{"id":14553,"date":"2016-04-05T09:04:18","date_gmt":"2016-04-05T13:04:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/?p=14553"},"modified":"2016-04-05T09:04:18","modified_gmt":"2016-04-05T13:04:18","slug":"if-your-ring-spins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/if-your-ring-spins\/","title":{"rendered":"IF YOUR RING SPINS&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/If-Your-Ring-Spins-Try-These-Techniques.gif\" alt=\"If Your Ring Spins Try These Techniques\" title=\"If Your Ring Spins Try These Techniques\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-14560\" \/><\/div>\n<h2>If your ring spins&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p>\nThe basic reason why your engagement ring, or any ring would spin is simple&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>It&#8217;s too big for your finger!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nWhen there&#8217;s <strong>too much gap<\/strong> between your ring and finger, it makes a ring loose, wobble around, and spin.<\/p>\n<p>\nGranted, if your ring is <strong>really top heavy<\/strong>, meaning there&#8217;s a<strong> huge 5 carat rock<\/strong> on top, that can also make it turn sideways as well&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>But most of the time&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>It&#8217;s just not sized right.<\/h2>\n<p>\nMany jewelry salespeople just <strong>don&#8217;t know how to size a finger properly<\/strong>. The ring should be sized for the finger, <strong>not the knuckle<\/strong>. Meaning, it needs to be snug on the knuckle, so it&#8217;ll fit better once it&#8217;s on.<\/p>\n<p>\nBut often you&#8217;ll find that the ring is sized so it <strong>slides on and off<\/strong> the finger easy, meaning&#8230; <strong>If your hands get wet<\/strong>, the ring slips off, and when you wear it, it just <strong>flops around<\/strong>, gets banged, and <strong>spins like crazy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><h2>So how do you fix this?<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>There are 3 ways to fix a spinning ring:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Get it resized to fit properly<\/li>\n<li>Put on a ring guard<\/li>\n<li>Use a Ring Noodle<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Let&#8217;s take a closer look&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>Get it resized to fit properly<\/h2>\n<p>\nTake the ring back to the jewelry store where you bought it from, or if you can&#8217;t, just <strong>find a reputable jeweler<\/strong> in town. Have them <strong>double check the size<\/strong> of the ring and the size of your finger. Who knows, maybe when you originally had your finger sized your fingers were <strong>puffy or swollen?<\/strong> This happens to fingers throughout the day, and of course, certain times of the month. <strong>It&#8217;s just a fact of life<\/strong>. Have them check the sizing, generally it&#8217;ll only need to be <strong>sized down a half-size or a full size<\/strong>. Just enough to snug it up, where you have to push to get it over the knuckle, and then <strong>it won&#8217;t spin anymore<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><h2>Put on a ring guard<\/h2>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1W9cXVT\">Ring Guards<\/a> are <strong>metal strips<\/strong> (you can get them in <strong>white or yellow<\/strong>) that get bent around the shank of your ring. They make the ring fit tighter, and <strong>keep it from falling off or spinning<\/strong>. They work well, but, they can also <strong>pinch the skin<\/strong> of your finger on the sides (because of the metal wrapped around), and they can also <strong>leave indentations and scratches<\/strong> in your band. It&#8217;s not a big deal, jewelers have used these forever. You can pick up some <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1W9cXVT\">ring guards here<\/a>, and <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2291YLD\">the proper pliers<\/a> to wraps those tabs as well!<\/p>\n<p><h2>Use a Ring Noodle<\/h2>\n<p>\n<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2291THP\">Ring Noodles<\/a> are the <strong>cheapest and simplest way<\/strong> to make any ring fit better. It&#8217;s just a tube of <strong>flexible plastic<\/strong> that slips over your ring on the bottom, and prevents it from spinning around and sliding off your finger. It&#8217;s <strong>quick, painless<\/strong>, and does <strong>no harm<\/strong> to the ring. Plastic sizers like these go by many different names: <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2291THP\">Ring Noodles<\/a>, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1SxOuEf\">Ring Snuggies<\/a>&#8230; They all do the same thing and it&#8217;s good to <strong>pick up a box<\/strong> of them. Especially if you <strong>lost weight<\/strong> (congrats) and none of your rings fit anymore.<\/p>\n<p><h2>And that&#8217;s it!<\/h2>\n<p>\nOne of these <strong>three common ways<\/strong> will keep your rings from spinning&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>But there are two more&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>Sizing Balls<\/h2>\n<p>\nSizing balls are used when people have <strong>big knuckles<\/strong>, like arthritis, and you can&#8217;t possibly size a ring smaller. The jeweler can solder in <strong>little gold balls<\/strong> in the shank (see image), and it snugs the ring up enough, and still allows you to slip it over your finger. <strong>They work great!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>Arthritic shanks<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>This is the last resort&#8230;<\/strong> Because it&#8217;s so <strong>expensive<\/strong>, and more than half of the ring <strong>needs to be cut off<\/strong>. Yes, that&#8217;s right. The jeweler actually removes the entire bottom half of your ring, and replaces it with a band that <strong>opens up with a hinge<\/strong>, so you can slip it over the knuckle, and then it closes up again and snaps in place. We&#8217;ve had to do tons of these, but for those ladies and men who can&#8217;t wear rings otherwise, <strong>it&#8217;s a small price to pay<\/strong> to be able to wear your rings again. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/203rJh7\">They look like this!<\/a><\/p>\n<p><h2>There! No more ring spin!<\/h2>\n<p>\nThese are all the <strong>tricks and tips<\/strong> to keeping your diamond ring from flopping&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>\nOther than <strong>using string<\/strong>, like you did in high school! :)<\/p>\n<p>\nBecause <strong>a loose ring gets hit throughout the day<\/strong>, and does nothing but <strong>damage <\/strong>and harm your stones.<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>And that&#8217;s not cool either<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><h2>Get it sized properly, or snug it up!<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>P.S. <\/strong>There is one more <strong>NEW product on the market<\/strong>, which I&#8217;ve never tested, called a <strong>Ring Shrinker<\/strong>. It&#8217;s <strong>a resin that you apply<\/strong> to the inside of your ring that firms it up and makes it fit. It may be the item you&#8217;re looking for. <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/1MPP7fJ\">Check out Ring Shrinker here!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Cheers! :)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>If your ring spins&#8230; The basic reason why your engagement ring, or any ring would spin is simple&#8230; It&#8217;s too big for your finger! 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