Yellow Gold ring I want to make White Gold

[woobug02]

Is there a way a jewler can turn a yellow gold ring to a white gold with out resetting????

Thanks

 

[diamondlil]

Yes, but only temporarily. You can have it rhodium plated. Unfortunately, this will not be a permant color change as the rhodium wears off with time.

My sister-in-law had this done to a yellow ring (she is in the process of changing over to white metal jewelry), and it lasted about 6 months before it was noticeably yellowing again. She''ll either have to continue to replate (around $30 per plating since she did not buy the ring from that jeweler) or have a new setting made.

DiamondLil

 

[appletini]

I know a girl that had her''s dipped...its only supposed to last 6 months-year, but its been at least six months and still looks great!

 

[woobug02]

Thank you! I love the ring but would have like the white gold look. Do they do platnium over gold?

 

[njc]

A regular on here has recently done this, and right now i cant think of who it is. Hopefully she will reply to this or i will think of who it is! She hasnt been too thrilled with the results.

 

[Kaleigh]

I had some of my jewelry dipped about three years ago and it still looks great. I don''t wear those pieces all that often so maybe thats why they still look great!

 

[AndyRosse]

Date: 1/19/2005 3:13:15 PM
Author: njc
A regular on here has recently done this, and right now i cant think of who it is. Hopefully she will reply to this or i will think of who it is! She hasnt been too thrilled with the results.

Yeah, I forget who it was too, but it was recent. She had it dipped and said that chunks of the plating where coming off slowly, leaving a spotted ring. I think she posted pictures of it in one of the forums (I think this particular one, but I can''t seem to find it). I can just remember that she wasn''t very happy at all and had wished that she had never done it.

 

[njc]

You are right Stretch... its someone that has a large collection of rings... I remember them posting the collection and pointing out where it has come off on this particular ring. Its no JFlo though! Patty? Sevens? Libster? Im still looking...

 

[AndyRosse]

Ah! It was Libster. Here''s the link: https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/help-can-rhodium-plating-be-removed-from-14k-yellow-gold.22086/=

 

[AndyRosse]

And here is the link to the pictures: https://www.pricescope.com/community/threads/i-know-how-to-use-my-camera-rings-and-things.23198/

 

[njc]

Ah! Im so glad you found it... it was going to drive me crazy!

 

[hoorray]

I have dipped a necklace omega chain and earrings. They are fine. They still have a slight tinge of yellow, but it''s not something someone else would notice. They are lasting fine because they don''t get knocked around. I don''t think I would ever dip a ring because it would start wearing off.

 

[Kaleigh]

Is this your engagement ring? Dipping it will not last very long on a ring you wear everyday, assuming you wear your engagement ring every day. If it''s a ring you wear every so often, then go for it.

 

[Libster]

I laughed as I read the subject and even more as I read the responses!!!

Yes I did it, and yes I have problems with my skin reacting to the metal and wearing the plating away! I''m sure it''s different for each person, but in my case I wish I hadn''t messed around with my yellow gold and left well enough alone. Dipping white gold is no problem because even after some of the rhodium plating wears it''s still white gold, not bright gold peaking though. Live and learn