[Jewelry making - Article 00363] - Re: [Orchid] Accidental Copper Plated Gold

[Sarah Hood]

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Hi. Thanks for all your comments and advice.

    I'm thinking that the spring clasp on the 14k chain was the problem.
    I'm still stumped as to why the 14k didn't plate, only the 18k, which
    had a non-steel-interior bayonet clasp, not a spring clasp. Both
    clasps were submerged. WHY would the 14k clasp plate the neighboring
    18k chain, but not the chain it was attached to? A couple of you said
    that only the gold touching the steel would plate, but there was no
    steel touching the 18k. Yep, I'm seriously stumped. 

    Regarding old pickle, which a couple of people referred to, my
    pickle was not old, not blue, and had been used only a couple of
    dozen times previously. So I'm pretty sure that was not the problem. 

    So, now I'm going to take Cynthia's advice and mix up some hot
    H2O2/pickle solution and try again. Hopefully that will do the trick.
    I'll report back. 

Thanks again,
Sarah
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