How To Turn A YELLOW ring WHITE!
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- čas přidán 27. 02. 2020
- In this video I electroplated rhodium on a yellow gold ring, thus essentially "turning" a yellow gold ring into white gold. That being said, this is still a yellow gold ring, just electroplated with a thin layer of white! Rhodium plating will start to wear off over time and the ring will turn back yellow. If someone is looking to have a ring permanently stay white, the best option is to have the ring remade in the desired metal color. White gold rings are also rhodium plated periodically to restore that bright white appearance.
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Second ring really said “this ain’t my first rhodium, cowboy!”
*I’m sorry for the lame pun*
Love it
Awesome
Dad what are you doing here
Not lame at all..best joke I've heard in awhile actually.
Me: "when will I ever use chemistry in real life"
Modern Goldsmith: ...
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You've got that Bob Ross kind of voice dude ....so keep making these
There's something about his voice... It just makes me so calm I could fall asleep. Great videos!
My god, you could narrate my whole life and I’d be happy to hear it.
I always think it's cool the the salt of a metal is a much different color than the metal itself. You dip a gold ring into a gold solution to make it white.
Rhodium: The forbidden apple juice...
Mmmmm, deep fried diamond rings! tasty!
Maybe I'm weird but I actually love the color that white gold has when it is not rhodium plated. It looks like what I imagine mithril from Lord of the Rings would look like, that white with a soft yellow glow coming out of it.
I agree!
I also agree!!
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My skin chemistry is such that the plating doesn’t last a year for an everyday wear, which is why I got my wedding set in palladium :) so happy with it after over 5 years now
I just had my wedding ring and some other bands replated. The wedding ring is only 2 years old and wasn't that bad at all just a slight gold color showing and only on the underside. My other rings were more yellow but over ten years old in the same area. One was missing a stone. Glad I did my wedding band even though I didn't think it really needed it at the time but it definitely looks a little better. Definitely cleaner lol.
I actually like the bits of yellow showing through, it adds another level of detail
3:04 oh thanks because I was just sitting down to have a big ice cold glass of rhodium LOL just kidding great video love jewelry videos
Came for the Ariana Grande video and stayed for the flaming voice.
Hahaha.
yes.
Same here
Sameeee
sexy voice
funny, just as I started to watch this video a customer came in to have two ring rhodium plated.
Fascinating! Please do more plating videos, it is somehow satisfying to see the bumbles and the colour changes!
Scarlett P I’ll see what else I can come up with :)
I actually like the tiny gold specs peeking through on that yellow gold ring, but I like the combination of white and yellow gold together
Very interesting to see the process. I had a white gold ring made about 30 years ago, and after a relatively short time hot tub chemicals were discoloring it. It was then rhodium plated, and the tub had no effect on it afterwards.
I am surprised this can be done without removing the stones!
Diamonds are hard and dont have pores like softer stones would so chemicals dont damage them :)
I was too, but it makes sense, because diamonds are very poor conductors, so the current wouldn't flow through them and attract the rhodium ions.
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Hello, how could i plate a ring with softer stones like quartz, emerald, etc??? Could i just plate all together like diamonds?
@@69rafaroots remove or protect the stones before plating them
You can't electroplate metal onto a stone...
Just found your channel tonight. Absolutely love it! I never knew you could do this to gold rings. I would love to update my wedding set like this!
I love your videos! Saw you both on FB and found you here. I love the white gold myself on me. I looked at a lot of rings and when I saw mine in white gold I knew it was mine! My fiancé loves it too. My piercer also does the electrode plating on my titanium jewelry that I wear and I have seen it in action first time. It’s so cool!
Love, love and love this video - and your voice - so calming! I could listen to you 24 x 7! Thanks!⚘
This was cool. My white gold wedding set was rhodium plated for shine. After our wedding we took the rings in, I think for a loose setting. My engagement ring was replated so that both rings matched in shine and color. It was suggested the rhodium could be done every year but I opted to allow them to wear evenly instead.
You answered all my questions in this video. Thanks
Hello fellow jeweler. I noticed under the stone the base of the head and some of the side stone prongs had some yellow. That can be defeated. Small little brush the side stone area, for under the diamond, the ring would have to live in the ultra sonic a few days maybe even some sparex no2 acid. After that it will plate that section as well. For some reason those areas get a small thin layer of build up and grime that is there even after its been cleaned and steamed. Only things that clears is it extra cleaning.
I work with a jewelry company that sends pieces out for repair, I've always wondered how they replate rings. I have my answer. Thanks! This was super cool!
That ring style is so pretty!
Came here to see how this is done since I just got my white gold rings replated. Was wonder how it was done with the diamonds in the ring. So cool and interesting. Thank you!
I came here via Imgur. Love watching your process and the explanation of each step. Please make more! Thanks.
VVN T thanks for watching!!
