jeweller once told me a story (no names, no pack drill). It seems that a 'pink' diamond sold by a supposedly reputable jeweller had had been treated in just this way! When the stone was sent for evaluation, there were holes in the coating. Acetone (the active part of nail polish remover) removed the coating completely.

This old thread may be of interest:
https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/yssie-are-you-saying-you-use-acetone.143653/
Quick summary: Acetone won't damage the metal, but it has to be used with appropriate safety precautions.

Cool fact: Benvenuto Cellini's Treatise on Goldsmithing (first published 1568 ) has a section on 'tinting' diamonds, i.e. painting the back to improve colour. It seems that this was standard approved practice at the time! But diamonds were cut differently then, so what worked then may not work so well now.
 
Starstruck8 said:
My jeweller once told me a story (no names, no pack drill). It seems that a 'pink' diamond sold by a supposedly reputable jeweller had had been treated in just this way! When the stone was sent for evaluation, there were holes in the coating. Acetone (the active part of nail polish remover) removed the coating completely.

This old thread may be of interest:
https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/yssie-are-you-saying-you-use-acetone.143653/
Quick summary: Acetone won't damage the metal, but it has to be used with appropriate safety precautions.

Cool fact: Benvenuto Cellini's Treatise on Goldsmithing (first published 1568 ) has a section on 'tinting' diamonds, i.e. painting the back to improve colour. It seems that this was standard approved practice at the time! But diamonds were cut differently then, so what worked then may not work so well now.
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Oh this is wonderful, such wealth of information. I appreciate that. So you think it's worth a try? Perhaps, put a little dab on the edge of the pavilion to see how it looks? Wipe it off with Acetone...no harm no foul...?

I'm getting these diamonds put into another setting. I'm including CAD drawing and pictures of loose stones so you may have a better understanding.

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IMHO nail polish sounds funky and if the polish wears off unevenly it might make your diamond look worse.

I have one FCD that the setting vendor set in an enamel cup. It was a nice setting but now I am resetting that FCD in a different style, no cup, and we’ll see if there is a difference. Are there jewelers who PSers recommend who specialize in making FCD look more vivid, with enamel cups or otherwise? Some people say those cups present cleaning problems. But apparently it is a common practice. Sounds like you settled on a jeweler, anyway, but maybe people can give recommendations for others who read this later?

FWIW I have LGD and EGD and love them all. (Avatar is LGD deep blue.). Some of the natural FCD wash out easily. ButI’ve found that it’s nice having some FCD that don’t scream FCD. Maybe keep yours as is.
 
oncrutchesrightnow said:
IMHO nail polish sounds funky and if the polish wears off unevenly it might make your diamond look worse.

I have one FCD that the setting vendor set in an enamel cup. It was a nice setting but now I am resetting that FCD in a different style, no cup, and we’ll see if there is a difference. Are there jewelers who PSers recommend who specialize in making FCD look more vivid, with enamel cups or otherwise? Some people say those cups present cleaning problems. But apparently it is a common practice. Sounds like you settled on a jeweler, anyway, but maybe people can give recommendations for others who read this later?

FWIW I have LGD and EGD and love them all. (Avatar is LGD deep blue.). Some of the natural FCD wash out easily. ButI’ve found that . Maybe keep yours as is.
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oncrutchesrightnow said:
IMHO nail polish sounds funky and if the polish wears off unevenly it might make your diamond look worse.

I have one FCD that the setting vendor set in an enamel cup. It was a nice setting but now I am resetting that FCD in a different style, no cup, and we’ll see if there is a difference. Are there jewelers who PSers recommend who specialize in making FCD look more vivid, with enamel cups or otherwise? Some people say those cups present cleaning problems. But apparently it is a common practice. Sounds like you settled on a jeweler, anyway, but maybe people can give recommendations for others who read this later?

FWIW I have LGD and EGD and love them all. (Avatar is LGD deep blue.). Some of the natural FCD wash out easily. ButI’ve found that it’s nice having some FCD that don’t scream FCD. Maybe keep yours as is.
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Please excuse my ignorance. Trying to decode some of the abbreviations. Did I get them right?

FCD: fancy color diamond
LGD: lab grown diamond
EGD: Earth grown diamond? I've never heard of a mined diamond put that way...

In reference to your comment "it’s nice having some FCD that don’t scream FCD"... Are you saying that sometimes it's nice to have pastel colors instead of bright colors in fancy color diamonds?
 
colordiamondfreak said:
Please excuse my ignorance. Trying to decode some of the abbreviations. Did I get them right?

FCD: fancy color diamond
LGD: lab grown diamond
EGD: Earth grown diamond? I've never heard of a mined diamond put that way...

In reference to your comment "it’s nice having some FCD that don’t scream FCD"... Are you saying that sometimes it's nice to have pastel colors instead of bright colors in fancy color diamonds?
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Yes on the acronyms!

I think color depends on taste. They are all beautiful.
 
The blueish violetish bloom you see on the lenses of top quality cameras has been used on pavilions (along with other cheating products) for decades.
:)

When I repair or set clients crystal almost transparent opals I give them a sharpie black pen and tell them they can make it into a black opal any time they like and remove it with alcohol anytime too.
 
Garry H (Cut Nut) said:
The blueish violetish bloom you see on the lenses of top quality cameras has been used on pavilions (along with other cheating products) for decades.
:)

When I repair or set clients crystal almost transparent opals I give them a sharpie black pen and tell them they can make it into a black opal any time they like and remove it with alcohol anytime too.
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Oh. So my nail polish idea is not so crazy after all ! :-D
 
Garry H (Cut Nut) said:
The blueish violetish bloom you see on the lenses of top quality cameras has been used on pavilions (along with other cheating products) for decades.
:)

When I repair or set clients crystal almost transparent opals I give them a sharpie black pen and tell them they can make it into a black opal any time they like and remove it with alcohol anytime too.
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Ha. I used to do this with an opal I had, but I'd use black watercolor paint. I thought I invented it!
 
Hahaha fifteen years on and I still use acetone to clean diamonds!! I am consistent, at least :lol:
 
yssie said:
Hahaha fifteen years on and I still use acetone to clean diamonds!! I am consistent, at least :lol:
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Acetone is not the best solvent Yssie.
Ammonia and detergent and hot to very hot water
 
Garry H (Cut Nut) said:
Acetone is not the best solvent Yssie.
Ammonia and detergent and hot to very hot water
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Can't do anything ammonia based in this house sadly, the cats think any hint of ammonia is an invitation to forget they have litterboxes :wall:

The detergent is a staple for everything that isn't ancetoneable or pearl though ❤️
 
yssie said:
Can't do anything ammonia based in this house sadly, the cats think any hint of ammonia is an invitation to forget they have litterboxes :wall:

The detergent is a staple for everything that isn't ancetoneable or pearl though ❤️
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Then use isopropal alcohol :-)
 
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