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What is 14ksgp?
The 14k means that the plating is 14 karat gold. The "sgp" means that the item is silver with gold plating. What you have is a 14karat gold plated silver item. It is not gold, it is silver. The plating is not worth much, it's mainly for looks.
How much gold in gold plate?
It dependes on the size of the object and the purity of the gold in the plating. The short answer is not very much.
Is gold plating cheap?
Gold plating depends on the spot price of gold. Gold plating is extremely thin, but gold is expensive too.
Is ectroplated gold is a pure gold?
Elctroplated gold is gold plating on other metals. The object shines and looks as gold because of the gold plating. Anode and cathode are used for gold plating.
Is darker yellow gold plating better than lighter gold plating?
The quality of gold plating does not depend on the shade of gold but rather on the thickness of the gold layer. A thicker gold plating will generally be more durable and last longer regardless of the shade of gold.
Are plating services expensive?
This will depend on the material you are interested in plating with. As the price of gold goes up, even plating with gold will become more and more expensive. Plating with silver will be less pricey than plating with gold.
Where can i find a good gold plating services?
Try the website www.goldplater.com. They do professional gold and platinum plating.
What are the best plating services for gold dust?
Gold plating at the jeweler is probably the best way to go.
What is the best gold plating solution?
"The most common gold plating solution includes some form of cyanide, and either alkaline gold or neutral gold." "The best gold plating solution will be different for the type of material you want to gold plate. There are several varieties of gold plating, so depending on what type of gold and how soft, hard or bright you want it, that's what will determine the type of gold plating solution you want."
Does gold plated flatware have much value?
It depends on what it is on, if it is gold on stainless steel or another base metal, not much, gold plating only puts a thin layer of gold on them, too little to be of any real value and requires costly removal to sell the gold. However, if it is gold plating over something like silver, it might have value, but rather for the sterling silver under the gold plating than for the gold plating.
What does HGE mean when its on the iside of a ring?
H.G.E. stands for hydrostatic gold plating/gold electroplating. A ring that has those letters engraved on the inside isn't made of gold. It's made of some other metal that has been layered over with gold plating. The plating wears away with time. But the thicker the plating, the longer the lifespan. And H.G.E. is the thickest plating around for jewelry.
Will magnet stick to gold plating?
no
