| If you have old, worn out, seen better days | | | | of plating options (e.g. immersion plating, pen plating) |
| costume jewelry just lying around gathering dust | | | | and general plating instructions for precious metals |
| don't throw it out. You can revitalize those dirty, | | | | including gold, silver, platinum, and rhodium. It is Click |
| outdated and broken pieces by following a few | | | | on the contents and search box and then plating |
| simple steps: | | | | gateway. One word of caution: I would recommend |
| Worn out gold or silver plating: | | | | buying only cyanide free plating solutions as cyanide is |
| Because typical costume jewelry plating is very thin it | | | | poisonous. For silver lovers there is one product that |
| can eventually rub off from wear or become | | | | I have personally used that has worked well for me |
| damaged from the use of harsh chemicals, creams, | | | | and it is called Silver Brite. This easy to use cream |
| or perfumes. If this happens there are several | | | | polishes, cleans and re-plates in one step. It is very |
| options in gold and silver re-plating solutions that can | | | | easy to use and fairly inexpensive. Just rub the |
| be found online. Some are fairly simple and can be | | | | cream on with an applicator sponge or a Q-tip for |
| performed without the use of heat or electricity | | | | small items and rub off with the buffing cloth that is |
| while others are a little more complex. I found one | | | | included with the kit. The result is a shiny, clean silver |
| website in particular that offers a very good variety | | | | finish. |