resizing wedding ring-- good/bad idea?

I'm thinking about resizing my platinum wedding band. It's always been a little loose on my finger, but it's never fallen off until a few months ago. Now if I hold my hand flat it can easily slide off my finger. I've had it fall off in my pocket before and I'm afraid it will fall off one day and I won't notice. I think my finger has changed size slightly because of burning a few more calories on my commute (I ride a bike). I know that as I get older, I'll probably gain back at least a little of the weight.

I know jewelers can resize rings, but I have no idea what's involved. Has anyone ever resized their wedding rings? Is there a simpler/cheaper/easier/less permanent solution to the problem that I haven't thought of?

I can't imagine that resizing would cost more that replacement. If it is falling off I would do it.

Shouldn't cost too much, my jeweler resized mine for free. Definitely price it, worth the trouble.

Yeah. I resized mine about 5 times as I lost weight from over 400 down to what I am today. All for free. The only risk is that if you have an engraving or something like that on the inside, eventually you could lose it.

It'll be cheaper and more fun to just put on weight.

I'm not sure it's possible to resize platinum--you'll want to ask the jeweler. Assuming it is possible however, if you have bezel set diamonds then the fittings may become loose. More stuff to ask the jeweler If you want something less permanent however, you could wrap some tape around the back of the ring, or something like that. A jeweler may have a better suggestion for this as well. Drop by one to have the ring cleaned and see what they have to say.

It'll be cheaper and more fun to just put on weight.

Yeah get to work on that bucket of chicken, Noodlefingers!

Resizing is no biggie. I also had mine re-sized way back in the day. I think it cost me six bucks because it was platinum.

If you don't want to resize, you need what jewelers call a "ring guard".

See http://www.viewithere.com/ring_guard...

They're not expensive, and you can take them in and out as you need.

That looks like it would cut you. :/ I'd make it press against the top of your finger so you wouldn't be putting pressure on the gap while firmly gripping your sword (or flail, I suppose).

I say put on weight because you know women love the sausage fingers..

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I suggest, looking in the thread with the munchy box..

It doesn't cut you. I use one on what used to be a thumb ring that now has to fit on my Hawaiian Good Luck Sign finger due to weight loss.

He didn't say he was using weapons or tools. In that case, he wants the liquid stuff (
http://www.ringguardsplus.com/Liquid... )

Or to wear his ring on a chain during workouts.

DO NOT put a ring guard in. They will tear you ring apart and then you will have to have it reshaped and repolished which is just as expensive if not more. I used to work in a jewelery store it will probably be about 30 dollars or so to have it sized down just go do that.

While not a wedding ring, I did have my class ring resized. It had fallen off in a parking lot, at night, in a snowy lot. I was very lucky to find it. There was no damage from the resizing, Jostens even did it for free. So I cannot speak to the cost, but cosmetically the 18 karat gold ring looks good as new.

Rings in general are dangerous things if you think about it. When I was in the Coast Guard the monthly safety bulletins were full of stuff where guys/gals lost their fingers on a staircase or ladder because they had a ring on and it snagged.

Get it resized. Losing your wedding band because it falls off your finger, say on the first spring day where it's warm enough to walk around outside and you go to five or six different stores up and down one street while you're waiting to have your winter tires swapped off and it turns out that it's still cool enough out that your finger is slightly smaller than usual, sucks. Hypothetically, at least.

E Hunnie had to go back and get nubs put inside her engagement ring because it turned out she was a quarter size smaller than they measured her as.

I had two bearings put into mine so it wouldn't slide off.

My wife has had her engagement ring resized twice so far. She's looking to get it done a third time, and it very likely won't be the last, as she's trying to shed a good deal of weight currently.

Personally, I haven't had mine resized, but then again, I can't. Titanium wedding band and all that goes along with that.

Wow, thanks for all the advice. I knew the goodgers would know what to do.

