White Gold Rings... When to Get Re-Dipped?

I plan to take mine in this weekend so they can send it out for a good cleaning and to be re dipped. Hopefully they can get it done quickly.

Okay, I used to work in jewelry. First off, there is no such thing as naturally-occurring white gold. They take yellow gold, mix it with other white metals to make it look a lot whiter, but it is never truly "white". Think of a bucket of yellow paint, and dumping tons of white paint into it to make it whiter. No matter how much white paint you put in, it'll never be truly "white".

Most white gold out there is rhodium-plated (a naturally white metal). Rhodium gives it that bright white appearance. Over time, wear and tear, etc., rhodium plating wears off. It's one of those maintenance things that you just have to monitor, because the plating won't wear off the same way in the same amount of time as other jewelry. Rings go through a heck of a lot more wear and tear than earrings or necklaces.

So anyway...give yourself at least a week before your wedding to have it rhodium-plated. Personally, a couple weeks would be better to avoid any unexpected, last-minute wedding stress. While it's at the jewelers, have them check all the prongs to make sure your stone(s) is also secure. They'll also (or should) automatically steam it, and it should be sparkly and bright, ready for your big day!

Since it's included in your plan, I would go for it. I would probably bring it in soon just in case it takes them a little longer.

I will probably get mine dipped every year or two as well as professionally cleaned. I am allergic to gold, but can wear white gold including my engagement ring because it was dipped in Rhodium. I will probably plan on getting it dipped before the wedding. I don't however have a care plan since my ring was an heirloom ring, so hoping it doesn't cost too much.

I had mine dipped a month before the wedding. It's still looking good but I also really only wear mine to work or going out socially. Mine was also covered under my warranty plan so it didn't cost anything.

I've had my e-ring for 3 years now and it's never been dipped.

I had my e-ring re-dipped a few weeks before my wedding. After a year and half of wearing it, it was starting to yellow. It didn't bother me on its own, but I didn't like how it looked next to my shiny new band. As both rings wear together and yellow at the same rate it won't be as noticeable and I won't care as much. In the future I plan to have both re-dipped every 2-3 years, rather than every year and half.

I've had my e-ring since 2011 and my wedding band since 2013, wear them both every day. I've taken my e-ring in maybe 3 times total and my wedding band once. My e-ring really needs to be done again, and my wedding band is still white but much less shiny than it was. I'm putting off taking them for now because I don't have a service contract and it usually costs around $60 per ring each time.

Rhodium dipping does have to be done periodically, however, you should be careful about doing it too often when it isn't needed! I am no jeweler, but I did research this topic for my own information as my wedding was approaching.

I have read that before your ring can be re-dipped, all the current rhodium plating must first be removed. Then the ring is re-dipped. Doing this over and over will speed up the wearing down of the metal. Jewelers usually encourage you to do it more often because it makes them money! Of course, body chemistry can also determine how often it is needed.

White gold is an alloy of gold and at least one other metal, usually nickel, manganese or palladium, and plated with rhodium or palladium. The 'dip' is to re-plate the gold.

Private jewelers typically will give you at least one free dip, some of them will do it for the life of the ring free. How often it's needed depends on how hard you wear your jewelry, and in my unscientific opinion, also how acidic your skin is (my skin destroys plating super-fast). It can be every year to every 3 to 5 years. (One of the selling points of platinum, which is much more expensive, is that they never need to be dipped.)

It's just about aesthetics: there is no damage to the ring to let the plating wear off.

Where I got my ring they included the rhodium dip for the life of the ring. . My jeweler told me that some women need it done every 6 months, others every 5 years.

It is something that you don't notice until after you get it done. It's like getting a whole new ring!

Whoa... I can get my ring re-dipped?! Yes!

Lol Faith. If it's included in your warranty plan! Like I said, most small jewelers do not include it in their plan. But I took mine to Jared's last night and it took 2 hours. I didn't pick it up because I had dance class, but will be picking it up today. Jared's is much quicker since they have their own repair department on site!

I've only had mine for just under 11 months, but I'm getting it redipped right before the wedding. My jeweler said doing it in the last week before is fine (I always forget that we're date twins!). I think we're going to have my e-ring engraved (because the wedding band isn't wide enough), and she said she could have the engraving and redipping done in under a week.

Soooo Sparklyyyyyyy

Yay Pancakes! That looks great!

I was told that replating is needed about every year or so.. I will probably go about 21 months before replating (I'm guessing I will get it about a month or maybe two weeks or so before the wedding). I need to get the wedding band resized to the size of the engagement ring, so that will probably be done at the same time. I also get a free engraving on both - so maybe I'll do it then. Unfortunately, I am pretty sure we have to pay each time for the replating.

I have noticed the "yellowing" on it's own - without even having a wedding band next to it (the wedding band is still in the store). I'm not sure if I just have really good eyes or it's my skin color that makes the fading white gold more "yellow" to me. I can definitely see, the "line" of white gold to the faded white gold (now yellowish). The line is pretty much were my pinky and middle finger touch the ring... I CANNOT wait to get it replated - and make it look so new and shiny!

Looks great! Like you just bought it and 2 hrs!! AWESOME!