How to Take Care of Loose Diamonds Engagement Rings
Guest post by Brian L.
When you get engaged, your engagement ring will surely be very special to you. It will always remind you of that day when your partner presented it to you with love. It is advisable to take good care of your loose diamonds ring; clean it timely and handle it properly if you don’t want to lose its shine. Here are some simple tips that make diamond handling and the cleaning process quite simple for you.
Wear Your Ring Occasionally
Why wouldn’t you, right? But when not wearing it, a ring typically comes with a box that has soft fabric inside; it’s good to keep your engagement ring in this box when you are not wearing it. In case you don’t have such box, then get a soft cotton piece and wrap the ring into it. There is no need to put this ring into your jewelry box as this may cause scratches to a ring.
Go For Weekly Cleansing
It’s not easy for you to clean your engagement ring on daily basis, but this task can be accomplished on the weekend. For cleansing purposes, you need to make a mixture of hot water and ammonia based liquid. You can use window cleaner that has ammonia solution. Soak your loose diamonds engagement ring in it for a few hours. Some people scrub the ring with truth brush but I advise you to first ask from your jeweler whether you should do that. If scrubbing is not permitted, then rinse and dry your ring with a soft cotton cloth.
Don’t Try Harmful Solutions
Whenever you are going to clean your engagement ring with a solution, it is better to first read the description of this solution. An Ammonia based solution is the best for the cleansing of diamonds, and there is no need to use chlorine or an abrasive for this purpose. Actually, when you use these solutions, there is a possibility that damage may be caused to the setting. Some metals get dissolved into such solutions.
Don’t Wear Ring during Rough Work
Many engagement rings come with delicate settings and designs. Some women wear these ring even when they are doing the rough work. You should not wear the ring when you are busy cleaning your kitchen’s stove or moving the furniture or doing other rough tasks. If you do so, you can expect a dim ring as dirt, stain or scratches affect the overall brilliance of ring.
Keep Your Ring Away from Chlorine Bleach
A direct contact of chlorine bleach and ring metal setting is very bad. This contact results in a discolored mounting and no one likes to wear a ring which has faded shades. Bleach is harmful for your ring so, you need to be careful.
Hire a Professional Jeweler for ultrasonic cleansing
Sometimes, it becomes necessary to go for ultrasonic cleaning process as your diamond ring has encrusted dirt. This process involves removing of accumulated dirt on the surface of ring through ultrasonic cleaner that sends sound waves with a detergent solution. Detergent vibrates due to high frequency of sound waves and thus, there is a possibility that some loose diamond shakes and leaves their positions. Although you can try this kind of cleansing at home but it is advisable that you hire a professional jeweler if you don’t want to see a bad change in the ring.
When you follow these tips, you would be able to maintain the brilliance and shine of your loose diamonds engagement ring,
Author Bio:
Brian Louis is an expert jewelry designer. He knows how to do ultrasonic cleansing for removing accumulated dust particles from loose diamonds jewelry.