Before and After of Baked CZ Ring

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bippulife

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Am going to setting Asha's into this ring, but currently they have some CZ stones. They failed in comparison to the loose Asha stones I received...baked the ring today to see what would happen and here is a before and after baking comparison. Haven't compared the stones against the Asha after this, will do that later and update with some pics.

 
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bippulife

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Baked it twice more and last time ended up turning the heat up higher. Ended up with a very slightly warmer color (faint faint yellow tinge). It is insane looking now. I will have other comparison pictures and whatnot later
 
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vue_s

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This is new to me, baking instructions please! Also, does it make a difference on metal type? Do some metals do better than others? Or am I OK with a cheapy $10 ring to bake from Walmart?
 
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bippulife

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Clean your jewelry and the stones really well. Put in a clean glass dish and put it in the oven cold. Turn the oven on to 400* and the jewelry will all heat up gradually with the oven. Leave it in for 45 minutes. After that time is up, take it out of the oven to let it cool down. OR crack the oven door and let it cool down with the oven and once its cooled down to the touch, take it out. The cheapy walmart rings should do fine as long as the band is metal and not plastic.
 
deb34

deb34

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bippulife said:
Am going to setting Asha's into this ring, but currently they have some CZ stones. They failed in comparison to the loose Asha stones I received...baked the ring today to see what would happen and here is a before and after baking comparison. Haven't compared the stones against the Asha after this, will do that later and update with some pics.
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wow those stones look so much better!
 
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mom2dolls

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Hubby bought me a beautiful set from Berricle for Christmas. I want to bake it but am scared I will ruin it. I have never tried baking a ring before.
 
Dana ♥

Dana ♥

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mom2dolls said:
Hubby bought me a beautiful set from Berricle for Christmas. I want to bake it but am scared I will ruin it. I have never tried baking a ring before.
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that's a reasonable fear, i think.


my general rule when mucking about with jewelry is if i'd be sad if i ruined it, then i don't mess with it.
 
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Queen of Sparkle

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I have a Berricle ring that I got a couple of years ago.I was scared to bake it even though the whiteness of the stones really bugged me.Eventually I decided that I couldn't stand the whiteness any longer & thought,what the hell & baked it. I'm so glad I did because it looked tons better after
 
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2BlingorNot

2BlingorNot

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I baked a Berricle band (probably 2.5mm wide) of alternating round brilliants and marquise cuts. The RB's sparkled beautifully afterwards and looked a bit more steely, but the marquise (which were not all that great to begin with) looked grayer and duller afterwards. I also had to use a Sunshine cloth to clean the metal because the ring tarnished a bit during baking (which was no big deal and looked great after a quick polish). Good luck with whatever you decide!
 
Queen of Sparkle

Queen of Sparkle

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It's difficult to see the stone colour in that pic but the set looks lovely on your hand

My advice is to wear it until YOU feel the need to bake it! That's what I did six months after I initially bought mine.At first I was scared I would ruin it,but the more I looked at it,the more the whiteness bothered me.Then I got my moissy ring & side by side, the Berricle ring looked glassy,so I thought,what the hell, & baked it three times. It looked really steely & crisp after
 
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vegasbride

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Ok, so I just baked this sucker. Diamonique stones/epiphany (plat over silver). Here is what I did.

1. Cleaned thoroughly with toothbrush, dish soap and a small capful of ammonia then dried and polished.



2. Put in a pyrex dish and added to a cold oven to go through the preheat process so it could slowly come up to temp. Baked at 400 degrees for 2hrs. Turned off oven and left inside to slowly come back down to normal temp on its own.



Here's our before/after shots... The change doesn't show up as much in photos but looks so much better to my eyes. I do notice more of a steely look to the center stone but the baguettes are sooo much better. Think I might give it another go and see what happens.

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MissJules92085

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vegasbride said:
Ok, so I just baked this sucker. Diamonique stones/epiphany (plat over silver). Here is what I did.

1. Cleaned thoroughly with toothbrush, dish soap and a small capful of ammonia then dried and polished.



2. Put in a pyrex dish and added to a cold oven to go through the preheat process so it could slowly come up to temp. Baked at 400 degrees for 2hrs. Turned off oven and left inside to slowly come back down to normal temp on its own.



Here's our before/after shots... The change doesn't show up as much in photos but looks so much better to my eyes. I do notice more of a steely look to the center stone but the baguettes are sooo much better. Think I might give it another go and see what happens.

LEFT:BEFORE RIGHT:AFTER



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wowwww what a difference!!!! I also noticed a difference when I baked my cz stud earrings, but not that dramatic. I will have to try it again with your directions- I dont think I put the temp up that high or left it in as long!

I also wonder if anyone knows why a CZ reacts this way to heat and why all cz makers dont just bake their stones?
 
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vegasbride

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I really like this ring and probably wouldn't have tried it on this particular one if I hadn't already attempted baking a CZ before. I first tried baking a ring I didn't really care for so wasn't worried about ruining something I loved. I decided to go for a high temp so did 400* first for an hour, checked to make sure it hadn't cracked or anything lol and then let it go for another hour. Didn't notice as much difference with the first ring (was an HSN absolute stone) but it sure did make a difference with the diamonique.

I know Wink has the option of heat treating his WinkCZ's. I'm surprised more places don't. Guessing it's just cheaper for them not to.
 
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