i recently (stupidly) cleaned precious stones using jewellery cleaner, the stones have now dulled! help!?

Answer 1

Sounds like they just need to be buffed more. I have a method I've used for years. A jeweler told me this was the best method (in her opinion of course). Anyway, put the jewelry in a small suace pan on the stove. Add dishwashing liquid soap. Add a small portion of water. About 10 - 20%. Bring the mixture to a boil. Turn heat down a bit. If it tries to bubble over, blow air on it to cool it down. Turn heat over, wait two or three minutes. Remove the jewelry and brush it with a tooth-brush. It will sparkle like new. No harsh chemicals etc.

Try this on the jewelry you just mentioned. I believe it will clean it up. Otherwise, take to a jeweler for more help.

good luck

Answer 2

Jewlery cleaner should not hurt a real precious stone, unless as stated before it is a cultured pearl.
A good cheap way to clean diamond/saphire/ruby/topaz etc is to take some toothpaste and mix with a small amout of baking soda, make a good paste add a little water, cover your rings with it let them set for a while, then with hot tap water fill a bowl, and put the paste covered rings in it and let them set for a while longer, then with a very soft toothbrush, brush residue from them and rinse rinse and rinse and rinse again, lay on towel to air dry, then with an old t-shirt type material polish them up. Should sparkle like a new penny...or diamond! A hint, the ultra sonic cleaners shake the settings lose, have them checked if you use this method of cleaning.

Answer 3

Don't ever boil your jewlery. Even precious stones can crack and break from the heat. Jewlery cleaner is usually nothing but a mild form of ammonia and soap. You never put pearls in jewlery cleaner. It removes the natural oils from them. The only way to restore the oils it to rub the pearls on your skin. Jewlers will tell you, the best way to keep pearls shiny is to wear them. If you cleaned real diamonds jewlery cleaner would not have dulled them. What ever stones they are (expect pearls) I would take a tooth brush and start scrubbing with a tooth brush. Perhaps it's just a film that you didn't rinse off well enough. If all else fails bring them to a jewlery store and have them cleam them.

Answer 4

Before you go in for anything expensive, try making a paste of bicarbonate of soda (obtainable at a chemist) and cold water. Slather it over the jewellery and leave for a few hours before rinsing in cold water. You could buff with an old toothbrush. if this doesn't work, I suspect that the jewellery is not composed of very precious stones.

Answer 5

what sort of stones? are they fake? i would have thought precious stones could withstand being cleaned

they will need polishing on a polishing wheel that jewellers have

Answer 6

They will need to be polished...a jewler won't charge much for this.. They just buff them on a cloth wheel with some lapping compound...

Answer 7

jewwelry cleaner is very srong and you must not use it with certain stones,the only stones i would use it with are sapphires,rubys,diamonds,anything like opal,emeralds,topaz,amber,should not be used with this clean,to try and make your stnoes sparkle again try soapy water with a tooth brush

Answer 8

If you're in the Bristol area I would recommend you take them to Clive Ranger Jewellers - they are specialist in gems/stones

Good luck

Answer 9

When ur neighbour goes to work slide into his open window remove any jewelry and pour milk on the bed.do 6 star jumps in his kitchen. Leave the fridge door open and leave. Sell his jewelry and buy urself the new rocks

Answer 10

take them to a jewler they will polish them for a small fee