Can and how would you to polish a platinum ring at home?

[Steve in Arizona]

I have a 6mm platinum wedding band that is a smooth comfort style ring. My wife wants me to keep it polished. The jeweler I purchased the ring from no longer polishes rings locally; they send them out. What can I use at home to keep this ring polished? Is there a cloth, chemical, dremel tool attachment, etc., that I can use? Thanks for any helpful suggestions.

 

[Aerix]

I'm no expert, but I have found that a nail buffer works well. I use a 4-sided one with very, very fine grit (the type used to smooth the ridges on the top of the nail) and gently buff out the light scratches/scuffs on my rings. I then follow up with the polishing side (used to shine the nail) to polish the metal to a nice shine. I find that this is a lot cheaper than taking a ring to a jeweler to get repolished (I forgot how much it is, but I think it's like $25 for gold and $50 for platinum? Maybe even more...) I'm not sure if it ends up taking some of the metal off over time, but this method works well for me.

 

[Jim Summa]

Hi Steve,
If you have a soft rubber wheel for your dremel tool it will brighten it up nicely.
Move it around, don't concentrate on trying to remove scatches which can make it wavy.
Good luck!

 

[diamondseeker2006]

I wouldn't use something with grit because that likely removes metal.