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Keeping yellow gold...yellow

Is there any trick to keeping my 22 katat yellow gold ring as yellow as possible?

Stacey Conant
jewelry student - Hurst, Texas
2007

2007

Hi Stacey,
If the ring is true 22K gold there should be no problem with it remaining yellow. As you know it should be 22/24ths pure. If it is 22K gold electroplate the best coating I know of is an electrophoretic coating or a clear coat. Some people have tried a few coats of clear nail polish, but has to be stripped and re-applied every so often. Good Luck!

Mark Baker
Process Engineer - Syracuse, New York

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