How To Clean A Rhinestone Jewelry

By Juana Gamble


Most of some garments nowadays contain rhinestones in it. This stones are commonly rock crystals which are gathered from the river of Rhine. This stone is very useful when it comes to imitating gemstone characteristics, like the sparkles most gemstone has. If crafted perfectly, it can create a rhinestone jewelry with a stunning sparkling effect.

Sparkling effects are the most crucial characteristic a jewel should have. The secret how this rhinestone jewels got its sparkle is the foil beneath its cover. This foil acts as a light reflector which produces a sparkle effect as you can see on most gemstones.

Some jewels can be submerged in chemicals to get it cleaned, but in cases like rhinestone jewels, it should not be. This is not advised because doing so can possibly harm the foil inside it. There are certain procedures you can try to properly clean it without damaging. This article provides you the information on how you can actually do it.

To clean your valuable ornament, you need a good place to polish it. To acquire this kind of setting, you can get a paper towel, or any other towel that can serve as a clean surface where you can lay down your jewel into. Make it as dust free as possible so that you would not be repeating the cleaning process again.

We cannot deny the fact, that some dirt particles in the air has landed in your jewelry, so you have to properly clean that first. A canned air compressor is a good tool to do just that. If some dirt are trapped in the frame of the jewel, you can remove it by using a toothpick. Make sure you do not use metals to eliminate it because it can ruin the glass.

To further polish up the jewelry, you have to grab some alcohol and a cotton swab. The swab helps you to maintain the volume of alcohol you will be putting into the cover, too much of alcohol and it can build up moisture beneath the cover. We have to make sure that this would not happen because the moisture can darken the material.

In cleaning the stones, you have to do it individually. If a metal cover is present, be sure to clean it as well with a different swab. If you think you put a lot of alcohol in the material, you can wipe it dry using the other end of the swab.

Some parts of a rhinestone jewel can be very sensitive and can be easily damaged. To take care of this, you have to get a small amount of cotton from the swab that you have and wrap it into the toothpick. Apply it lightly into the delicate parts and once done, your ornament should be as good as new.

Jewels vary in price, some are too pricey and some are not. They are made in different types of materials and these materials react in different ways. Because of this behavior, there are different ways to clean it up too. What you need, is to know how can it be cleaned and at the same time preserving its beauty.




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