My white gold ring is turning yellow after a year why does it? and can u get back its colour?

B1952008-04-08T08:09:45Z

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If you have a good quality white gold ring it will not be necessary to have it re rhodiumed on an annual basis. White gold is not yellow gold coated in rhodium. There are varying qualities of white gold with their whiteness dictated by the metals they are alloyed with (in Europe generally platinum and palladium and Nickel in th USA). Here is a link with some information on white gold (in a comparison article with platinum), http://www.wightmangoldsmiths.co.uk/platcomp.htm

To get the colour back first i would recomend cleaning the piece, here is a guide on how to best do this, http://www.wightmangoldsmiths.co.uk/jewellery%20clean.htm do not using anything abrasive such as toothpaste (for more information on caring for jewellery and giving do's and don't here is an article, http://www.wightmangoldsmiths.co.uk/care.htm).
If cleaning does not work then you will have to have the piece re-rhodiumed.
My advice to you is go to a respectable local goldsmith or jeweller. Generally they will be able to give you the best advice.
I hope this is useful to you.

3rd LIFE2008-04-08T07:21:07Z

There is no such thing as White Gold. It's just Yellow Gold that has been Rhodium Plated. That's how White Gold is made. It will go yellow after a while, because of daily wear and tear, skin acidity, perfumes on the skin, etc...

The next best thing is to take it to a jeweler and get it Rhodium plated again. It will have to be done from time to time for it to be called White Gold .

la.querita2008-04-08T07:31:13Z

Just clean it wit a lil bottle that they sell in the stores it'll say it jewlery cleaner thats happened to me just clean it and it'll look the same.Well it did to me

W311 hope i helped

Anonymous2008-04-08T07:22:24Z

Get it another coated of the silver thing and it will be all good

Wadup007

Sawatari_Makoto x2008-04-08T07:42:14Z

urm... what the guy at the top said - thanks for 2 points!