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<p>[QUOTE="Marie Forjan, post: 522566, member: 147"]<b><i>DO NOT GET THE RHINESTONES WET!!!!!</i></b></p><p><br /></p><p>You can dip a Q-tip or soft toothbrush in rubbing alcohol <i>then shake it off so it is barely wet</i>. This will take care of sticky gunk like hairspray on them. If it is just dirt try a dry soft, dry toothbrush and, as a last resort, a Q-tip barely wet with glass cleaner.</p><p><br /></p><p>Make sure just to clean only the tops of the stones, <i>not not let any liquid run onto the backs of the stones</i>. If you have ever seen a piece where the stones are dark and no longer reflective that is what happens when the stone backs get wet, it destroys the foil backing over time.</p><p><br /></p><p>And as Lucille said, you need to be careful, you don't want to catch the prongs and open them up.</p><p><br /></p><p>If it doubt, leave them alone <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/smile.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":)" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Marie Forjan, post: 522566, member: 147"][B][I]DO NOT GET THE RHINESTONES WET!!!!![/I][/B] You can dip a Q-tip or soft toothbrush in rubbing alcohol [I]then shake it off so it is barely wet[/I]. This will take care of sticky gunk like hairspray on them. If it is just dirt try a dry soft, dry toothbrush and, as a last resort, a Q-tip barely wet with glass cleaner. Make sure just to clean only the tops of the stones, [I]not not let any liquid run onto the backs of the stones[/I]. If you have ever seen a piece where the stones are dark and no longer reflective that is what happens when the stone backs get wet, it destroys the foil backing over time. And as Lucille said, you need to be careful, you don't want to catch the prongs and open them up. If it doubt, leave them alone :)[/QUOTE]
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