How do you Clean Gemstones?
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- Опубліковано 31 січ 2024
- Want to keep your Gemstones looking fresh and clean? Preston and Sarah are here for today's episode to give you some quick tips and tools to help everyone keep their gems looking beautiful!
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For quartz specimens, you can use Iron out to remove yellow iron staining and dirt. In a WELL-VENTILATED AREA (outside is best), mix water with powdered Iron Out (you can get it at Walmart in the toilet cleaning chemical section) inside of a large tub. DO NOT BREATHE IN. WEAR A MASK. Place your quartz specimens (any quartz type with a hardness of 7) in the Iron out bath for a few hours to a few days and they will come out sparkling and clean. Much better than just soap and water but be sure to knock off as much dirt as you can before using the iron out.
Good information! Thank you for demonstrating the how to and for how long with the different kinds of material. And iron out is good for removing rust staining on quartz. It won't hurt the quartz at all but it will get rid of that yellow/orange staining off of quartz. Make sure to follow the directions on the container and do this outside. And have a baking soda and water bath ready to neutralize the acid with off of your rocks. And before you dump the leftover acid solution, it needs to be neutralized with baking soda so it's not harmful! Thanks guys!
Yeah so I made this mistake once. I didn’t know about natural brittle iron coatings, and was told a golden yellow cactus was citrine. I put it in iron off with other rocks… I can confirm it was not citrine and that’s how I learned about iron coatings 😭. It’s still a pretty cactus quartz though in its clear white state.
First principal - do no harm! Don't want to wash your Boleite or Halite😮
Wowww!!! That dude is so knowledgeable and I really enjoyed listening to him. No bias whatever. Just facts. I also enjoyed listening to the girl!!!
For those with one of those home steam cleaners, using it will get dirt in areas the ultrasonic may loosen but not remove. For silver, hot water mixed with baking soda poured over the items resting in a glass or plastic tray with a layer of aluminum foil is a great way to gentle clean. Also, Sarah's hair looks amazing. And so does Preston's.
Sooo… A good follow-up would be would focus on how to clean opals, turquoise and other “soft” gems.
Dutch mascotte rolling papers for tabacco or soft cloths. Some cases of quartz a bath with dish washing soap and paper kitchen paper afterwards to dry it on.
So I’ve used iron-off on quartz & amethyst and it helped with dirt and rust staining. Well… I bought what I was told was citrine, this beautiful golden yellow cactus “citrine” quartz. I had doubts though. But, I decided to put it in with other rocks in iron-off… and yep that’s how I learned about natural beautiful iron staining and confirmed it was NOT citrine. My lovely gold color was turned to a clear white 😭😂.
Has Stuller jewelry, using a Stuller ultrasonic.
She is the most beautiful girl on JTV and I don't care what anybody else says!!!!! Sorry Rebecca she's got you beat!!!!❤
What were the wipes called? The kind of soapy ones.
Once again: what is the name of that gem-cleaning stick?
Sorry! It is the sparkle and shine stick: www.jtv.com/product/jtv-cleaning-essentials-r-sparkle-and-shine-stick/JCE006
She may need a bit more practice being on camera and in interviews. No hate, she just seems like she doesn't want to be there, it's likely just nerves.
Mygoodness, the girl keep saying yeah in response, so annoying. Don’t guest her again pls. And her eyes keeps roaming around like ugh. Idunno. Sorry but she needs to be replaced.
Or, you could invite friends over and turn it into a drinking game or find some other way to get creative with it, like guessing how many times she does that before playing the clip with closest guess winning a prize, etc., for this or any other posts. I'm sure Sarah will get better at this. One of JTV's newest hosts would 'um' every 8th or 9th word, when she started but her on-camera skills have improved so rapidly you rarely hear her say that anymore. Give it time.
It’s called learning. On-camera chemistry is tricky to get right. She doesn’t “need to be replaced”, she needs more practice.
@@snorgonofborkkad Not sure why you directed your reply in my direction. Replacing her was never my idea or suggestion and my comment, in fact, says "Give it time." Please re-post your comment and redirect it to someone who actually disagrees with you instead of someone who agrees with you.
A very soft artist's brush and water. Don't soak anything made of composite turquoise or any semiprecious opaque gems as they're frequently dyed and/or coated with a sealant which can weaken. Never soak a doublet or triplet stone or piece of jewelry. Never soak a "hybridized gemstone" such as fissure-filled or lead glass filled. Heat, steam, or ultrasound can ruin a lot of different gemstones, even by unsavvy or inexperienced jewelers. Are people digging in their gardens, stuffing game hens, or pouring foundations with gemstone jewelry on? What's going on here? 😲😲
As someone who works in jewelry manufacting, I've heard too often of people (especially women) doing manual work and even constantly washing their dishes with their jewelry on, knocking them on everything and completely mishandling them. Then they love to complain when rhodium plating wears off, stones falling out and losing luster and retailers send them back for us to clean or repair (as most retail do not do any work on their own.) So in short yes, people are doing said stupid stuff with jewelry on.
@@Matiemaya The best and yet saddest part is when those customers/owners complain after the rhodium is worn off of silver. Honestly, anyone buying rhodium plated silver thinking that's permanent and the silver will look the same forever is sorely mistaken. When rhodium rubs off of white gold, the difference isn't huge because of slower oxidation but when it rubs off of sterling silver, those areas tarnish rapidly and you end up with junk looking jewelry. Don't even get me started on the environmental impacts of plating. I'll now get off the soapbox. LOL.
So why are people consistently misinformed? It sound like the people in-the-know are not doing a good job of educating customers. Maybe you should do better?
@@snorgonofborkkad not sure if your reply was directed toward Matiemaya or myself. As for my part, I can say I already just did.
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