Rose Gold Plating &
Replate Rose Jewellery
Gold is costly and more likely to break the bank. While looking for jewellery, many people opt to get their jewellery gold plated instead since it is more affordable than buying actual gold. Getting your jewellery rose gold plated or yellow gold plated is more technical because most jewellers don’t often have the equipment related to it.
Gold plated jewellery is a budget-friendly option that you can use. You can hardly ever tell the difference between the two. When you’re looking to get your silver, brass, copper, base metal or precious metal colored in the shade of pink, you will find many jewelers offering different shades of colors.
There are a couple of issues that come when you’re getting your jewellery rose gold plated or yellow gold plated. Below I’m going to talk about some of them.
A bit of history, Gold plating Process has been invented by the Italian chemist Luigi Valentino Brugnatelli in 1805. He was the first one who managed to plate silver into Gold.
Once you’ve been able to find a jeweller willing to pink gold plate or yellow gold plate your jewellery, you can see the rose gold process yourself. First, the jeweller will polish the piece to remove any previous plating; this helps ensure that the previous plating doesn’t show up under the new plating and doesn’t end up giving a bumpy texture.
The next step is to check the newly exposed base metal. Checking the base metal is essential as it helps you decide whether or not you will be able to put the material directly in the plating tank.
If the metal is sterling silver, then it can be played immediately otherwise, if the material is something like copper, then the metal will have to be chemically treated first before being put in a plating tank.
After the material is ready to be gold plated, it is put into a plating tank. The tank contains a solution of metal salts that also include the rose gold metal solution. Electricity runs through the water, attaching a thin layer of the rose gold to the top of the jewellery. The rose gold does not attach to any stones or embellishments that you have on top.
The Problem With Rose Gold Jewellery
Gold Plated VS Rose Gold Plated
Once you’ve got your jewellery rose gold plated, you need to exercise caution because rose gold plating tends to fade off from certain places over time. There is also a high likelihood that the jewellery might end up to be discolored because gold plating any item requires much skill.
You need to look for an authentic jeweller that can gold plate your precious metal suitably. Gold plated jewellery has much copper in it, which means that there will inherently be problems in the coating. The issues will be things like darkening over time.
How Can You Make Your Gold Plated Jewellery Last For Longer?
You can make your rose gold plated jewellery last for longer by making sure that your jewellery doesn’t come into contact with water often. Most of the water we have is chlorinated, and the harsh chemical can cause the plating to lose its color immediately.
Another thing that you can do is make sure that you don’t wear the jewellery for extended periods as your sweat can end up helping fade off the jewellery. Rose gold plating tends to wear off faster than regular gold plating; therefore, it is essential to practice due care with it.
You need to exercise care while dealing with any precious metals that are rose gold played as rose gold tends to lose its color over time.