What state is your engagement ring in

nearlyrich

My rings are still shiny from a bicarb clean a few weeks ago, I wear 4 rings all the time and they do get a bit gunked up with soap etc but bicarb really gets them clean....

crystal_fire

venusspecimen wrote: »

Hello, I know just what you mean but i have had mine now for 10yrs, zoikes! i discovered the worlds best tip on here for cleaning white and yellow gold jewellery last week and wow i feel so enlightened i simply must tell you! ... get a small bowl (small cereal or something?) put a little open parcel of tin foil/baking foil in the bowl, into the foil sprinkle about 2 heaped teaspoons of bicarb.soda. pour into the foil very hot water, previously boiled but not bubbling boiling still, (approx five mins after its boiled is ideal) it'll fizz like mad, thats why its in a bowl incase water etc goes everywhere.. now drop in jewellery, leave it for 10mins, when you pick it out you will be so shocked at the shine and how its removed all/any tarnishing or rubbish. it is safe and cannot harm jewellery or you unless you use absolute boiling water of course. you dont need to buy anything pricey to use. this will amaze you and will work every time, for stone cleaning use a soft toothbrush (i get the kids ones from wilkinsons, they're just pence and soft too) dab on some normal toothpaste (not whitening variety) onto the brush, now brush in and all around the diamond, rinse and you will feel like you've just stepped out of the jewellers you got it all from. enjoy and pass onto everyone its truly amazing! as for scratches and scuffs to the gold though, it will happen, but it kinds of adds to the character, it wont 'ruin' and so long is kept clean it'll always look stunning. i never ever take off my engagement ring (3/4 carat solitair/spelling?) because i've come to realise the truth in the strength of diamonds etc and how it'll damage whatever you bang it into but not damage itself. its soooo true. i had some very tarnished (brassy looking) gold earings that i loved. they're chunky greek key design and i couldnt get them clean no matter what, but the bicarb just fizzes it off! its amazing. lots of people say, gin, cola, 7up etc... but ultimatley you're then dealing with other residues in those things and its more expensive to do, not as reliable too. bicarb works 100% of the time. i'll stop waffling about it now. sorry, is just it has made me sparkle all the jewellery i can find and i'm telling the world! lol. x

just have to ask...ared you on comission for this? lol you've deffinately sold me and i will be trying it tomorrow!

morg_monster

my platinum e-ring is scratched particularly at the back; i have put this down to the metal door handles at work which i probably open 20 times a day and my ring touches them every time!

I clean my ring with hot water and a toothbrush to get rid of the gunk around the diamond but obviuosly this doesn't do anything for scratches.
i think i am going to get it properly cleaned and polished for the wedding so it looks the same as my platinum wedding ring, and then will leave them both to age together...

skintchick

morg_monster wrote: »

my platinum e-ring is scratched particularly at the back; i have put this down to the metal door handles at work which i probably open 20 times a day and my ring touches them every time!

I clean my ring with hot water and a toothbrush to get rid of the gunk around the diamond but obviuosly this doesn't do anything for scratches.
i think i am going to get it properly cleaned and polished for the wedding so it looks the same as my platinum wedding ring, and then will leave them both to age together...

That's what I did - my e-ring was scratched from holding the metal poles on the tube, but I had it cleaned before my wedding and they said it didn;t need polishing as it wasn;t that bad, and now my wedding ring is also a little dulled underneath but I don;t notice it.

snugglepants

gill_81uk wrote: »

I just tried the tip that is on the 1st page of this thread, altho I had to use baking powder, and it does seem to have worked.

Diamond has come out REALLY sparkly and while to white gold isn't as shiny as my wedding ring it is definitely the same colour now.

How much water did you use? I just did this and it has made my sterling silver necklaces go gold-y coloured in places :eek:

But it appears to have worked on my white gold engagement ring.

*Louise*

I have just bought bicarb to clean up my gold rings

Does it work for silver jewellery, anyone know??

snugglepants

....all but 1 necklace is fine - the goldiness has disappeared from them and they're shining Wonder what went on there....

skintchick

*Louise* wrote: »

I have just bought bicarb to clean up my gold rings

Does it work for silver jewellery, anyone know??

I believe it does. It lifts the tarnish off.

*Louise*

Think I will test on a cheapy silver necklace before I try it on my nice one