oh no your white gold ring is turning a little bit yellow what can you do about it we're about to show you coming up hey what's going on i'm jonathan mr how to and today we're going to talk about all things white gold and some things that you should consider so before we talk about white gold let's take a step back and talk about gold what is it we all know what it is it's yellow in color and in its purest form it's 24 karat the issue with 24 karat gold is it's too soft of a metal to make jewelry with so that's where 18 karat gold comes in 14 karat and 10 carat it's mixed with other metals 18 out of 24 is gold 14 karat means 14 out of 24 is gold so on and so forth so white gold is made by taking yellow gold and mixing it with white metals but think of it this way if you have an 18 karat ring and 18 of those 24 elements are yellow gold by mixing in the remainder of white metals it's not going to be wide enough so what do we do we played it and we played it with a liquid metal called rhodium so rhodium plating is what gives white gold rings their white shine it's what makes it look like white gold all right so there you have it you have your white gold and then it's plated in rhodium so now what well typically what will happen whether it be personal body chemistry excessive sweating harsh cleaning chemicals or just regular wear and tear the rhodium starts to wear off a little bit and that's gonna typically happen between one to three years now where you're usually going to see the rhodium wearing off is at the bottom of the ring that's where usually wear and tear is going to happen most because that's where it's getting contacted the most now when the rhodium wears off this is not something that you should panic about oh my god okay it's happening everybody stay calm what's the procedure everyone what's the procedure don't be worried this is something that happens and buying jewelry it needs to be maintained think of it like your teeth you want your teeth to be bright when you smile so you go to a dentist you do regular check-ins and cleanings and whatnot fine jewelry is the exact same way so when that rhodium wears thin and you start to see a little bit of the yellow don't worry there's something that you can do about it so this begs the question how can i get my ring white again well lucky for you all rings purchased at engage come with a five year warranty that means you can get your ring clean polished and for white gold replated free of charge so with fine jewelry this is gonna happen but don't worry at engage we got you covered for life [Music]
