Scrape the Gold Filled in a Ring

While they don't contain as much gold as a solid gold ring, Gold-filled rings still contain a significant portion of precious metal. Gold-filled jewelry is made by bonding gold to a base metal, such as brass and forming the combination into a piece of jewelry. The metal is not filled with gold, but rather it is a gold form filled with a nonprecious metal. Typically the gold is either 10 karat or 14 karat and stamped GF. Remove the gold by filing it.

1.Cut away any settings or protrusions from the ring using the jewelry saw. Cut the ring on one side and bend it open. Make a note of how much gold is bonded to the base metal.

2.Place the ring in the pan. File the gold off the outside of the ring using the barrette file. File the sides of the ring with the same file. Stop filing and move to a new section when you can see the base metal.

3.File the inside of the ring using the half round file. If the band is comfort fit or contoured, use a rocking motion while filing to get an even stroke.

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