Rhodium

Quick reference guide to set up your Rhodium TD.

Please note these directions are in accordance with our plating unit, other systems may vary.
See links below for necessary equipment and accessories for plating and further instructions.

1. Rhodium TD comes in a 200ml concentrated solution bottle which dilutes to one litre.
2. Ensure you have a clean one litre beaker and mix with 800ml of distilled/deionised water.
3. Mix the solution complete to guarantee full effective results; any other mixture will weaken the full plating strength.
4. Rhodium TD must be heated in a plating unit to 60°C.
5. When plating with Rhodium TD it is essential to use a platinised titanium anode.
6. Whilst heating the plating solution evaporation may occur, in this instance simply top up with distilled/deionised water.
7. The voltage setting for plating with Rhodium TD is 2 to 4 volts.
8. Keep your solution covered when not in use and in a clean workshop environment to avoid contamination

• Also known as flash plating solution;
• Each process deposits approximately one micron of precious metal
• Additional microns can not be added by repeating this process
• The only way to rectify an error is to re-finish and plate again

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Rhodium TD plating.
• The super bright white reflective surface complements brilliant faceted stones on
diamond ring settings.
• Rhodium is a very hard-wearing corrosion/tarnish resistant solution and so is used
universally across the world.
• By plating with Rhodium TD you give a highly scratch resistant coat on jewellery.
• Rhodium TD will plate on all carats of gold, platinum and silver.
• TD Rhodium will plate around a thousand ring mount heads depending on the size
and surface area. This makes it a very economical solution for finishing.
• Achieve two-tone effects by lacquering part of the piece before plating. The lacquered
surface will not be plated and can be removed afterward by lacquer remover.
• Steam clean your surface before plating to get super bright white finish.
• Remember the higher the quality of finish and cleanness of the piece improves the quality of the plate.
• It is necessary to use De-Mineralised Water (C4359)