[Jewelry making - Article 00176] - Re: [Orchid] 14k Gold too pink

[Kay Ivanovic]

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    Thank you to those nice folks who have replied to my query  about
    "painting" with gold on silver and made suggestions. One especially
    interesting one was that the gold is forming an alloy with the
    silver, hence the coppery pink tone. If so, perhaps I'd have better,
    i.e., yellower, results if I used Argentium which has no -or  is it
    minimal- copper content soon as I get some time to play. I tried
    using 18k gold but the heat balancing act was too tricky for me and
    it  partly fused. 

    Incidentally, I used Pripp's flux  which I mixed up with,
    surprisingly, none of the gloop problems I've read about people
    having and it work brilliantly in preventing firestain. Argotect
    (ingredients unlisted on the container) mixed with methylated
    spirits which is great for making it adhere to surfaces,is what most
    silversmiths here (England) use against firestain if they can be
    bothered. Trouble is,it sure adds time to a job. It is admittedly
    well worth it though if you have a surface treatment, like etching
    or chasing,  which would be spoiled by polishing. 

Regards, 
Kay

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