I don't actually have a local jeweler, but I guess it's time to go find one. If they say platinum can be resized up and down, I'll do that. I don't mind spending some money for security, I just wasn't sure if it was a $10 or $100 service. I might even get an engraving on the inside while I'm at it. If they can't or won't resize the platinum, then the liquid silicone that momgamer mentioned looks ideal. I'll probably use a small strip of duct-tape in the meantime (good idea, complexmath). I don't want to try visiting a jewelery store this close to Valentine's Day without full body armor.

I had my Plat wedding ring resized, no problems.

Good to know. I must have been thinking of titanium.

I too am in the titanium club. No resizing for me either. I'm super careful about not wearing my ring if I'm snowboarding - I'm sure that pulling gloves on and off would eventually end up with it silently flying off into some snow.

http://titaniumresizing.com/

$35 if there are no gemstones.

If you have a titanium ring it is most likely made by artcarved and they will send you a new one in your size for 15 dollars forever. Even if you get it scratched up or damaged somehow, they will ship you a replacement. I really prefer tungsten to titanium if possible. Titanium is still soft enough to be scratched by somethings but too hard to buff. Tungsten is about as hard as saphire so the only thing you could scratch it with are certain ceramics and diamonds. Maybe a saphire I am not sure. It is possible to crack tungsten but I have only ever seen that in bands that had stones in them, but i have never seen a scratched tungsten band. Tungsten is also heavier which I like simply because I feel that your wedding band should have weight to it.

I would find out what kind of process they use to do it I really dislike stretching the ring. To be properly done they should cut it then heated it back together.

NathanialG wrote:

I would find out what kind of process they use to do it I really dislike stretching the ring. To be properly done they should cut it then heated it back together.

I think that's the problem with TI. If it needs to go larger they have to pound it larger (most jewelers do this anyway, as long as they don't have to go more than a size or 2) but, obviously, they have to cut to go smaller.

FYI - I don't endorse this site, I just found it via google.

Have you checked your warranty? I know my wife's includes free resizing for life (mine is tungsten so I don't think we bought the extra warranty).

NathanialG wrote:

DO NOT put a ring guard in. They will tear you ring apart and then you will have to have it reshaped and repolished which is just as expensive if not more. I used to work in a jewelery store it will probably be about 30 dollars or so to have it sized down just go do that.

If it's doing that, then you've got a cheap one or it isn't fit properly. I've had one on a carved sterling silver 10mm band for the past three years and it's done no damage to it at all. If it was going to do that, it would have done it to this ring - silver is much softer than a platinum alloy.

The advice about discussing the method with them before you let them do it is a very good thing. It is my understanding platinum can't be stretched much but since you're downsizing now that won't hit you until later.

That said, resizing is the way to go if you can do it. The only reason I haven't done it for this thumb-ring is it has a carved pattern all the way around (plus it would probably cost more than the ring - it was a gift from my kids when my eldest was in sixth grade and they bought it at one of those mall kiosks).

momgamer wrote:
NathanialG wrote:

DO NOT put a ring guard in. They will tear you ring apart and then you will have to have it reshaped and repolished which is just as expensive if not more. I used to work in a jewelery store it will probably be about 30 dollars or so to have it sized down just go do that.

If it's doing that, then you've got a cheap one or it isn't fit properly. I've had one on a carved sterling silver 10mm band for the past three years and it's done no damage to it at all. If it was going to do that, it would have done it to this ring - silver is much softer than a platinum alloy.

The advice about discussing the method with them before you let them do it is a very good thing. It is my understanding platinum can't be stretched much but since you're downsizing now that won't hit you until later.

That said, resizing is the way to go if you can do it. The only reason I haven't done it for this thumb-ring is it has a carved pattern all the way around (plus it would probably cost more than the ring - it was a gift from my kids when my eldest was in sixth grade and they bought it at one of those mall kiosks).

My Plat ring was signifigantly increased in size with no problems. It was too small to begin with and only got smaller as... my fingers got bigger

I suggest losing your current one, preferably in Vegas, and then buy a new one that fits better.

magnus wrote:

I suggest losing your current one, preferably in Vegas, and then buy a new one that fits better.

The ring or the wife?