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lugerholsterrepair · 07-01-2002, 11:04 PM

As far as duribility of gold goes it makes a big difference if it is plated with 22 or 24 K or say 14 K or 18 K or the best for durability would be 10 K. 10 K is much harder because of the metal alloys added to it. 24 K gold is similar to lead. Very bendable and soft. Lots of plating concernes plate in 22K and it is say , a car part or some such that is simply decorative without much wear involved. Pays to know what to ask for. Jerry Burney

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lugerholsterrepair Moderator Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Arizona/Colorado Posts: 7,775 Thanks: 4,995 Thanked 3,133 Times in 1,439 Posts	As far as duribility of gold goes it makes a big difference if it is plated with 22 or 24 K or say 14 K or 18 K or the best for durability would be 10 K. 10 K is much harder because of the metal alloys added to it. 24 K gold is similar to lead. Very bendable and soft. Lots of plating concernes plate in 22K and it is say , a car part or some such that is simply decorative without much wear involved. Pays to know what to ask for. Jerry Burney __________________ Jerry Burney 11491 S. Guadalupe Drive Yuma AZ 85367-6182 lugerholsterrepair@earthlink.net 928 342-7583 (CO & AZ) Year Round 719 207-3331 (cell) "For those who Fight For It, Life has a flavor the protected will never know."