Gold Filled vs. Gold Plated Jewelry w/ KMICHAELSTYLE.COM

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[jerryg]

Items plated with gold or silver will wear off when warn often. I dislike gold plated jewellery. I would never buy it. I have some old pocket watches that are gold filled. I keep them maintained because the are excellent antique watches. As for myself I buy rings and bracelets that are pure gold, and not filled. My wife and I have pieces ranging from 10K to 18K. Expensive, but worth the investment.

[tribalstyle]

The base metal actually is super important. Brass yes it turns green but it cleans easily and retains a gold hue. It blends with fill well. I have 3 solid brass rings that are beautiful. Copper harder to clean and keep pink, turns color easy and is ugly. Silver... I've never gotten a gold plated silver I trust. Gold over brass or straight brass is great. The green, cleans with washing your hands and looks like gold. (Wearing a brass bracelet I've had on for years). It matters!

[mookeychase]

I didn't know they still made gols filled chains wtc. I had a gold filled 5millimeter 24 inch rope that I found way back in tenth grade 1980.I wore it everyday for five months and it never faded I lost it.. 😡My cousin had a chain that was pretty but it was gold plated and after about six weeks it turned black

[sialee]

Actually it does matter, 4 wks vs 8 wks. The gold filled chain probably wouldn’t look as bright. I’m not sure why folks in Etsy are charging exorbitant prices for their gold filled beaded bracelet. They have no overhead & it doesn’t take much time to thread the beads.

[kimturner]

Hey love,
Thank you for your video, it answered a lot of questions for me! I do have a question though. I am new to making jewelry and my biggest issue is finding a reputable vendor that sells quality gold filled items to create jewelry with. There are a lot of videos about teaching you techniques and sharing a wealth of knowledge about the different types of metals, but no one is willing to go the extra mile and help with good vendors. Are you willing to supply a good vendor for gold filled products? Thank you in advance.

[metalgirl]

I’m a metalsmith and wrote a blog years back bashing on gold plated jewelry… basically calling it crap ( in nice terms). I had a few people write on my page crabbing at me about what I wrote! They said they worked with gold plated jewelry and that it’s good quality and lasts a long time and that I should be ashamed of what I wrote!!! Well needless to say I stopped writing about it… but I still hate crappy gold plated jewelry.

[rachaeldbmiller]

Hi there! I really appreciate this video thank you! I have been trying to invest more in my jewelry collection and be purposeful with the metals I am choosing. Gold filled it is!

[positiveenergy]

I think what you meant to say is solid gold not pure gold cuz only 24k solid gold is pure gold, even 18k and 14k solid gold aren’t pure gold

[anthonytaylor]

Gold plating do not turn your neck green you have to learn where you shopping at you just got to be smart about it

[michellea]

Good video! Thank you for explaining this because many ppl don’t know the differences with metals.

[Monica-dsdc]

Whe you say pure gold, do you mean solid gold? Also, I’ve seen gold dipped advertised. Is that considered gold filled?

[simplyrenei]

hi...thanks for the info. where can i find a good place to buy gold filled chain?

[bagsandlifestyle]

Thanks for the video. Funny thing is I was wondering about the difference this past weekend after seeing a video!

[moomanni]

Hi! I bought handmade goldfilled rings from a shop on Etsy. They have these messy solder lines on them. She tells me to polish it with a pad. That works... For about three seconds. And then darkens again. Any advice on what ro do with it? I'm just so sad our wedding rings are not as pretty as should be. We wanted to wear them for as long as possible.... :(

[cyramclennan]

Thank you for this information ☺️ I'm in the process of getting an online shop up and going and I wanted to start with small items like chains and jewelry to start and this was very helpful and informative for me! Thank you ❤️

[rodrickoggmartin]

I love you baby love to have you🇻🇨🌹🌺♥️💋💔💞

[danieldambrosio]

My goldfilled necklace is slightly magnetic and has white metal underneath. Is this still considered goldfilled? It is marked 1/20 12k gf. Thanks!

[lion]

When is the men line coming to your business?

[glacialimpala]

I bought gold plated silver items from Pandora, thankfully straight from the factory so it was affordable and it oxidizes even without any wearing. I just kept it in my closet and within months the silver managed to darken the surface somehow 😬 I'd never ever buy anything silver related after that 😱

[covfefemaga]

I have gold filled jewelry that still turns black. Is it my skin? I'm confused.