Diamond and Gold ring from Salvation Army

I need that for my 18k gold.

 

?? I’ve heard lemon,vinegar,ketchup and toothpaste but.....porridge?
Maybe they are saving the vodka for a more important use

 

I occasionally get jewellery that look like it has been wiped with porridge, which got in every nook and cranny. It must have happened a long time ago, as some of it looks fossilized.

Purely medicinal, I swear.

 

It always amazes me!
I once got my hands on a used pair of .85 tcw diamond studs. The baskets under the diamonds were totally caked with nasty earlobe porridge.
I soaked them in soapy water and managed to pick out all the grunge. A super gross task, but this is what I had to suffer through to liberate these beautiful diamonds. I wear them now, of course, and clean them once a week in the ultrasonic!

 

And what do people do to their earrings to get them coated in that vile yellow crusty stuff that I don’t even want to consider what it is. I have been known to visibly spook and put jewellery down very quickly after a glance through a loupe . You would think Covid wouldn’t have a chance with us as surely we must be immune to most things by now!

 

Years and years of shampoo, soap, hairspray and........waxy buildup?

 

Probably more hairspray, than anything.....there's a lotta lacquer there!!!!!!!!!

 

Hairspray is not so popular now, but back in the day
we needed that Aqua Net!

 

My daughter, as a teen, was notorious for using tons of hairspray. When she moved out...there was residue everywhere...and there is probably still some in the heating vents 35 years later !!!

 

yup, my Moms 1/2 carat studs, which my daughter now has.....were caked with a waxy buildup .........

 

This needs to be tested. It looks like a lot of rings I have gotten that are gold filled with real but low quality stones.

 

I can do that. Thanks! It's reading positive on my diamond tester.

 

Thank you!

 

I also probably didn't have the best lighting when I took this picture. That may make a difference also.