I don't know anything about rings but i know you are doing a mesmerising job. Well done
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I work in jewellery, and I have sent many ring off to be rhodium plated.. I had no idea of the process. That is very fascinating 😲
Super cool to see! I have a 1918 Edwardian yellow gold wedding/engagement ring. It was so pretty in its original state, but I wear more white gold/silver jewelry. My partner had it plated but we didn’t see the process. I didn’t realize you leave the stones on.
I would love to see a picture or a short video of your ring if you ever decide to post one! I am obsessed with that era and it's fashion including jewelry. Congratulations on your marriage xo
@@illbeyourstumbleineAre you still interested in old jewelry? I just inherited a bunch my aunt had hoarded. I have some stuff from 1890's. Email me
Ok, so you basically destroyed all historical value by altering its original design. That’s a damn shame. Besides, silver and white gold aren’t in style right now.
8:20 I think Rodium plating looks great with some specks of gold in the niiks and crannys. the Rodium is also worn away, so the gold will reveal at flashy areas . Nice
That is amazing. Can you do a video on how you clean the diamond jewellery? It looks so sparkly.
I prefer yellow gold, but I know most people prefer white. This was an interesting demonstration!
You're both a scientist and an incredible craftsman!
Thanks for putting effort in your videos, it really shows.. keep it up!
My imagination is absolutely closed and now open
Wonderful... Good work
That was amazing to watch!
Do you have any videos over your equipment? I love the process of your restorations and new projects😁
I love seeing work safety in action! :)
awesome video
This was fascinating & a little bit like magic when the white gold ring emerged from the beaker!
haha I agree! I've done so many of these and I still love it.
Modern Goldsmith Maybe if chemistry lessons in school had looked more like that we’d all have had more fun! Who am I kidding, I loved chemistry with all the fizzing, burning things but there was a distinct lack of diamonds 😭😂
I didn’t know this was possible! I’m going to tell my friend! She has a gorgeous ring but it yellow Gold and she wishes it was not now.
What a shame.. Yellow Gold is prestige.
Excellent explanation, thank you.
I kinda like the hint if yellow in the nooks.
So satisfying to see how it works. Why algoritm shows me trash, i want something like this.
thanks for cleaning the basket for us boyo❤️
Might want to catch that lingering rhodium. It's 11k+ an ounce now. Has gone insane this year.
Excellent
The voice, is like watching a production quality documentary.
Could a white gold be turned into yellow?
Do you ever duplicate a ring in a different metal or a vintage famous ring into a new one?
You did a blog on a head replacement that was not a peg head. can you make a video of one?
Science is amazing! Awesome video!! :D
Thank you very educational.
Very interesting to watch the process. You have a great voice for the video. Some voices are so
Bothersome, yours is perfect!
Good luck 🍀🍀🍀☺️
Great video. I notice there's alot of rhodium plating being done over silver.
Can I send you my Bowl ring to have it rhodium plated? I've never liked the Gold Tone Balfour did on the ring design. Im a white gold and silver kinda guy. No one seems to wanna touch it:(
Were you ever able to contact him? He has an IG that you could send him a DM on if not. That would probably be a better way to get in contact than CZcams. Good luck and I hope you get your ring the color you feel best in wearing it. That's what's most important, that you love it, not what others think❤
@@illbeyourstumbleine unfortunately not. I will Need to create an Instagram I suppose 🤔
@@Ky_Mycology you could create one just to contact him, just as a throwaway. Good luck!
@@Ky_Mycology he has a website with a contact page where you can send him a message directly. It’s moderngoldsmith.com/contact 🙂
awesome video...... Can I ask what is the blue liquid you use to clean the ring?
Great, amazing job🙏🤍❤️👍🏼👏👏
Fascinating!
That was a great video! Yet both rings looked like yellow gold to begin with!
nice video bro and i noticed there was yellow under diamond head ... this problem we do polish every corner properly then process to get white plating but after white plating done there is no guarantee how long will be last
Rhodium is just as precious as platinum
I have had this done to multiple pieces of jewelry and love the new look. I don't wear yellow gold much anymore and had many pieces of jewelry sitting in a drawer unused. I now wear all of the pieces I had rhodium plated. You do need to know that they can only do this with hard stones. If the piece has pearl, coral, opal, etc. in it, the stone will have to be removed so it costs more.
Most opal is lab created now so it holds up just fine in the plating solution as do most stones but yes pearls do need to be removed but they’re mostly in yellow gold settings, I’m not sure about coral though
So nice plating but .how to remove plating also. What if you want to remove the plating how you do that so?
Jordan Thank you for this video, very helpful. I have 3 questions: do I need a wire gold to hang the ring? Do I need a titanium ring for the rhodium solution?; and can I use any metal for the electroplating cleaner? Thanks again.
Hi, Jordan I have a necklace 10k yellow gold and I want to turn it white gold ? It’s possible? And if ever I want to turn back to the original yellow gold it’s possible that? And how do you think it’s cost to do it.Please let me know thanks ASAP
Is there a different process that can make a white ring gold?
