Homemade Jewelry Cleaning Solution

Homemade Jewelry Cleaning Solution

The technique I prefer may not be suitable if you have just a few personal pieces of jewelry. Tumblers are such great jewelry cleaners it's unbeatable.If you want to do it yourself, remember to remove Turquoise & Howlite gemstones and cameos before putting the jewelry in the tumblers. There are two types of tumblers; rotary & vibratory both need stainless steel shots in the barrel to work. Shots are available at specialized jewelry supply stores for about twenty dollar a pound. The rotary tumblers with a capacity of 3 pounds need about 1 pound of shots while the regular vibratory tumblers need about 3-4.Both apparel work very well just add the stainless steel shots, a little water, a bit of regular dishwashing detergent & your jewelry in the barrel & start the machine. Regular cleanings with the rotary tumbler will take about 24 hours while the vibratory will take only a couple of hours. Another inconvenient of the rotary tumbler is that you will have to load & close the barrel each time while the vibratory is an open barrel so you can just throw & pick up your jewelry freely. Also, the vibratory tumbler can hold a larger volume of jewelry at once. Still, rotary tumblers are interesting because they are much cheaper & make a lot less noise.

Homemade Jewelry Cleaning Solution

Homemade Jewelry Cleaning Solution

Homemade Jewelry Cleaning Solution

Homemade Jewelry Cleaning Solution

Homemade Jewelry Cleaning Solution

Homemade Jewelry Cleaning Solution

Homemade Jewelry Cleaning Solution

Homemade Jewelry Cleaning Solution

Homemade Jewelry Cleaning Solution