Plating of the gold the old-fashioned way

bocenksteem (37)in #art • 7 years ago (edited)

plating of the gold the old-fashioned way

hi friends of steemit users, many are asking me how to make good golden plating is also durable, on this occasion I will explain how to gold platingusing fire salt. Gold plating using fire salt may be a bit old-fashioned than using modern gold plating, but the old-fashioned way is better and longer lasting results, this is the gold-plated science I learned from my father.

for those who want to try then follow the process process as follows:

Burning
The first process is combustion that aims to remove impurities on gold jewelry.

the burning @bocenksteem

Nitric acid
Dip into Nitric Acid to remove black stains due to combustion process.

Nitric Acid @bocenksteem

Rinsing
Rinsing which aims to remove the remaining hard water attached, the water used for rinsing should be clean water and low metal content.

Rinsing @bocenksteem

Brushing
Brushing jewelry to be cleaner than dirt also removes the remaining Nitrid Acid attached to the jewelry due to immersion into the Nitrid Acid.

Brushing @bocenksteem

Molen Machine
Inserting jewelry into a Molen Machine filled with a cleansing soap to clean gold jewelry that is difficult to clean. jewelery such as perforated jewelry has not been reached.

Molen Machine @bocenksteem

Ultrasonic Vibration Machine
Put gold jewelry into Ultrasonic Vibration Machine for cleaner and shiny gold jewelry.

Ultrasonic Vibration Machine @bocenksteem

Electric Heaters
Electric Heaters to dry jewelry from water, and jewelry must be completely dry to facilitate gold plating.

Electric Heaters @bocenksteem

Salt Fire
The next process is the Plating, boil the gold jewelry into the Salt of Fire, after boiled about 5 minutes then the gold is removed from the Salt of fire and dried, this process serves to restore the color to clear and color of gold and remove dirt or stained stains of jewelry that can cause corrosion so gold jewelry durable.

Salt Fire @bocenksteem

Brushing and polishing
After the process of Boiling Water Acid gold jewelry should be brushed clean and then polishs with the stem Sangling (natural stone), after brushing and polishing then jewelry washed until clean then dried again using electric heating.

Brushing @bocenksteem

polishing @bocenksteem

That's the step by stage of gold jewelry plating using Fire Salt, for those who want to practice it.

this is the result of gold jewelry that has been gilded :

Thanks to friends who have read my article, if friends feel this article is important then share, because the science of gold plating using salt fire is expensive, but for my friends in Steemit this science is free, may be useful.

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greetings from me @bocenksteem