I have a sliver bracelet that I cleaned in silver cleaner and it turned it gold for some reason and I cant get it to change back to silver. Can you help me with this please
Good information, i was wondering why my white gold was turning back to gold golg.
thank you so much, where can I buy the rhodium solution, and can i use again the same solution, because is so expensive
Amazing 😍
My jeweler advised me not to plate my yellow gold ring to white, as the plating comes off. Do you have a solution for this?
Interesting video
Can you plate over other plating for effect?
can you do a video that demonstrates your solder vacuum.
Great explanation.Have you used black rodium for plating? What's your experience and recomendations? Thanks!
Great job! You still do rhodium plating?
I am enjoying all your videos. I have a question about white gold. Is white gold made of gold and silver or a bit of Palladium?
White gold is an alloy wich can consist of different metals. In 14K its 585 parts yellow gold and 415 parts white metals. This can be nickel or palladium. With a nickel alloy the white gold tends to look more "yellowish" while the palladium alloy looks more "greyish" nowadays the palladium alloy is more preferable because its more anti allergenic and because the greyish colour is more aesthetically pleasing
Jordan, do you have any advice on cleaning jewellery at home?
We are in lockdown again and “non-essential” businesses are closed ie Jewellery shops.
(I am one of the people who watched your “maybe CZcams will throw me a 🦴“ video. I loved your attitude, humour & compassion so I Liked & Subscribed 😀)
If you can dish out $100 get an ultrasonic cleaner- worth it in my opinion! Just be careful with what stones you put in there, stones like opal will crack from the heat :)
Hi! The plating does not stick to the stone? Do you have to protect the stone with anything?
I came for the chemistry .I stayed for the silky smooth ASMR ☺️
Very nice! Question, if you have a sterling silver chain flashed in fine silver, will that mess up the process?
anthony bianconi I haven’t done much silver plating actually. I have found that sterling silver has a hard time accepting the new plating without tarnishing
Thanks ! When I first learned of this is when my wedding ring started looking yellow and I thought the jeweler sold us a fake ring when we took it back I was told they had to send it out to have it dipped in rhodium again. I was like what ! Huh? Then I learned it was real gold. Thanks for the videos!!
Well, between the two, gold is the cheap material...
I have a question regarding 10k gold ring. How come it tarnishes and turns colors in places? And how do you clean it to bring back its shine? Especially in those hard to reach crevices. Thank you for sharing this video with us. Rhodium played rings last only less than a year before they need to be replated again?
Dude, if you want to rhodium plate in deep sections like you showed in this video (that was still yellow) go for rhodium plating bath "Diamond Bright" from Umicore
I had this done to a couple of rings about 5 years ago and now I want them back to their original yellow gold. Is this something I can do at home? The white looks really faded but not quite yellow, the rings just look bad. Thank you
Gracias a Dios
Can one rhodium plate silver? If so, Will it look exactly like white gold ?
It looks beautiful!! Can you tell me how I can remove yellow gold plating from 925 at home. 💕
You can buff it off with Rouge, or a jewelry polishing cloth, may take a while. I use a dremel tool with metal polish on a buff pad, or jewelers rouge
Curious question... Can you dip jewelry in platinum?
This is sooooo cool omg if I could I would have everything I own dippped I have a ring that I bought white gold but I heard that it’s dipped and I have to get it done every few years the lady said if I wear it everyday if I knew I would have not got it but I love when it’s been freshly done looks so good I want to have other stuff dipped but I wonder how much it cost
It varies but I have had rings done from $40-$60 depending on surface area. And depends on value of rhodium at the time.
pls make more longer video
While visiting a bunch of local jewelers the past few months (trying to find the right place to get my engagement ring done) my boyfriend and I have been told multiple times that white gold isn’t really a thing and the ring with be yellow gold that is rhodium plated... How do I get a true white gold ring? Is it called something different sometimes? How do I know if a ring they show me is white gold or rhodium plated yellow gold?
The difference is the alloy thats added to it. So 14k wg has the same amount of gold as 14ky, but its the alloys that are different. Rhodium plating is a byproduct of platinum mining and is used as a coating to give it a more platinum type look.
I'm looking for the opposite process, my white gold jewelry to turn them yellow, can you do a video please
I love this video - and I have a question! I have a white gold ring, but I hate white gold. I love the warmth of rose or yellow gold. Can I change a white gold ring to yellow or rose gold through electeoplating?
Yes
That is the ring my husband chose for me only he got a diamond wedding band that matches the engagement ring band. This just made me all the more certain he should have gotten it in white gold. But I no longer wear it and my boys don't care care.
I’m paying so much money every year for rhodium plating for my jewelry. Where do suggest I can learn how to rhodium/electro plate?
How often will you have to get it re-dipped