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samedi 5 octobre 2013

Tips In Cleaning The 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

Cleaning the collected accessory is really important. This is what makes it sparkly and bright, after all. To those who are interested in cleaning the said accessory, follow the right cleaning tips for that. Here are some of the useful steps that the person can take advantage of nowadays to clean up the said accessories.

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.

The rubbing alcohol is also useful in this task. This type of alcohol is oftentimes used for first aid. The good thing about the rubbing alcohol is that it dries up quickly, making it impossible to leave moisture in the gemstone. When the rhinestones retain moisture after cleaning, the metal settings will darken and tarnish which damages the item.

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.

For those cases when the person has to deal with an accessory with multiple rhinestones, the person has to clean up the said gems one by one. In the case that the gems become extremely wet because of excess moisture, just use the other end of the cotton swab one is using to eliminate the excess moisture off the gem.

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.

At times, the person might encounter with tasks such as cleaning open-backed accessories. When such things happen, they should make some mini-cotton swabs first. They can easily make mini-cotton swabs when they have a toothpick. With the said mini-cotton swabs, cleaning the gem's crevices will not pose any problems at all.

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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