diamond5678
Rough_Rock
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- Apr 15, 2016
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Please be patient as I know this is frequently discussed...
I have been reading through dozens of cleaning posts over the past 13 days since getting engaged (yay! i think my fiance wants to post a thread about the ring since Pricescope helped him so much with the process) but I wanted to come here for help with cleaning as I feel a lot of the threads contradict, and i haven't seen many updates on how the method has held up over the years with a pave setting.
The day after getting engaged we left for vacation, where I kept my ring on for safety purposes in the ocean, shower, sleeping, etc so it definitely has a film on it now. Leaving it in the hotel was not an option!!
It is a platinum setting with 3-sided pave on the whole thing, 3-sided on the stems of the basket, 3-sided on the split shanks, pave hidden under the basket in between the split shank and on the sides of the halo, so there is quite a bit to clean that is delicate. It was made by Steven Kirsch and is literally perfection.
I have seen posts suggesting the following methods for pave diamond settings and cleaning:
1) ultrasonic
2)sonic
3) steam cleaners (at-home and professional in a store)-- and then many posts saying the good steam cleaners are now discontinued and only available on ebay
4) ammonia (windex) and warm water soak
5) dawn detergent and warm water soak
6) some product called sparkle sparkle
7) boiling water with a a teaspoon of baking soda and soak
8 ) using a baby toothbrush with any of the above methods
What are the pros/cons of each of the above? The only one I see real downsides posted about are the ultrasonic shaking the melee loose.
Given the intricacy of this setting, what should I do? And how often? Is there a downside to cleaning too often?
Thank you in advance for the advice!!!!
I have been reading through dozens of cleaning posts over the past 13 days since getting engaged (yay! i think my fiance wants to post a thread about the ring since Pricescope helped him so much with the process) but I wanted to come here for help with cleaning as I feel a lot of the threads contradict, and i haven't seen many updates on how the method has held up over the years with a pave setting.
The day after getting engaged we left for vacation, where I kept my ring on for safety purposes in the ocean, shower, sleeping, etc so it definitely has a film on it now. Leaving it in the hotel was not an option!!
It is a platinum setting with 3-sided pave on the whole thing, 3-sided on the stems of the basket, 3-sided on the split shanks, pave hidden under the basket in between the split shank and on the sides of the halo, so there is quite a bit to clean that is delicate. It was made by Steven Kirsch and is literally perfection.
I have seen posts suggesting the following methods for pave diamond settings and cleaning:
1) ultrasonic
2)sonic
3) steam cleaners (at-home and professional in a store)-- and then many posts saying the good steam cleaners are now discontinued and only available on ebay
4) ammonia (windex) and warm water soak
5) dawn detergent and warm water soak
6) some product called sparkle sparkle
7) boiling water with a a teaspoon of baking soda and soak
8 ) using a baby toothbrush with any of the above methods
What are the pros/cons of each of the above? The only one I see real downsides posted about are the ultrasonic shaking the melee loose.
Given the intricacy of this setting, what should I do? And how often? Is there a downside to cleaning too often?
Thank you in advance for the advice!!!!