You can use our Gold Whitener to bleach back our Gold Brush Plating Solution to create shades of gold ranging from 18 carat yellow gold to pale yellow and then on to the greyish shade commonly found in white gold alloys.
Gold Whitener can be used for pen and brush plating.
Please note that we recommend you use a new or relatively new swab with this product.
Please see the tab above called ‘Product Details’ for more information on mixing ratios and click on the tab marked ‘Videos’ to watch a demonstration.
HS Code: 3824 99 70
Operating Conditions and Deposit Data
Voltage Range |
3.0 – 5.0 volts
|
Temperature |
18 – 25 °C |
Gold Concentration |
Dependent on mix ratio |
Electrode |
Platinum or Carbon (see notes) |
Gold content in plate |
99.9% (yellow gold) – 75% (grey-white) |
Plating Rate at (3.5 volts, Platinum electrode) |
Dependent on mix ration |
Hardness |
From: 220 (yellow gold) – 550 Hv (white gold) |
Density of deposit |
15.0 (yellow gold) – 19.0 g/cm3 (white gold) |
Stress |
Medium stress – high stress |
Special storage requirements |
None |
Shelf life |
Over 3 years |
Notes:
- We strongly advise against the use of stainless steel anodes for most of our plating processes.
- Plating rates are calculated over a sample area which is permanently covered by swab.
- Once mixed, use within 30 minutes.
- Use a new or relatively new swab.
General guide;
Certain small items, for example Swabs, Nibs and Plating Pens can be sent by normal post within the UK
- The courier option for UK deliveries is FedEx
- Free UK mainland delivery available on orders over £200
- International orders usually 3-5 working days.
For all price quotations for deliveries, please add your items to our shopping cart. You will be able to see the shipping costs by clicking on the ‘Calculate shipping’ button in the cart and before checking out.
Please click on the link below to download the SDS for this product:
https://goldn.b-cdn.net/msds/gold_whitener.pdf