[Jewelry making - Article 00063] - Re: [Orchid] Plating Silver with Paladium, Rhodium

[Helen Hill]

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Hi Barrie,

    I know what you mean about plating silver with gold being an
    embellishment, but I was referring to just the word "plated" which
    does seem to put people off. Obviously silver plated base metal is
    "cheaper" than solid silver and that's NOT what we're talking about
    here but the mere word sounds cheap like some sort of cover up.
    Maybe it's my own "narrow-mindedness" coming into play but I was
    disappointed when I discovered that all my white gold jewellery was
    plated with rhodium. Why do the majority of jewellers keep rhodium
    plating a heavily guarded secret if it is seen as an embellishment
    with a more valuable metal? In the case of white gold, they don't
    want to advertise such a thing because it is a cover up - covering
    up the fact that white gold is in fact faintly yellow. They don't
    want their customers to know that they will be back into the shop on
    a regular basis to have their piece replated. So as you can tell I'm
    not a fan. 

    However, I do really like gold inlay/overlay and would like to have
    a go at it myself. It's a completely different issue. 

    I hope I'm not opening up a new can of worms with anything I've
    said. I don't want to offend anyone who likes to rhodium plate - it's
    just my opinion. 

Helen
UK
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