Fun fact Silicone can turn yellow due to various factors, including exposure to UV light, high temperatures, certain chemicals, or even just aging. UV exposure is a common cause, as it can break down the silicone's molecular structure, leading to discoloration. So unfortunately it can’t be turned back to its original state even with chemicals
@@briceclay8002 It has to do with the MOH scale which measures the hardness of a stone. Opals are much more prone to damage than sapphires, rubies, emeralds, moissanite, and of course diamonds. The ultrasonic vibration can cause scratching in opals and an especially older opals. It can cause fracturing especially if it’s in a ring that has been worn regularly or a necklace that’s been worn a lot. Also don’t use a toothbrush to clean Opals, Rubies, Emeralds, and Sapphires it can cause scratches. In my opinion I think older opals that would be considered an estate piece or even antique are more beautiful than the ones that are currently mined or manufactured and that’s because they look different due to the fact that they are mined from a different part of the world causing the stone to look a little different, but that’s just my preference. Manufactured opals might be safe in an ultrasonic cleaner, but I would only test that with a manufactured opal that does not have any deep meaning to the owner.
The general advice should be, to not treat any material you don't know in a way that is not explicitly advised by someone who knows what they are doing.
Product work, but not in phone cases. That product removes dirt via ultrasound vibrations. Phone cases get stained by light, you need to polish in those. Same with most jewelry. You might remove superficial dirt, but they will still look opaque.
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Ultrasonic cleaners work great, but don’t use them for opals like grandma’s. You get amazing results with glasses and metal items, including most jewelry. Using it for opals can shatter the stone. Also goes for emeralds, please read instructions that come with machine.
@@christiangirl2222 Mmm, depends on whether you have a solid stone or a layered stone (called doublet or triplet, apparently). My mother's engagement ring cracked when exposed to water. So *some* opals will be fine in water, but without access to the backing, can you tell the difference? I sure hope Grandma's ring was a solid.
Aaaand time to learn again, those are sonic cleaners have been in the industry of jewlery for a while now, they dont remove just dirt, they were created to remove the layer of oxide that forms on most metals, specially when in contact with skin oils, look for any bronze thing that looks green or silver that looks black and see the magic
Those are called sonicators, they use sound waves to vibrate the items within the cleaning solution to essentially “shake off” most external debris. However, I would stress not using delicate or fragile items. Since they are vibrating, if it hits the walls or other items, they could crack
If you do need to use fragile items, then I would place them within a plastic container with its own solution, then place that container in the sonicator. That way the part is contained in a safe environment while vibrating
Don't put opals in an ultrasonic cleaner. Opal is a solidified silica gel, not a hard crystal gem like diamond or corundum, and can have internal cracks and voids. You could end up with a little pile of opal fragments in the bottom of the cleaner.
@@virtualxip oh yes man.., you might lose your arm.. NOT.. dude, nothing happens if you put your hand inside that thing, ultrasounds wont affect flesh. That is why they are use to break kidney's stones for example, and it is done from outside....
@@ALT-vz3jnPut ur phone case in a clear flat container like a Tupperware glass container something like that and put hydrogen peroxide in it with the case and leave outside in the sun.
It's actually worked. You can use special ultrasonic liquid followed by another water bath. You may need to flip the items a few times so that all the area covered by the vibration
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Note: pls do not ever wash your watches in water, cause it's gonna stop the dial form working and it'll go bad. As an exception you can simply wipe it with a wet tissue carefully to avoid bacteria formation inside the watch.
That’s not a debunk they do actually work. I use soap and warm water and the ultrasound can penetrate tiny bubbles inside spaces too small to scrub don’t get me wrong when it comes to thick grime it takes a few times, but my aunt could even use it to clean the weed resin from her bowl, and she hadn’t cleaned it in close to 2 years before that.
It’s called a sonicator or an ultrasonic cleaner in some circles (or at least at my lab). It uses piezoelectric quarts crystals to vibrate the water at a very high frequency. The standing waves generated at the surface of the water also help trap some of the dirt and grime that get dislodged from whatever you’re cleaning in the sonicator.
removing some loose dirt isn't exactly a major feat. Also I think technically you should really be using pure distilled water, not just filtered. But I'm no expert I just use it sometimes at work.
That’s an ultrasonic cleaner jewelry stores have been using them for decades. My dad had a chain of pawn shops in the 90s-00s and we had an industrial one on the counter at home growing up. Once a week I’d throw all my jewelry in it and since my dad owned a shitload of pawnshops I always had new and different jewelry that was always clean af growing up.
In Japan they have these out the front of optometrists for free use. I dropped my glasses in and had to make a quick exit because they turned the water the colour of milk. I need to clean my glasses more often.
Well, no one said it was water originally. Pretty much most people who own jewelry knows to use a special chemical to clean jewelry which can be clear, blue or another color
Just FYI, don't put a watch into an ultrasonic cleaner. Like ever. And don't put a watch in liquid unless you know for a fact that it's submersion rated.
@@akazan_does_vids no problem..im not a watch expert..but an ultrasonic cleaner is basically just a solvent in a bin that vibrates, and buzzes..lol..we used one in graphic design class 40 yrs ago..lol
@@briogochill6450 I wouldn't think so, but I don't know..like I said we used them in graphic design to clean ink/dried ink off technical pen parts..If your watch is waterproof I'd think it's ok to go in the cleaner..jewelers use pressured steam I think..
I would like to say sonication is a real thing that can really clean some otherwise uncleanable things. But I've never seen one on the consumer market.
These devices work great for a lot of jewelry but just be aware of the type of materials your jewelry is made of because these machines can damage pieces.
es un limpiador de ultrasonido, en óptica se utiliza mucho para limpiar las gafas, y yo lo utilizaba también para limpiar mis pendientes y anillos cuando no había clientes 🤭
no, don't ultrasonic the watch, you just dissolved the oils in it to help it keep accurate and going for a long period. Please take it to get serviced as it now needs to be properly cleaned and lubricated.
