How to Clean Black Diamonds

Using Soap and Water

Avoid touching your black diamonds too frequently. The oil from your fingers will rub off onto the diamonds. By avoiding touching your black diamonds too frequently, you can reduce the work of cleaning them.

Soak your black diamonds in a degreasing solution every week. Once or twice per week, you should do a light cleaning in a degreasing solution. Put a few drops of dish soap in a container with water. Let the diamonds soak for between twenty and forty minutes. Soap and water is an effective cleaning solution for jewelry with other precious gems. If you are cleaning a piece of jewelry that also has sapphires, you can use this method.

Use a new, soft bristle toothbrush to clean the black diamonds. After soaking the diamonds, use a new toothbrush to scrub off any dirt. It should be a soft bristle toothbrush. Clean the front and back of the diamonds, where you may find lots of grime. A soft bristle toothbrush can also be used on sapphires and other gems.

Dry the black diamonds with a polishing cloth. Once you are satisfied with your weekly cleaning, you can dry the diamonds with a polishing cloth. If you have sapphires on the jewelry, you should dry them with a soft cotton cloth.

Using a Black Diamond Cleaning Solution

Soak the black diamonds in hot water for 10-15 minutes. This will loosen dirt, oil and grime. If there is still a lot of grime stuck to the diamonds, you could let them soak a little longer.

Make a black diamond cleaning solution. Mix one-part diluted ammonia to three parts water. Pour this solution into a flat dishpan. The ammonia and water cleaning solution is safe for hard gemstones, such as diamonds, rubies and sapphires. For soft gemstones like opals or turquoise, you should use a milder cleaning solution instead of the ammonia solution. You could use water and a mild, non-detergent soap. If you prefer, you can buy a colored diamond cleaning solution from a jewelry store. If you are not sure which cleaning solution to use, you should use the cleaning solution recommended for the softest gem on your piece of jewelry.

Soak the diamonds in the solution for one hour. Place the diamond in the cleaning solution. For best results, check that the black stones are completely covered by the solution. Remove them after one hour.

Scrub the black diamonds with a clean, soft bristle toothbrush. Clean all of the surfaces of the stones to get rid of grime and debris. Use a light, gentle touch with a soft bristle toothbrush. Avoid scrubbing too vigorously, since tension settings and prongs could be damaged during the scrubbing process.

Rinse the black diamonds under hot water. If you are working under a kitchen or bathroom sink, make sure the drain is in place. Carefully rinse the black diamonds.

Buff the stone using a soft cloth. Use a lint free-cloth to get it sparkling clean. Store your jewelry, and care for it like would any piece of diamond jewelry.