How to clean a gold & diamond ring

bluebag

My mum uses Vodka, my OH goes very pale at the waste of good alcohol when she does it.

Farway

bluebag wrote: »

My mum uses Vodka, my OH goes very pale at the waste of good alcohol when she does it.

err, I think you are supposed to drink the vodka afterwards

This was a good "con" in a pub, get barmaid to dunk ring in a tot, bit of bluff, then down the free tot :beer:

bluebag

Farway wrote: »

err, I think you are supposed to drink the vodka afterwards

This was a good "con" in a pub, get barmaid to dunk ring in a tot, bit of bluff, then down the free tot :beer:

She's t-total, which is why the OH goes quite pale! He thinks ammonia would do the job just as well and she could give the voddie to him, not that he's only thinking of himself or anything!:rotfl:

Draagonfly

My Mum (& her Mum before her) always soaks gold rings with stones in drop of gin. Guess it's the alcohol that softens the skin oils that bind the grot & detritus together, hence why voddy works too...suppose you could use any clear spirit. Gentle tickle with an old toothbrush to loosen the stubborn bits & then a buff with a clean soft cloth.

gingin_2

I have the same jewellery cleaner that I had 12 years ago when I got my ring but I also turn the stone in my ring around to face the palm of my hand and make sure I give it a good rub when I was my hair with shampoo. It definitely gives it a good buff!

zippychick

this thread should have some ideas

ill merge this later

ZIp