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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;RachelW, post: 9615854, member: 15376&quot;]<p style="text-align: center">Hi all! Either I&#039;m not adept at reading acid (most likely this) or its being wonky.</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">Things keep testing as possible gold and then the next day not so much. What does it mean when the acid makes the scratching not yellow but not gone completely? Like I&#039;m getting a lot of dark lines left...shouldn&#039;t it all evaporate if its not gold?</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">I try to do it enough that I get through any plating, and then go back to the piece examine the area for any color changes.</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">Also I find it suspicious its finding gold sometimes on items that aren&#039;t marked...</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">The acid is less than 6 months old, and not used often, kept in a dark drawer.</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">Here&#039;s the items in question. The ring in particular is annoying because its marked 18k and the acid refuses to cooperate lol. The chain and tie pin aren&#039;t marked, and show up with dark streaks after the yellow evaporates (which takes 4 &#039;1-1thousands&#039;) on 9k.</p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]469059[/ATTACH] </p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">The ring: Doesn&#039;t seem to be the best quality. Marked both 18k and 750, the hallmarks look legit in their shape but itsn&#039;t it odd to have both marked? No other marks. There&#039;s a couple of nicks and scratches, all of which show the same color underneath. The acid evaporates immediately at 18k, and even 9k. Just dark spots. The 9k still works on my 14k chain soooo? It seems odd to not even be plated, what&#039;s going on here?</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">[ATTACH=full]469060[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]469061[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]469062[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]469063[/ATTACH]</p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">Left: 9k. Right: 18k.[ATTACH=full]469064[/ATTACH] </p> <p style="text-align: center"><br /></p> <p style="text-align: center">I&#039;ll post the locket in a minute, just realized I didn&#039;t take more photos of it.</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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