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8 October 2009, 06:31 AM | #1 |
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Discoloration on gold plating.
Hi, I bought a pen recently which has a gold plated clip. The clip has discolored significantly (see attached). I would like it to be like golden again. Can I rub it with things like Cape Cod cloth or I would risk further injuries?
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8 October 2009, 07:39 AM | #2 |
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The only time I've seen Gold change to color like that was when it was exposed to very high sulfur/sulfur compounds. Acidic of course, but the Gold turned more of a dingy grey/black color.................. Strange.
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The gold itself doesn't discolor... It is the metals that it has been alloyed with that are oxidizing..
A couple of rubs with any polishing cloth or even silver polish will have it looking like new again..
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You are so right...but you make me feel so dumb for not thinking of that.
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Great advice, I'd love to see some more pics of that pen Kai.
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Ohhh..........and that would be so hard to overcome.
Impossible actually!
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Talk about bringing her back to life, Nice one Kei
No where did I put mine and does it need a polish :-)
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It looks like new again
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[QUOTE=2careless;1391321]Here it is - after a bit of polishing with a jeweller's cloth.
That's great!! I have a few pairs of GP cufflinks that I would like restored...you just policshed it with a jeweller's cloth, that's it? |
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That is a beauty......
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Yup. Rubbed it for like 30 seconds and I'm really amazed that it does work. However, I'm told that every time I wipe that cloth onto the surface I would be removing a little bit of the gold plating so only use it sparingly.
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Looks great now
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A very nice Wilde!
Wanna trade something.....? I am in a trading mood. Love the pen and NICE job!
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