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Originally Posted by v_ni  airdancer, 1 month isn't a long time, did you try cleaning them with soft cloth?
anyone else have their FW pearls longer and wear them consistently?
i'm really curious since i've read a thread about a lady who wore out her mikimoto strand to the bead in 7 years.......wondering if anyone owned a FW strand and wore them for 7 years..... |
The bit about the Akoyas is quite true, my mom had a beautiful strand, which she did wear only on formal occasions, after about 10 years the were worn down to the nucleus.
I hav a lot of freshwater strands, though not one that is older than 3 years, so I canīt say how long they will hold their luster and "good looks" but I too noticed on some strands that their luster is not the same as it was from the beginning, it must have to do with more than one factor, I think. Bodyoils or acidity may be just some of them, but as we all here on the forum are caring very much for our pearls and wipe them with a soft cloth, there must be some other reasons as well. Perhaps it has to do with treatments done to the pearls before.... and after some years I think the strands would need a new polishing anyway, but unfortunately private persons donīt have a tumbler with bamboo bits
so perhaps the "Pearl doctor" from the Pearl-Guide is a good idea, Sunshine cloth has been mentioned earlier too, I personally have not had the guts to try it on my strands, they are all high-end (AAA + up), so I donīt want to risk scratching them. As for olive oil, I wouldnīt do it. Plain clean (chlorine-free) water perhaps would be enough. Donīt wet your strand but just take a moist cloth to wipe of all thatīs on the pearls. And if you want to clean them thoroughly, take castill soap and chlorine-free water, but after that you have to restring your strand/s.
If cared for as mentioned I think they will hold up quite well.
