Hi! That’s so lovely to read, thank you for taking the time to comment 😊 I’ve now filmed an ‘ultimate guide’ to cleaning vintage jewellery that covers lots of different types of jewellery, that may be useful: Ultimate Vintage Jewellery Cleaning Guide: Costume, Sterling Silver, Brass, Copper & Alpaca Jewelry th-cam.com/video/lD8jDYBLPpg/w-d-xo.html Thanks for watching 💕♻️
Definitely would be interested in the ultimate cleaning guide. I was horrified when I looked at some of my butterflies through a loup - the gunk is revolting, I found soaking them overnight in rubbing alcohol helped loosen and then used a toothpick worked the best. I vowed never to buy butterfly backs ever again though! I have a rhinestone necklace set in 925 silver I need to clean but found a few bits online saying categorically not to soak in water as it gets behind the stones and discolours the mirror backing. I have found heavily tarnished stuff comes up a treat using the tin foil/ bicarb/ hot water method but I bet most people would think that too harsh and a big no no - I looked at the pieces through a loup and couldn't see any particular damage after doing so... it was worth the risk as it had been abandoned for a couple of decades & would've had to be tossed anyway, one set of art nouveau style earrings with onyx in - I decided to keep myself!
Thanks for sharing your cleaning experience too! I was quite embarrassed about the state of those backs 🙈 glad I’m not the only one! Your rhinestone set sounds lovely. I’ll be sharing a special cloth I use in the guide video, maybe that will work for that set?!
excellent, thank you :-) will look forward to hearing about the cloth in your upcoming video. It's a Jay Flex piece with champagne coloured rhinestones with topaz accents, I love it! @@jewelrescue
I don't think that ultrasonic works well on silver tarnish. My experience is that it works best on the typical slightly gunky non-precious metal costume jewelry. And always rinse in clear water after the ultrasonic.
This is very interesting. Thank you very much! Would love to see more videos on cleaning. I'd really like to get one for myself but would be careful to put anything with foil back rhinestones in there because of the water. That gold piece came out very nicely! Also, great that it helped remove the silver tarnish!
I’m so glad you liked it, thanks for watching! There’s a link in the description to my ‘ultimate’ cleaning guide if you’d like to see more (I look at many types of jewellery cleaning in that one) 💕♻️
This one doesn’t specify particular metals, it says it’s a versatile cleaner for jewellery, watches, glasses, dentures and coins! It didn’t remove the silver tarnish of course but it did make it very easy to wipe off with a silver cloth 💕
Gotta love an ultrasonic cleaner! Satisfying to see the jewellery come out gleeming. I'm surprised that you can put them in loose. The ones we use at work have a basket to put the instruments in.
Yes I’ve seen them before with baskets but there was something quite satisfying about using the tweezers 😂😂 do you have to put a special liquid in or do you sterilise separately? I think I’ll still need to sterilise earring hooks after a clean and dry.
@@jewelrescue we add an enzymatic cleaner to the water. If really soiled, we soak the instruments in this first, and scrub them, before putting in the ultrasonic cleaner. Rinse, then soak in a cold sterilising solution, rinse, then bag up and autoclave.
Thank you so much for this video. Super helpful and well-presented. Your time and effort is most appreciated!
Hi! That’s so lovely to read, thank you for taking the time to comment 😊 I’ve now filmed an ‘ultimate guide’ to cleaning vintage jewellery that covers lots of different types of jewellery, that may be useful: Ultimate Vintage Jewellery Cleaning Guide: Costume, Sterling Silver, Brass, Copper & Alpaca Jewelry
th-cam.com/video/lD8jDYBLPpg/w-d-xo.html Thanks for watching 💕♻️
Definitely would be interested in the ultimate cleaning guide. I was horrified when I looked at some of my butterflies through a loup - the gunk is revolting, I found soaking them overnight in rubbing alcohol helped loosen and then used a toothpick worked the best. I vowed never to buy butterfly backs ever again though! I have a rhinestone necklace set in 925 silver I need to clean but found a few bits online saying categorically not to soak in water as it gets behind the stones and discolours the mirror backing. I have found heavily tarnished stuff comes up a treat using the tin foil/ bicarb/ hot water method but I bet most people would think that too harsh and a big no no - I looked at the pieces through a loup and couldn't see any particular damage after doing so... it was worth the risk as it had been abandoned for a couple of decades & would've had to be tossed anyway, one set of art nouveau style earrings with onyx in - I decided to keep myself!
Thanks for sharing your cleaning experience too! I was quite embarrassed about the state of those backs 🙈 glad I’m not the only one! Your rhinestone set sounds lovely. I’ll be sharing a special cloth I use in the guide video, maybe that will work for that set?!
excellent, thank you :-) will look forward to hearing about the cloth in your upcoming video. It's a Jay Flex piece with champagne coloured rhinestones with topaz accents, I love it! @@jewelrescue
Hi Cat, I like the way it brightened the stones on the lizard. 🦎The final result is impressive. Thanks for sharing! 🤗 🩷✌️
It really did a good job, I wish I’d got one sooner 😂
Woo hoo needs this video!! 😊❤
Who’s woo hoo?!
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I don't think that ultrasonic works well on silver tarnish. My experience is that it works best on the typical slightly gunky non-precious metal costume jewelry. And always rinse in clear water after the ultrasonic.
Ooh thanks for the tip! I did find the tarnish really easy to remove after a cycle in the machine so that was a bonus. Thanks for watching 🥰
This is very interesting. Thank you very much! Would love to see more videos on cleaning.
I'd really like to get one for myself but would be careful to put anything with foil back rhinestones in there because of the water.
That gold piece came out very nicely! Also, great that it helped remove the silver tarnish!
Yes you’d have to keep foil backed away from it. This was a good experiment, I’m looking forward to trying more in it!
Definitely interested in the guide for cleaning 😊. This machine looks good
Great! I’ll try my best to get it filmed in December, it just needs a bit of planning 🫧🧽💍💎
I would touch that ring up with a silver pen, it would look like new.
I remember you mentioned this before and I couldn’t find one - what are they called? 💕
This was awesome to watch. Thanks for sharing!
I’m so glad you liked it, thanks for watching! There’s a link in the description to my ‘ultimate’ cleaning guide if you’d like to see more (I look at many types of jewellery cleaning in that one) 💕♻️
Congratulations on 1k subscribers 😊❤❤❤
Thank you so much 🎉🎉🎉
Ultrasonic cleaners work on Gold not silver!
This one doesn’t specify particular metals, it says it’s a versatile cleaner for jewellery, watches, glasses, dentures and coins! It didn’t remove the silver tarnish of course but it did make it very easy to wipe off with a silver cloth 💕
Just been to Aldi, and they had jewellry ultrasonic cleaners for sale. I thought of you as reminded me of this video. No idea if it's any good.
Ooh, I’ve started a trend already 😂😂
@@jewelrescue 😂
Gotta love an ultrasonic cleaner! Satisfying to see the jewellery come out gleeming. I'm surprised that you can put them in loose. The ones we use at work have a basket to put the instruments in.
Yes I’ve seen them before with baskets but there was something quite satisfying about using the tweezers 😂😂 do you have to put a special liquid in or do you sterilise separately? I think I’ll still need to sterilise earring hooks after a clean and dry.
@@jewelrescue we add an enzymatic cleaner to the water. If really soiled, we soak the instruments in this first, and scrub them, before putting in the ultrasonic cleaner. Rinse, then soak in a cold sterilising solution, rinse, then bag up and autoclave.
@@TheStormChasingVeterinaryNurse wow, what a process! 💕