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-----Can palladium be rhodium plated?
Q. I recently got a new wedding ring setting, and per my jeweler's recommendation I decided to go with palladium for the metal. I am happy with the new setting, but I'm not sure I'm crazy about the color of the palladium. It's a little more greyish than my other white gold pieces. I'm wondering if it would be possible to have it rhodium plated to make it a brighter white color?
Dana Wittbuyer - Salt Lake City, Utah
July 29, 2009
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A. Hi, Dana. I don't see any reason why not. Good luck.
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A. It's a little tricky compared to rhodium plating onto white gold because of palladium's affinity for hydrogen but it certainly can be done with the very same set up.
Neil BellAlbuquerque, New Mexico
July 30, 2009
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