{"id":3533,"date":"2019-05-19T08:00:04","date_gmt":"2019-05-19T12:00:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/?p=3533"},"modified":"2023-07-01T10:08:37","modified_gmt":"2023-07-01T14:08:37","slug":"clean-diamonds-with-a-toothbrush","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/clean-diamonds-with-a-toothbrush\/","title":{"rendered":"CLEAN DIAMONDS WITH A TOOTHBRUSH?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"blog-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/Clean-Diamonds-With-A-Toothbrush.gif\" alt=\"Clean Diamonds With A Toothbrush\" title=\"Clean Diamonds With A Toothbrush\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-3534\" \/><\/div>\n<p>The <strong>best tool<\/strong> in the world to use to clean your diamonds with isn&#8217;t an <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2HsO32Z\">ultrasonic cleaner<\/a> or a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Hpsu32\">steam cleaner<\/a>; although they will make your diamonds sparkle like crazy. The best item to use is a common one. One we use<strong> every single day&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>The toothbrush.<\/h2>\n<p>\nThe toothbrush is the ultimate tool to use for cleaning diamonds and jewelry hands down. But not just any toothbrush, <strong>a soft bristle toothbrush works best<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\nWhy soft bristle? Because a hard bristle could actually <strong>scratch your gold or metal<\/strong>. Plus, a hard bristle brush also snags and pulls on your prongs more than a soft bristle would.<\/p>\n<p>\nSo use a soft toothbrush to clean your jewelry.<\/p>\n<p><h2>There is one more secret&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong>Soak your jewelry.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nSoak your jewelry first before you clean them. Soak your rings, pendants, earrings and bracelets in a <strong>warm-hot solution of ammonia, water and a little dish soap<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Here is the formula I recommend:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>Jewelry Cleaner Solution:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 part ammonia (or Mr. Clean)<\/li>\n<li>7 parts warm-hot water<\/li>\n<li>A squirt of dish soap<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nThat&#8217;s the <strong>ideal solution<\/strong> for cleaning your jewelry and diamonds by hand, or using in a jewelry sonic cleaner. Mixing ammonia with warm-hot (<strong>not scalding<\/strong>) water <strong>is the key.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><h2>Warning:<\/h2>\n<p>\nMake sure your items <strong>can be soaked<\/strong> in ammonia and water <strong>first<\/strong>. Some gems and items should <strong>not <\/strong>be submerged. The rule of thumb is, if you can&#8217;t put the items in an <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/2HsO32Z\">ultrasonic cleaner<\/a>, then <strong>don&#8217;t soak them<\/strong> in this solution for long. As a matter of fact, I would just dunk them in to get them wet and that&#8217;s it. <strong>Read more:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/what-you-can-not-put-in-ultrasonic-cleaners\/\">Gems not to put in jewelry cleaners.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><h2>Cleaning your Jewelry:<\/h2>\n<p>\nSoak your items for a couple of minutes to get the dirt loosened. If the pieces are really dirty, <strong>you may want to let them soak for 20 minutes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\nUse the soft bristle toothbrush to <strong>gently scrub<\/strong> and dab at the cracks, grooves, <strong>underneath <\/strong>your ring, and the bottom of your diamonds or gemstones. Wipe away the dirt and any built up debris. Wash them under tap water to rinse them, just <strong>don&#8217;t let them fall down the drain.<\/strong> :)<\/p>\n<p>\nThe areas that are the hardest to reach and clean are the areas <strong>under the stones<\/strong>. But, these areas are the most important spots to clean. Dirt built up on the bottom of your stone can make your diamonds and gems look <strong>dull and dark<\/strong>. It&#8217;s vital that you scrub the bottoms (the points) of your stones and get them spotless.<\/p>\n<p><h2>Be Careful:<\/h2>\n<p>\nYou must be very careful around prongs or channels. You don&#8217;t want to get <strong>the toothbrush snagged<\/strong>, pull the stones out, or harm the mounting in any way.<\/p>\n<p>\nDoing this <strong>once a week<\/strong> only takes a minute or two, but it will keep your diamonds and gemstones sparkling like new.<\/p>\n<p><h2>Once again, the keys factors are:<\/h2>\n<p>\n<strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Soak your jewelry<\/li>\n<li>Use warm-hot water<\/li>\n<li>Use a soft bristle toothbrush<\/li>\n<li>Clean underneath the stones<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\nThese tricks and tips will clean your jewelry <strong>like the pros<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\nJust don&#8217;t use the same toothbrush for your <strong>teeth<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>\n<strong>Cheers! :)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>The best tool in the world to use to clean your diamonds with isn&#8217;t an ultrasonic cleaner or a steam cleaner; although they will make your diamonds sparkle like crazy. The best item to use <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/clean-diamonds-with-a-toothbrush\/\" title=\"CLEAN DIAMONDS WITH A TOOTHBRUSH?\">[Read More&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3534,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3,16,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-diamonds","category-guides","category-jewelry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3533"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3533"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3533\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3533"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3533"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jewelry-secrets.com\/Blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3533"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}