[Jewelry making - Article 00069] - Re: [Orchid] That Indian-fine-gold-look

[Niels Lovschal]

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>     Does anyone know how to get this look on gold??=

Dear Bari

    Here is a recipe which works wonders for me: 

        Saltpeter (Potassium Nitrate) - 4 parts by weight
        Alum - 2 parts
        common Salt - 2 parts

    Add enough water to make a thin paste. Place in a crucible and boil.
    Place the article attached to a silver wire into the mixture for
    10-20 minutes. Rinse with hot water and scratch brush with brass wire
    brush and return to the solution. Rinse again in hot water, scratch
    brush, wash with soap and hot water, rinse in hot water and dry off
    in sawdust. This will give you the high karat colour you are looking
    for. 

    I think I owe this to an older Orchid post in which case I beg
    forgiveness fro copying it, but it really gives very nice results.
    However it is imperative to keep your pieces off the bottom of the
    contaioner as the gold will otherwise be dissoluted into the paste. 

Niels Lovschal

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