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  2. Gold plating - Wikipedia

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    The thickness of gold plating on jewellery is noted in microns (or micro-meters). The microns of thickness determines how long the gold plating lasts with usage. The jewellery industry denotes different qualities of gold plating in the following terminology Gold flashed / Gold washed - gold layer thickness less than 0.5 micron

  3. Gold-dipped roses - Wikipedia

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    Different companies have different techniques and procedures for making gold-dipped roses, and most of the steps involved are patented by each company and are trade secrets. [3] Dipping or plating a rose is a time-consuming and painstaking process that involves multiple steps and weeks to prepare the finished product. [2]

  4. Ormolu - Wikipedia

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    The manufacture of true ormolu employs a process known as mercury-gilding or fire-gilding, in which a solution of mercuric nitrate is applied to a piece of copper, brass, or bronze; followed by the application of an amalgam of gold and mercury. The item is then exposed to extreme heat until the mercury vaporizes and the gold remains, adhering ...

  5. Gilding - Wikipedia

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    Fire-gilding or wash-gilding is a process by which an amalgam of gold is applied to metallic surfaces, the mercury being subsequently volatilized, leaving a film of gold or an amalgam containing 13 to 16% mercury. In the preparation of the amalgam, the gold must first be reduced to thin plates or grains, which are heated red-hot, and thrown ...

  6. Gold plating (project management) - Wikipedia

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    In time management, gold plating is the phenomenon of working on a project or task past the point of diminishing returns.. For example, after having met a project's requirements, the manager or the developer works on further enhancing the product, thinking that the customer will be delighted to see additional or more polished features, beyond that which what was asked for or expected.

  7. Silver-gilt - Wikipedia

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    Silver-gilt or gilded/gilt silver, sometimes known in American English by the French term vermeil, is silver (either pure or sterling) which has been gilded.Most large objects made in goldsmithing that appear to be gold are actually silver-gilt; for example, most sporting trophies (including medals such as the gold medals awarded in all Olympic Games after 1912) [1] and many crown jewels are ...

  8. Overrated: Platinum jewelry expensive solution for non ...

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    Platinum is a particularly useful metal; over a third of the annual world production goes for catalytic converters, and new fuel cell technology depends on it as well. However, when it comes to ...

  9. Angel gilding - Wikipedia

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    Still from the instructional video "Creating a Mirror on Glass: Silver & Gold" Angel gilding is gilding glass or gold plating by electroless chemical deposition. Gold chloride is dissolved in water, mixed with other chemicals and poured on clean glass that has been treated with stannous chloride. [1] The gold layer is delicate and usually ...