# How can I clean jewelry?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-clean-jewelry/393215>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [February 22, 2007, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-clean-jewelry/393215 "2007-02-22T13:33:33Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![LifeOnWry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/96bed5/32.png) [@LifeOnWry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeOnWry)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-clean-jewelry/393215/21 "2007-02-22T20:17:42Z")

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[QUOTE=nashiitashii]  
Well, why spend money on glass stovetop cleaner\* when you can get Wright’s silver cleaner for pretty cheap? It’s about $4 US in my area, and available in just about every grocery store. It works well, is formulated to clean silver, and won’t cause pitting over time. \*I can only imagine that the stovetop cleaner costs more, even if only by 20 cents or so.

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Wright’s is the brand of cooktop cleaner I use, and as far as I recall, the price is actually SLIGHTLY less than the silver cleaner. Plus, the silver cleaner is a paste\*, and it’s thick and messy, whereas the cooktop cleaner is a liquid and is easier to rinse off. Though **Rilchiam** didn’t say she was cleaning silver, she did ask about cleaning stuff she might already have on hand, rather than buying something specific for jewelry, so I thought I’d throw that out there for anyone who might find it useful.

(\*I might be wrong about this brand being a paste, but the silver cleaner I have IS a paste, and I’m pretty sure it’s Wright’s.)

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**Author:** ![freckafree](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/freckafree/32/3050_2.png) [@freckafree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/freckafree)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2007, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-clean-jewelry/393215/22 "2007-02-22T20:34:57Z")

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[QUOTE=Rilchiam]  
I really want this thing to give off Disney brilliants, because I’m going to be wearing it in a relatively dark environment.  
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That might be due to the age of the rhinestones. The silver or foil backing on the stones is the source of the sparkle, and if it has darkened or started to flake off, there’s only so much you’re going to be able to gain through cleaning.

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**Author:** ![Rilchiam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/2bfe46/32.png) [@Rilchiam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rilchiam)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2007, 1:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-can-i-clean-jewelry/393215/23 "2007-02-23T01:53:48Z")

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Phooey. Well, I’ll let you know how the stove cleaner works out. Thanks to all who replied!

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