The Clean & polish process
Jewelry isn’t just an accessory; it’s a treasured reflection of your style and memories. Our guide covers everything you need to keep your jewelry, whether it’s sterling silver, gold, or plated metals, in pristine condition. With expert cleaning, polishing, and inspection, we ensure your pieces always shine like new.
Routine Care for Timeless Elegance: Clean, Polish, and Inspect
Regular maintenance is key to preserving the beauty and longevity of your jewelry. Our process involves:
- Buffing and Polishing: This initial step removes minor scratches, smoothing the surface to restore its shine and smoothness.
- Thorough Cleaning: We meticulously clean your jewelry to eliminate dirt, oil, and residues. The method varies depending on the gemstones, using an ultra-sonic cleaner for hardy stones like diamonds, rubies, and sapphires, while providing delicate care for sensitive gems like opals and pearls.
- Steam Cleaning: A final steam clean ensures no dirt or cleaning agents remain, leaving your jewelry spotless.
Reviving the Shine: The Plating Process
For many jewelry items, a crucial fourth step is the plating process. This includes:
- Rhodium Plating for White Gold: To achieve that bright, white finish, white gold jewelry requires rhodium plating after cleaning and polishing.
- Re-Plating Silver and Gold-Plated Items: Jewelry made of sterling silver or brass, plated with gold or silver, also needs re-plating post-cleaning to refresh its appearance.
A Reminder for Jewelry Owners
While not all jewelry demands repair, every piece benefits from routine care and maintenance. By entrusting your jewelry to our expert services, you ensure its beauty and durability for years to come. Keep your treasures looking as magnificent as the day you received them with our specialized clean, polish, and inspection process.\
Originally Published December 20, 2016, Updated and Expanded December 15, 2023
“The work was quality–the ring looks great”
“I was not expecting anything exceptional from a mail-in service, but I was wrong! Our ring was repaired exactly as we needed. But the communication
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“I was not expecting anything exceptional from a mail-in service, but I was wrong! Our ring was repaired exactly as we needed. But the communication was what surprised and impressed me most. Our Sears had left town, so I called MyJewelryRepair directly to find out what to do. The lady sent me an email and told me how to send our ring. Her email included not only the link to the service site, but also detailed instructions about how to fill out the online form. It was very easy to follow her instructions on the site. Once I filled out the online form and printed the shipping label, I received a confirmation email. I also received email communications when my ring arrived, a couple of days later telling me it was being evaluated, a couple of days later telling me what work was being done, and a couple of days later when the work was completed (including before and after pictures)! Wow! It was as good as taking it to a local jeweler where I could check on it in person. And the work was quality–the ring looks great.”
FL
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Michele
“Amazing restoration”
“I found this company online, and mailed my 1949 watch in for restoration. I thought the watch might be a total loss, with damage beyond
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“I found this company online, and mailed my 1949 watch in for restoration. I thought the watch might be a total loss, with damage beyond repair. However, the end result was a stunning, amazing work of art, true to the original watch. It’s a sentimental piece, and I am so happy.”
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Marie DeStefanis
“Another awesome repair!”
Melanie Dominguez
“Searched All Over Russia/Ukraine for the Parts Needed”
“I do understand that this was harder project given that it’s a vintage Russian movement, but I can’t tell you enough how much it meant
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“I do understand that this was harder project given that it’s a vintage Russian movement, but I can’t tell you enough how much it meant that you searched all over Russia/Ukraine for the parts needed to complete the work. The watch is running absolutely amazing and can’t believe how good it is running. It’s truly a centerpiece to my vintage watch collection and I absolutely love it. Thanks again for all the hard work and time you put into it and that’s what prompted this message. I do believe in acknowledging hard work and this is truly wonderful. Thank you again and keep up the good work.”
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Ed S.
“They did a beautiful job”
“They did a beautiful job restoring my 1968 college ring after the stone fell out and was lost. It looks beautiful. Only negative was that
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“They did a beautiful job restoring my 1968 college ring after the stone fell out and was lost. It looks beautiful. Only negative was that it was more expensive than I thought it would, but the workmanship is excellent. I do not regret paying the amount charged.”
Bloomfield Hills, MI
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Jon B.
“Great job!”
“I had my grandfather‘s old Pilsar courts watch fixed there was a numeral missing on the face. My jewelry repair did an awesome job I
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“I had my grandfather‘s old Pilsar courts watch fixed there was a numeral missing on the face. My jewelry repair did an awesome job I know it’s not the most expensive piece to come across the table but the fact that they were going to help me was bar none!”
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Thomas G.
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“I was so nervous about sending out my wedding rings, but this company went out of the way to ensure that they were safe, they
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“I was so nervous about sending out my wedding rings, but this company went out of the way to ensure that they were safe, they contacted me when it got there, when it was inspected, which included pictures, an estimate on the repairs and the reasons they were being made, once the estimate was approved, they let me know exactly how long it would take to repair and return to me, which only a few days, and it looks amazing. I would recommend this to everyone”
NY
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Shiela Connors
“Thank you for the great experience and end result!”
“The service was excellent with regular updates as to the progress of the repair. It was easy to understand and respond to the options for
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“The service was excellent with regular updates as to the progress of the repair. It was easy to understand and respond to the options for repair and the shipping process.
My watch was packaged very well for return.
Thank you for the great experience and end result!”
San Francisco, CA
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Kate H.
“They look ten times better then when we bought them”
“Just got my rings back and they look ten times better then when we bought them. They fit perfectly and you can’t tell they were
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“Just got my rings back and they look ten times better then when we bought them. They fit perfectly and you can’t tell they were resized at all. I’m so thankful for the work My Jewelry Repair did after being told by multiple places they wouldn’t or couldn’t resize my rings because of the material or the jewels in the bands.”
Tipton, IN
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