Restoring Heirloom Jewelry
Return to the past, or the future? When restoring heirloom jewelry items of high sentimental value, it is important to consider many things before beginning the project. Is the goal…
Scottish Heraldry Badges
It's Great To Be A Scotsman Since we are in an area where there are many people of Scottish descent, we often get the pleasure of restoring and re-plating many…
Here Be Dragons
Fiery legends from the Sky We all love dragons. Especially the lore and magic associated with their numerous images found every civilization from antiquity to present day. Once again, the…
Ten Things You Need to Know About Rhodium Plating
As the popularity of white gold fashion jewelry increases, with it emerges two issues that affect today's consumers. The first issue issue is the usage of rhodium plating as a…
The Truth About Electroplating Watches
Electroplating Watches Before we get started on the discussion of the basic technical issues, we should provide a little background about electroplating services in general. First, if you intend to…
Measuring Layer Thickness on Gold Plated Surfaces
One of the most confusing issues for the consumer new to the electroplating field, is the specifications and measurements that are utilized to classify plating thickness. Because specifications play a…
Electroplating of the Platinum Metals Group
The platinum Metals Group consists of six metals: platinum, palladium, rhodium, iridium, ruthenium and osmium. The metals are chemically similar and usually are found together in their ores. As a…
Characteristics of Electroplated Rhodium Plating Finishes
Characteristics of Electroplated Rhodium Plating Finishes Over the last 40 years, significant technical refinements to rhodium electroplating processes for industrial products have enabled its broader commercial usage for a wide…
Basics of Electroplating Principles
Electroplating can be defined as the deposit of a very thin layer of metal "electrolytically" to a base metal to enhance or change its appearance. Electroplating is done in a…
Electroplating History (and electrodeposition of metals)
Electroplating History The history of electroplating (electrodeposition) of precious metals onto lesser metal can be reliably traced back to around 1800. Italian chemist and university professor Luigi Brugnatelli, is considered…