How to Use an Ultrasonic Jewelry Cleaner

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By david huckabay
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Using an ultrasonic jewelry cleaner

Cleaning your jewelry with an ultrasonic jewelry cleaner is fast and easy! Eliminate scrubbing and let the ultrasonics do the work.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

Ultrasonic jewelry cleaner
cleaning solution
dirty jewelry

Step 1

Put water into your jewelry cleaner, and turn it on. Let it run for a few minutes to drive out trapped gases in the water. This is called "de-gassing", and will allow your cleaner to perform optimally, as all its energy will go towards cleaning, instead of driving out gases from your solution.
Step 2

adding cleaning solution

Add cleaning solution or powder to your ultrasonic machine per the manufacturer's instructions. In a pinch, you can use a little liquid dishwashing solution.
Step 3

Place your jewelry into the basket, and lower it into the cleaner. Reset the timer for 3 minutes or so. The exact amount of time it will take to clean your jewelry will depend upon how dirty it is, and how powerful your machine is.
Step 4

When the machine shuts off, remove the basket and rinse your jewelry in clean water. Either allow to air dry, or pat dry with a clean, lint-free cloth.

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goldiec said

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on 4/2/2009 I have an ultrasonic jewelry cleaner. Thanks for the tips. 5*

sanderdoe said

on 3/31/2009 I've used an ultrasonic jewelry cleaner before and they work really well! Great article! 5*

slphilbrick said

on 3/31/2009 Never thought of purchasing one of these to clean my jewelry, but I suppose that's similar to what a jeweler uses too. Thanks for the info !