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Need a gold plating bath
I AM A JAPANESE SWORD POLISHER AND AM IN NEED OF " THE GOLD SOLUTION, GOLD PLATING BATH" BY THE SHEFFIELD PLATE POLISH COMPANY. IT WILL RE-SURFACE GOLD SWORD FITTINGS. I HAVE AN OLD ONE, ALMOST OUT OF SOLUTION. THE KIT CONTAINS A 24K GOLD SOLUTION, A 5.1FL.OZ. THAT ADHERES TO THE FITTING.
CAN YOU HELP ME?
JAPANESE SWORD RESTORATION - EVANS CITY, Pennsylvania, USA
January 21, 2008
January 22, 2008
Immersion gold plating solutions for consumers have been available not only from Sheffield Plate but from Medallion Products as well . . . when you can find them. Unfortunately, these types of companies seem to change their marketing outlets and methods every few months.
However, if you consider yourself a craftsman in this field, rather than a one-shot hobbyist, Wayne, know that immersion gold plating solutions are widely available from plating process suppliers. ENIG (electroless nickel plating followed by immersion gold plating) is a widely practiced industrial process. So you may want to ask some of the suppliers in our Chemicals Directory about their immersion gold offerings. Good luck.
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Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
January 23, 2008
The fittings of Japanese swords, the guard (tsuba) Pommel cap (fuchi- kashira) and ornaments (menuki) are traditionally decorated by inlay (hon-zogan) or overlay (nunome) of pure gold. If your fittings are indeed old, modern plating will reduce their value to practically zero.
I suggest that if you want pretty fittings, you sell yours to a collector and buy one of the many modern replicas advertised on the internet.
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Geoff Smith
Hampshire, England
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