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7 January 2012, 07:28 AM | #1 |
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What kind of soap do you use when cleaning your Rolex?
My AD said a 'mild' soap in warm water, plus a very soft tooth brush. As I have no idea where to find a 'very soft' tooth brush, I am just using warm water and pump hand soap from Bath & Body Works to wash my DDII, for fear of a newly purchased tooth brush scratching my golden beauty. What do you use, especially you members with 18K models?? |
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I think mild soaps refers to the ingredients not irritating the skin at all - some soaps have artificial fragrances and chemical substances to enhance cleaning. Toothbrushes come in Firm, Medium, and Soft and usually different sizes depending on the size of your mouth.
I use the same thing you do - a hand pump soap from Bath & Body Works. This months version is Candy Apple, lol. I use a new toothbrush, soft, small version for cleaning. It does not scratch anything but I'm SS. 18kt is more malleable, so not sure if it's the same approach... |
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I use soft bristle toothbrush and dish soap as it is formulated to cut dirt and grease and yet come off very completely.
Denatured alcohol is a good thing to soak your bracelets (only) in. So not soak a rotating bezel watch in it as it will remove the lite grease under the bezel.
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If you wash it once in a couple weeks, soap n fingers should do. If you wash it once a year, yes you need brush!
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I use a mild pump hand soap and a soft toothbrush I purchased from Veraet.
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I find a little Tom's Natural toothpaste and a soft toothbrush makes my Sub C sparkle like new!
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I use dishwashing soap on my TT DJ, I use a soft toothbrush to clean the bracelet and the back of the endlinks.
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Bath & Body Works here also... I like the concept of 'watch & sniff'. I use an old toothbrush.
PS: works fine for 18k YG, Pt, and SS. |
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I've read that you want to keep soap away from the winding crown as it dries out the gaskets which can compromise water resistance....so I basically just use hand soap (dial gold or ivory), and give everything but the crown a soapy bath, then rinse off the body carefully w/crown up so that I don't get soap in the crown area. Works great.
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Very Simple...........
I once heard Johnson & Johnson "no more tears" baby shampoo because it contains no harsh ingredients. But I don't think you really need soap at all and I would not use a toothbrush either (no matter how soft), those bristles do leave fine marks over time.
I just rinse it under the tap (not the shower) for a few seconds while rubbing the surfaces. No need to subject it to anything more. I know it's a Rolex and can take much more punishment, but why when you don't have to? Just my .02! |
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Screw down the crown...nothing is going to dry out from soap and water if it doesn't get wet! |
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I use the same liquid soap that we once used bathing our kids when they were infants. I prefer to use a kid's toothbrush because the bristles are softer than the adult version.
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Whatever I am using in the shower everyday.
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Soapy water is what is recommended and that does simplify the matter somewhat, as you are not applying any concentrated chemical to the watch.
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Ivory soap to wash/clean.......Brasso to shine ss, Hagerty's jewelry polish to shine up YG.
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Vareat has some great products. I also bought a watch cleaning kit from Cartier, through my ad. The kit includes the softest toothbrush for watches made. It also came with a cleaning spray and a microfiber cloth. I use this kit and the Vareat products..
These togather with cape cod cloths, sunshine cloths and gold polishing cloths help to make my babies shine like no others!!! |
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Soft tooth brush & mild dish washing soap makes it look nicea nice...
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I use a stiff toothbrush. As I'm pretty sure nylon bristles are considerably softer than any surface on my watch. Thus never in a billion years going to damage it.
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I use Ultra concentrated Joy dishwashing soap, warm water, with a previously used toothbrush (thoroughly cleaned of paste residue of course) where the bristles are nice and flexible and very soft, then after cleaning it, I rinse it, hit it with some non-ammonia glass cleaner and wipe off with a particular microfiber cloth that I use for NOTHING else but my DD2.
I'm kinda weird about my watches being as spotless as possible, though. I know some guys like the patina that develops and how scratches give "character" to theirs, but that never set well with me. Considering how much my stash has cost me, I want those biatches to look like I walked out of the AD with it yesterday, even if it's a 10 yr old watch, but that's just me.... |
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I like that Veraet link - thanks alot.
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Nope. I don't use much of it, and rinse it off well, no issues with residue (as anal as I am, I'd notice! )
Yeah, probably so...just recall reading that somewhere, so I'm playing it safe, plus I don't want to hit the crown with the stream of water as I flush the rest of it off pretty good (probably why I don't get the residue, lol).
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1/2 Mr Clean or Top Job & 1/2 warm water
...with a soft toothbrush. |
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