Diamond ring cleaning

[buggie]

Does anyone know if there's anywhere in East Dulwich that would be able to get my engagement ring back up to sparkling top form?

I clean it at home (not quite as frequently as I should) but it needs a proper clean getting into the nooks & crannies!

[Pickle]

There is a jewellers shop on Upland Road which can do this - I enquired earlier this year and they said they could do it. I can't remember the name of the shop, its on the right hand side as you walk up Upland, away from Northcross Rd.

[ruffers]

Mrs ruffers has one of these and it works brilliantly - http://www.maplin.co.uk/ultra-7000-ultrasonic-cleaner-223108

[buggie]

Ruffers - thanks for that; need a new home cleaner, but do need something to properly get in the tiny gaps!

Pickle - is it the one in the small parade near the garage? V nearly popped in there the other day to ask!

[Pickle]

Yes, that's it - I can't remember what used to be in the shop beforehand. They have some lovely things in there, all made on site I think. Worth a visit.

[melbourne groover]

I would recommend these jewellers also, they re rhodiumed a ring for me, and are both reasonably priced and lovely!

[ruffers]

buggie Wrote:

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> Ruffers - thanks for that; need a new home

> cleaner, but do need something to properly get in

> the tiny gaps!

We have friends who are jewellers and they just use a heavier duty ultrasonic cleaner. As I say we have one mrs ruffers engagement ring in particular is pretty intricate and comes up perfect, just follow the instructions and add the fluid that comes with it.

If I've misunderstood and you've already tried this, no matter..

[Oily Telly Tyke]

....while on this subject anyone know a safe reliable place near here to get a valuation for insurance purposes? Thanks, O.

[midivydale]

Can second the family jeweller on upland road. They are lovely. I am newly engaged and poped in to try wedding bands. Lovely owner, they gave me alot of advice on how to care for my ring.

[Shaila Shah]

Try cleaning it up with toothpaste before you get it done professionally...

[melbourne groover]

Oily Telly Tyke Wrote:

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> ....while on this subject anyone know a safe

> reliable place near here to get a valuation for

> insurance purposes? Thanks, O.

I got it done here, they take it in to Hatton Garden though so it does take a few days. Easy though!

[Fiona80]

Hi, are the recommendations for Davies and Vaughn jewellers? Thanks

[Curmudgeon]

Drop it into a small bowl of gin or white rum overnight

My mother reliably informs me that tablets that clean false teeth also work

[sofia33]

I recently bought one ring on the site Orospot, it was from the white gold. Since several days it became a bit yellow? I like it very much, it is still beautiful, but why it became yellow? what can it be?

[*CGPC*]

Sofia33 - it might be that the rhodium is wearing off. Nearly all (modern) white gold pieces are finished with rhodium (a major non-gold element in white gold pieces) to give them a consistent colour, and this finish can wear off. That tends to leave them looking duller and more yellowy. However, I've never known it to wear off in just a few days, so there may be a different problem going on....