How to Clean Diamond Jewelry

Keep that brilliance and shine to your diamond ring by cleaning it routinely. Diamonds require routine cleaning so that maximum amounts of light can refract fiery brilliance. Here's how to clean your diamond ring at home:

Use a small soft brush such as an eyebrow or child's tooth brush to clean your jewelry. Mix one part ammonia (or Mr. Clean) with four parts warm water in a small bowl or cup. Then place your diamond jewelry in the mixture. Allow to soak for ten minutes. Then brush the diamonds with the soft bristles of the brush while they are in the suds. Then rinse your jewels of the suds after cleaning them. You can use a small kitchen strainer such as a tea strainer to contain them while rinsing under warm water. Use a lint free cloth, or a jewelry polish cloth to pat them dry.

If your diamonds are in need of a more thorough cleansing, you may want to soak them for 30 minutes in a solution of half and half water and ammonia. Once they have soaked for 30 minutes, remove them and gently brush the mountings with a small brush. Then replace the pieces to the solution and swish them around in the mixture before removing them to rinse and pat dry.

If you prefer, many stores sell liquid jewelry cleaners. Most are complete jewelry cleaning kits, with brush, cleaner, and lint free cloth included. You need to read the labels to determine the one that is right for your diamonds and other jewelry.

Another means to cleaning your diamond jewelry is by using an ultrasonic cleansing unit. They use high-frequency to create a cleaning motion.

Choose your preferred cleaning method for your diamond jewelry to keep it looking it's best. Remember that it is essential to keep your diamond jewelry clean to keep it brilliant and sparkling. Diamond experts suggest having your diamond jewelry professionally cleaned at least once a year.

The Sharper Image in-home professional jewelry steamer uses the amazing power of steam to produce professional cleaning results. Until now, every home jewelry cleaner product: Sonic, Ultrasonic, and Ionic, cleaners have been very poor at producing professional cleaning results. Now, with your Sharper Image steam cleaner, you can clean your jewelry the professional way in the convenience of your own home. Uses only tap water, there is no soaking, chemicals or harsh abrasives just powerful bursts of steam to blast away dirt and grime from your jewelry. Professional jewelers have been using this method of cleaning for years in their shops. Sonic and ultrasonic home cleaners don't even come close to the professional cleaning results produced by the Sharper Image in-home professional jewelry steam cleaner.

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