[Jewelry making - Article 00669] - Re: [Orchid] Rhodium Plating Charge

[hans]

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    Nothing beats the whiteness of rhodium, I am afraid. I have been
    experimenting with the paladium solution available from Rio for some
    time, and it does plate very well. My main thrust is to avoid
    tarnishing on silver. Paladium plates on to silver and rhodium plates
    onto paladium. So I have been flash plating the silver in my mixed
    metal pieces with paladium and then with rhodium. This is to avoid
    the silver from tarnishing and then having to polish the piece over
    and over. Tarnishing is not a perceived problem at all. Recurring
    polishing ruins the overall crispness of the piece. However,the
    colour of paladium is a harsh metallic grey. It is not a warm
    colour.....a bit like polished steel or chrome. 

    For a visual on some experimentation, go to 

    http://tinyurl.com/2dxeez 
    There are photo's to look at. 

Cheers, Hans Meevis
http://hansmeevis.blogspot.com
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