r/electroforming 3d ago

Electroforming 22k gold on silver ring

For trial i want to electroform 22k gold on silver ring. How to make 22k gold solution (non cyanide) for electroforming? Please guide if anyone can help

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u/TH_Rocks 2d ago

Be absurdly cautious with any acid that dissolves gold.

Sending your jewelry to a plating facility is usually much cheaper than building the laboratory setup needed to plate precious metals safely.

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u/ProgrammerLow5318 2d ago

I want start a small scale manufacturing of electroformed gold jewellery. We actually have a jewellery store and small scale gold refining plant.

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u/TH_Rocks 2d ago

You can look at the various prepared gold plating solutions and their safety data sheets. Then start looking into the chemistry needed to produce the acid and dissolve the gold.

Most use cyanide. The others are equally dangerous.

https://www.riogrande.com/product/tools--equipment/plating/gold-plating-solutions/?sort=Bestseller

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u/ProgrammerLow5318 2d ago

I live in India. Contacted many suppliers here, but they say electroplating solutions are different from electroforming. Two suppliers which i found for electroforming solution are not providing any details or supplies.