Rhodium-dipped white gold

[FutureMrsLewis]

I searched to see if this has been mentioned in a previous topic, but no luck, so I'm going to create one of my own As some of you may remember, I had quite a fuss with my pink topaz e-ring a while ago when I thought it had faded, only to find out that it needed to be re-plated with rhodium to make it all sparkly again (and it looked fabulous when I got it back, I must say ) Anyway, it's been a few months, and it's starting to look dull again. I have a lifetime warranty on the ring with the jewellery store where I bought it and I can get it re-sized and re-plated whenever I see fit. I'm just wondering, how often should I get my ring re-dipped? Is there such a thing as getting it done too often? I was thinking once a year, but it hasn't even been six months and it's beginning to dull again, so maybe once every six months? I have no idea

[Maura]

i also have a white gold setting that needs to get dipped. my jeweler does it for free 3 times per year, he said any more than that is not good or even really necessary for the ring.

[MomentsThatMatter]

I understood that White Gold was polished yellow gold?!?!?

Maybe Im missing something here.

[rodent]

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Originally Posted by MomentsThatMatter I understood that White Gold was polished yellow gold?!?!? Maybe Im missing something here.

white gold is yellow gold mixed with another metal & dipped in rhodium.

I haven't had mine dipped in about a year & it still shines. i do take it off when i shower. also chlorine is bad for it. a jeweler can also to a thinner or thicker coat. thicker lasts longer.

[RedDiamond]

Our jeweler told us once a year is good.

[FutureMrsLewis]

Three times a year sounds about right... So every four months, which is about how long it takes for the plating to wear off the one I have now Awesome! I thought I was just being crazy by wanting to do it more than once a year, I didn't want to take complete advantage of the free platings (even though they are free )

[Jen_S]

We were told to get it done every 6 months.

[Hartyt509]

I've had my engagement ring 4 years and its never needed to be done - i got it in cancun lol

 

But when I put my wedding ring next to it it has faded so i'll get it done before I go but i agree it depends on how thick they do it as to how long it lasts

[lucy106]

Great topic, I jsut had mine done for the first time last week so it looks great for the wedding. Thanks for starting this thread now I have more info on it!

[FutureMrsLewis]

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Originally Posted by Hartyt509 I've had my engagement ring 4 years and its never needed to be done - i got it in cancun lol But when I put my wedding ring next to it it has faded so i'll get it done before I go but i agree it depends on how thick they do it as to how long it lasts

That makes sense. If I had to do mine only once a year, it would be disgusting by the end of that year (kinda like it was when I got it re-done a few months ago, I had waited a year and a half before getting it re-done). So I think for those of you that are getting them done once a year, you must have a thicker coating than mine, because mine would NOT last that long before looking dull. So every 4-6 months, pretty much whenever it gets dull again, I'll be sending it back in Just wanted to make sure I wasn't being too crazy about it getting dull lol