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October 23, 2009 | No comments | Blog

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Jewerly Care Tips

I was working in my garden when my old friend Kim pulled up and walked over.

"Do you think you are going to win the battle against those thistles," Kim inquired grinning widely.

"I plan on winning the war also," I replied as I pulled off my gloves. I was wearing my Harley-Davidson® wedding band.

"You didn't!"

"Didn't what?" I asked astonished.

"You did not wear your ring while you were working in the dirt," Kim repeated amazed. "You did. Don't you know how to take care of your jewelry?"

"Sorry I wasn't thinking. Do you have some tips?"

"Girl, I got tons of jewelry advice. You know me I'm the queen of bling," Kim giggled as she started to inform me. "Well, you DON'T wear nice jewelry when you are doing housework or gardening."

"Oh, is that so," I said sarcastically.

"Yeah, you don't just throw your jewelry in a drawer either. You should keep it separate and wrap it if you can in silk material, velvet or even paper. That is much better than letting the pieces rub and scratch against each other."

"Do you think I just throw my jewelry around," I squawked.

"No, but you also need to check your gemstone jewelry for loose stones. You just lightly tap the piece with your finger. Hold it near your ear so you can detect loose jiggling gemstones," Kim was animated as she held her own wedding band up to her ear. "Do you have a pearl necklace?"

"As a matter of fact I do."

"Those are supposed to be restrung every two years or sooner if you wear it a bunch. Check with your jeweler," Kim chattered.

"If you are so jewelry savvy, then how do I get the dirt off my ring?"

"Well, you have to clean fine jewelry often. It stays sparkely and beautiful when cleaned routinely. You shouldn't use toothpaste because it has abrasives that can scratch soft gemstones and metals. Your best bet is to soak it for 10 minutes in warm soapy water. Try to use a non-detergent soap. You can use a soft brush to loosen dirt when you are working with diamonds or hard gemstones. Dirt may build up around the prongs of your ring. You can dip diamond jewelry in plain alcohol for greasy build-up," Kim took a breath as she continued to spit out jewelry tips.

"I think I better put this in some warm soapy water," I said pulling off my precious Harley-Davidson® Wedding Ring.

"You need to remember that chemicals can damage gems especially ones that tend to be softer," Kim exclaimed. "The harder a gemstone the less likely you are to scratch it. Diamonds are the hardest gemstones that we know of. Rubies and sapphires come in next. Then you have the emeralds and topaz. Next comes the quartz, garnets and tourmalines. When measuring hardness of a gemstone they say that any gemstone softer than a 7 can be scratched. Some of the softer stones are opal, turquoise, lapis lazuli, coral, and pearls and they can be scratched. You have to be more careful when you wear and store them.

"Kim, your really into your jewelry."

"You know how I absolutely love Harley® Jewelry. I get a new piece of it about every two weeks. I just want it to look as cool five years from now as it does today. So I take care of it," Kim said.

Kim and I went into the house and got a soda. "Hey lets look at the H-D® jewelry online at Adventure Harley-Davidson www.adventurehd.com." I suggested with glee.

"Yeah, lets," squealed Kim as we both ran for my laptop.

About the Author

Brenda has been working in the Adventure Harley-Davidson world for over 15 years. She is currently a student at Stark State studying computer science and is working on completing her short stories writing classes.