We recommend the Sunshine Polishing Cloth or can provide you with one of our own in store. It can be used on gold, sterling silver, and gold filled but is not recommended for plated jewelry (it will “polish” the layer of plating right off). This is a special polishing cloth or pad with a polishing compound embedded in its fibers.

(Available here)įor all metal types (including plated jewelry): Our cleaning solution is good for all metal types and most stones. Silver can tarnish when exposed to moisture or humidity whereas gold will not. We also use sterling silver! Silver is the softest out of these metals but still great for everyday wear. By plating on a top coat, it ensures that the gold isn’t thin at the soldering joints, and evens and smooths the sanded areas / seams. Why? Heavily fabricated pieces need to be sanded and polished, which results in removing some of the layer of gold in the gold fill. (The Folded Fans for example have 14k gold filled ear wires).įor some of our fabricated gold filled pieces such as bezel-set rings, we add another layer of 14k gold via electroplating. Luckily, the only base metal pieces we offer do not directly touch your skin. With direct contact to your skin, this will eventually wear off.

It remains nickel free, hypoallergenic and can get wet without tarnishing or turning your skin green.Ī thin layer of gold electrically deposited onto a surface via electroplating. The result is a durable, price-friendly alternative to solid gold, with over 100 times more gold in it than gold plated pieces. Layers of solid 14k gold are pressure bonded to a core of either sterling silver or jeweler’s brass.

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