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Bought a little ring from *bay right after Christmas.It was advertised as 'antique platinum 1/2 carat champagne diamond' and it was incredibly reasonable. I told myself that if I used the proceeds from the sell of a box lot of old sewing junk ,I would *really* only have $7 invested. So I took a chance on the 'too good to be true' auction and I was very pleased when it arrived and was much nicer than the photo. Was even more pleased when my friend the jeweler pronounced it to be the real thing and fairly pricey. But here's the problem: if I don't clean it about every three days the underside gets sort of cloudy, almost like its growing mold. I've tried swishing it around in alcohol, bathroom mildew cleaner, dish detergent. Cleans up beautiful, but so far the mystery scum comes back. Has anyone else ever heard of anything like this? It certainly doesn't effect the beauty of the stone, and I figure I paid less than the cost of a platinum setting, anyway. But it sure is strange.

Hi Janice,

What kind of setting is it in? Is it a secure setting or could it be possible that someone may have put crazy glue on the ring at one point or another to keep it from wiggling, making noise or falling out?. I work with glass beads and natural stones and had to go through several types of glue before I found one that would not cause a haze to form on the stones. It acts just as you described - once glued it looks okay, but a few days later a foggy haze will form over the stones which will clean up with jewelry cleaner, soap & water or just about anything else. You may want to try using acetone (nail polish remover) if you can detect any kind of glue residue that may be forming the haze. Just make sure that you don't lose your stone by compromising the setting if it has been glued for some reason.

Good Luck!