[Jewelry making - Article 00676] - Re: [Orchid] A dark stain on a gold ring

[akash I lotan]

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    Hi bill and everyone Namaste 

    If I remember correctly this stain may have been there before the
    lady had bought the ring. Only in such an indistinguishable intensity
    that neither me nor the lady have noticed it! But looking back, I do
    have the feeling that it has started before she bought the ring. 

    There are no suppliers of alloyed gold in this part of India [as far
    as I know...] There's this wonderful family on one of the jewellers
    streets that I buy my gold from, they usually mix the alloy for me as
    they have a large charcoal furnace and the experience of a family
    line. They do my refining as well. 

    It is possible that at times, the refining process they do, may not
    remove some? impurities [this has happened before, resulting with an
    alloy which was nearly unworkable.] 

    What can I do now to remove this stain from the ring in such a way
    that it will not re-appear ? 

    In the past I did thought it works like a miniature spring of oozing
    black stuff... and it  would eventually exhaust itself. Will the heat
    of soldering temp. help ? 

	The Pickle ?
	Neutralizing ?
	The ultrasonic ?
	Caustic soda ?
	Other kind of chemical ?

    Please help me with this one. Love & Light akash 

www.akashjewels.com
contact AT akashjewels.com


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