My friend said ash is soft carbon and diamonds are super hard carbon,so inturn the ash n water mix is the best way to clean such stones.Could this be true???...thank you
2006-08-27 01:05:12 · 4 answers · asked by tom science 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
ash is great for cleaning pennies. to clean diamonds use amonia (and a soft , old , toothbrush). that's what's in the professional cleaner machine.
2006-08-27 01:11:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i haven't tried ash for cleaning diamonds..but the superb way to clean diamonds is with a little bit of gasoline.. specially those diamonds which has some wax on it and the old ones..it will definitely look new after cleaning it with gasoline.. just dampen (not soaking) a cotton cloth with gasoline.. and then rub the diamonds in it..and voila..you have clean diamonds in a puff..
2006-08-27 01:14:40 · answer #2 · answered by dyosa_0405 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe that would be a mild solution of potash lye. Lye is very caustic and alkaline. It may not hurt the diamond, but it would screw up the setting. I wouldn't use it.
2006-08-27 01:14:35 · answer #3 · answered by Kaia 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think ultra-sonic would be good too.
2006-08-27 01:37:00 · answer #4 · answered by STONE 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