Oxidation

[Gothgrrl]

i was wondering if this process is permanent. I have two rings. One I wore for a month and a half it looks fine. I wore it 24/7. The other ring half a month and it's almost all gone. And this one I took off at night, didn't clean with it in etc. I am disappointed with how it looks now. I want to return them as I'm very unhappy. Please help.

 

[Fly Girl]

what is the metal? if it is silver, it can be polished.

 

[Gothgrrl]

It's gold. When I first got it, it wasn't dark. Just a light silver oxidation. I thought it should be darker. Is there something I can use to make it permanent? I email the person and am waiting to hear from them. It's going to be a pain if I have to ship it out.

 

[centralsquare]

Are you trying to get rid of the oxidation or wondering why it has disappeared? If it's disappeared, are you sure it was really oxidation or just something cosmetic?

 

[Gothgrrl]

It was supposed to be oxidized. Its a ring from Caleb Meyer. The other rings from J.M. And it looks great. It's nice and dark, where as the C.M. ring looks pretty much faded and gone.

 

[Gothgrrl]

I thought oxidation was supposed to be permanent.

 

[centralsquare]

That's a good question; I don't know. I've had oxidation on silver, if I'm not mistaken, and it came off. Maybe it's permanent on gold? Not sure -- sorry!

 

[Gothgrrl]

Thanks for the help everyone. Problem solved.

 

[centralsquare]

What happened?

 

[Gothgrrl]

I found out that the process isn't permanent. I wad told I could take it to a local jeweler and have it redone.

 

[centralsquare]

I found out that the process isn't permanent. I wad told I could take it to a local jeweler and have it redone.

Oh great!