RING CARE

Ring care for wedding and engagement rings is crucial for one of the most valuable and important parts of what you wear day-to-day. A ring that was properly taken care of will look as good as the day it was made. There are many materials to keep in mind when cleaning and maintaining the rings, and understanding how to care for each component is of the utmost importance. What will clean one part of your ring may damage another. In this article, Schwanke-Kasten suggests some of the more important things to remember when caring for your rings.

First and foremost – DON’T LOSE YOUR RING!

As you consider the seaside areas that are very popular with newlyweds, the metal detector brigade sweeping the sands each night and morning seem to find more than a few wedding and engagement rings in the sand and surf. It’s very important to notice the fit of your ring at all times. Have you lost weight recently? Have you been working with slippery substances like, for example, suntan lotion?

Whenever you perform activities that could cause yours hands to sweat, either pay close attention to your rings, or better yet, remove them completely. Today’s world brings many different ways that ring could slide right off unnoticed, so it’s better to be safe than sorry. Make sure the ring size is correct too. You may need to resize your ring.

When washing dishes, always remove your rings. You can purchase ring holders made specifically for this situation. They look like upside-down mushrooms. Place your rings over the “stem”, and you will never have to fish your ring out of the plumbing .

Another common way people lose rings is while dressing and undressing. Make sure you put your rings on last after your blouse, shirt, or other topwear. Fibers can pull them off and they will remain unnoticed as they slip through the clothing and onto the ground.

Do Your Research

If you want to properly conduct ring care yourself, do your research. Make sure you know exactly what reactions your cleaner will have with the ring. What may be fine for gold may be destructive to gems, and vice-versa. Even things like make-up and hair products can damage these materials.

Bring it to Us

Have a professional jeweler steam clean your ring. It only takes a few minutes. The ring will perfect as the day it first went on your finger, especially if your ring has etchings of any kind, for those crevasses will need special attention that a home solution may either not clean adequately, or scratch the surface and mar the ring entirely.

Schwanke-Kasten Jewelers can help you to take proper care of your ring so it can become an heirloom to be passed down through generations of your family. Ring care is important.