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| Hi, I have only worn my engagement ring for 1 year and I started noticing that it has gone a bit yellow. My ring is 18K white gold and the band is no longer white gold but turning a bit yellow? My engagement ring was purchased at birks and I expected the quality to be better but apparently not... is it possible that the lotions and creams I use on my hands are causing it to turn yellow? Any reply is greatly appreciated! Cece
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| It has been recommended to me to use tooth past cause it has a mild abrasive that wont hurt your band or diamond as well, windex works wonders!!
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| Here is what is recommended by Pricescope: "Some people believe in frequent polishing to keep the rings shiny, but consider that your ring may have 10 years of maintenance free wear and each time you give it to a jeweler to polish you are polishing away six months wear! We suggest polishing is reserved for very special occasions.
Diamonds like being cleaned in any household cleaners like window cleaners and dishwashing liquid with a dash of ammonia (if you can stand the smell). The best results are obtained by adding some boiling water to the solution in a cup. Give the diamonds a clean with an old toothbrush and then have a good rinse with the PLUG IN the sink! Dry with some tissue paper.
Gin is for drinking and tooth paste for teeth. Covering the back of a diamond with toothpaste, as some people suggest, is a great way to make diamonds really dirty." From http://engagementrings.pricescope.com/care.asp
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| A few posters mentioned that they were going to try and bring their ring into People's to have it cleaned for free. Did it work out, even though you didn't buy the ring there?
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i always take to whatever peoples i happen to be near but we did get it from peoples.
Invites are out there is no backing out now!!  10 people ready to party 2 people are missing out july 26th 2008
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I just wanted to comment on that post above about frequently cleaning your ring....at peoples...they use the ultrasonic cleaner..which...basically just knocks the dirt out....there are no harsh abrasive cleaners used..... I also read somewhere its actually good to clean your ring requently because when dirt gets in between the diamond and your pronges that actually will loosen the stone and make it more susceptible to fall out...keeping it clean prevents any dirt from building up and getting into the pronges...thats just what ive read as well.....gotta love the internet!hahahahah..
Chulie~Countdown to November 1,st 2008~
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chulie (1/14/2008)
I just wanted to comment on that post above about frequently cleaning your ring....at peoples...they use the ultrasonic cleaner..which...basically just knocks the dirt out....there are no harsh abrasive cleaners used..... I also read somewhere its actually good to clean your ring requently because when dirt gets in between the diamond and your pronges that actually will loosen the stone and make it more susceptible to fall out...keeping it clean prevents any dirt from building up and getting into the pronges...thats just what ive read as well.....gotta love the internet!hahahahah..If you are referring to the info I posted, I think their point is against polishing (or buffing) a ring as opposed to just cleaning it.
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Cece (1/12/2008)
Hi, I have only worn my engagement ring for 1 year and I started noticing that it has gone a bit yellow. My ring is 18K white gold and the band is no longer white gold but turning a bit yellow? My engagement ring was purchased at birks and I expected the quality to be better but apparently not... is it possible that the lotions and creams I use on my hands are causing it to turn yellow? Any reply is greatly appreciated! Cece This seems to be a common complaint about white gold as the plating wears off. It seems to depend on the chemistry of the person wearing the ring and/or what the ring is exposed to. I know of someone whose ring yellowed very quickly when it was rhodium plated so she had it plated in palladium instead.
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