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Removal of Gold Plating from Tungsten Ring

Hello,

I have a tungsten ring with a thin gold plated band around the middle. This gold band is very thin however and is showing a significant amount of the tungsten substrate. I think it would be neater all round if I just removed the gold layer and had a plain tungsten band. What would be the easiest way to do this?

Mark McKinnon
Plating Technician - Rugby, United Kingdom
December 14, 2010

If it is accessible, since it is all ready thin, the cheapest safe way is to wet sand it with 1200 grit wet/dry silicon paper.

James Watts
- Navarre, Florida
December 14, 2010

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