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<p>[QUOTE="Vess1, post: 625373, member: 13650"]No problem and yes, that is exactly what I got. But I only got the gold bottles and the guy threw in a free bottle of 22k solution for a delay. The kit in your link comes with the silver and platinum test bottles as well. I didn't get those with mine. But wouldn't be bad to have on hand if you were doing a lot of metal detecting. I do some but so far I've only found clad. Haven't had to worry about it. I just wanted to check a ring that wasn't stamped 14k. It was 14k. </p><p><br /></p><p> The test works really easy. Just make sure the line you make is solid enough. If the solution dissolves it, you'll know within about 1 second. The flakes instantly turn brown and disappear. If it stands up to the test solution, nothing happens. Maybe a few loose flakes will come up in the drop but they won't dissolve and the line will remain mostly intact.</p><p><br /></p><p> If you think something may be gold plated, you may want to rub the item in one (non-discreet) spot long enough until you're sure you'd be through any plating.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Vess1, post: 625373, member: 13650"]No problem and yes, that is exactly what I got. But I only got the gold bottles and the guy threw in a free bottle of 22k solution for a delay. The kit in your link comes with the silver and platinum test bottles as well. I didn't get those with mine. But wouldn't be bad to have on hand if you were doing a lot of metal detecting. I do some but so far I've only found clad. Haven't had to worry about it. I just wanted to check a ring that wasn't stamped 14k. It was 14k. The test works really easy. Just make sure the line you make is solid enough. If the solution dissolves it, you'll know within about 1 second. The flakes instantly turn brown and disappear. If it stands up to the test solution, nothing happens. Maybe a few loose flakes will come up in the drop but they won't dissolve and the line will remain mostly intact. If you think something may be gold plated, you may want to rub the item in one (non-discreet) spot long enough until you're sure you'd be through any plating.[/QUOTE]
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