[Jewelry making - Article 00101] - Re: [Orchid] Dark Rhoduim Plating

[Heather Moats]

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    At the repair shop I work at we have a three step process. First we
    electroclean the piece, rinse in distilled water, dip in acid
    activator, rinse again, and then to the rhodium, and a final rinse.
    Each step has its own rinse jar of distilled water. Adding the acid
    activator step has extended the life of our 5 gram bottle of rhodium
    more than fourfold as opposed to only electrocleaning alone. You can
    get the acid activator from Gesswein (Item Number: 210-0938 EarthGold
    Acid Activator, 1 lb.) or Stuller (Item Number: 45-2040 2LB
    ACTIVATOR).

Heather Moats


 
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