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How can we manufacture different colors of gold plating?




good day all jewelry gurus.. how are the following done? white gold plating? yellow gold plating? rose gold plating, green gold plating? please HELP?! thanks Ernny

Ernesto Belangoy
I have a jewelry business - Las Pinas, metro Manila, Philippines
June 15, 2009



June 16, 2009

Hi, Ernesto. Yellow, rose, and green are all done basically the same way with small variations in the quantity of contaminating metals. Do you know how to do gold electroplating yet? I haven't heard of 'white gold plating', but white gold jewelry often receives rhodium plating. Please get back to us with more info on your situation.

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Dear Ted, in the Philippines we usually refer to white gold plating when we use rhodium, and dorado in yellow gold plating. my problem is how to produce rose gold (light red color) when plating yellow gold? any idea on the chemical to add or mix? please help.. thanks

Ernesto Belangoy
jewelry specialist - Las Pinas, metro Manila, Philippines
July 29, 2009



Ernesto,
First we have to know what type of gold bath(s) you are using now. Color golds are usually cyanide gold baths with different metals added as a liquid. We could tell you to add so much of this, and so much of that. Would it be the color you desire? Probably not. If you have a reputable gold bath supplier they may plate up some samples for you, or they can suggest beaker lab tests to achieve the color you are looking for. Good Luck!

Mark Baker
Fellow Plater - Syracuse, NY, USA
July 30, 2009




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