Taking Care of your Golden Jewelry Wedding Bands

Synka — Tue, 13 Sep 2011 21:45:59 +0000

Yes , gold jewellery is surely intended to last for years ahead, ‘cept most people don’t even know the way to make them last some years. I actually feel a little bit pissed off whenever I see completely nice jewelry wedding bands end up looking|bands finish|looking} like crap.

I sure do not want my wedding band to go bad on me, so this is what I do to make it last a whole life :

First, I make certain not to wear my band all the time. Yeah, yep it’s an indication of fidelity and all that but the problem is I’ll be wearing it out in no time at all if I wear it 24/7. The consistent wear and tear of moving my hands around will take its toll on the band. And since this piece isn’t inexpensive, I sure as hell don’t want to plunk down another cool thousand bucks for another band.

Next, I clean my band with a soft-bristle toothbrush and a tiny dishwashing soap. It is a pretty effective way of cleaning jewelry wedding bands, even if it sounds a bit primitive. Just make sure to stick to the milder dishwashing soaps, as the troublesome ones with bleach and all that would doubtless discolor the gold. An worse situation would be the stones and joints coming loose thanks to the tough chemicals.

And eventually, I wrap my band in some tissue paper and stick it in an isolated compartment. The tissue helps forestall nicks and scratches from forming, although it also helps absorb any leftover moisture in the method. Jewellery marriage bands hate water, as it sometimes loosens the joints in the band.