الأربعاء، 9 أكتوبر 2013

How To Clean A Collection Of Rhinestone Jewelry

By Rhea Solomon


Cleaning a rhinestone jewelry is a must since it is very valuable. It needs to be clean because, unlike other gemstones, it does not have a natural sparkle of its own. When it is well-cleaned, it produces a striking, bright color which easily mimics other large gemstones like diamonds or rubies with their luster

When the rhinestones are cleaned, they will have a bright and striking color. If the person is aiming for this, then there are various steps that one has to remember for the cleaning. Following these steps make it possible to achieve success with the task. First, make sure to cover the work station for this cleaning with paper towels.

Get a can of compressed air. Spraying this on the said gemstone will allow the person to remove loose dirt from it. There may be those caked-on dirt so the person will have to get and use a toothpick to loosen it up. It is not recommended to use metal tools like dental pick or needle since these will easily scratch the gemstone's metal settings.

Get a bottle of isopropyl alcohol as well. Most people know this as rubbing alcohol. This alcohol will dry up quickly so it is certainly a valuable cleaning tool to use for this task. If the gemstone retains any moisture, the metal setting will just tarnish and darken. When the gemstone is tarnished, there is no other option but to replace them.

A cotton swab will come in handy in this cleaning process so make sure to obtain them along with the alcohol. The person needs to dip the cotton swab in the alcohol. Rub as much moisture coming from the tip as possible onto the paper towel. This prevents creating a puddle of alcohol into the gemstone.

The person might have more than one stone to take care of. If this is the case, then make sure to clean them up one by one with the cotton swab. In the case that the stone one cleans becomes very wet, the person just needs to use the other end of the cotton swab and dry off the wet stone after the cleaning process.

The front part of the gemstone is not the only place that requires cleaning. Make sure to turn the said gemstone over and clean up the metal finish. Use the cotton swab for this as well. If the swab is already dirty, it is fine to change the swab. Dip the new swab into the alcohol and rub off the excess onto the paper towel.

There are gemstones that are open-backed. For such stones, making a few mini-cotton swabs will be helpful. To make one, just remove a small portion of the cotton of the swab. Get a toothpick. Make sure to wet it. Stick the toothpick into the cotton. With this, one can clean off the stone's crevices.

The mini-cotton swabs are useful for the cleaning of a rhinestone jewelry too. For this, one has to follow the same steps with the cleaning of the entire gemstone. This basically include the wetting of the mini-cotton swabs, to the drying, and to the cleaning of the small spaces.




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