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Testing gold...

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spdnj

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I figured I would ask this here because well........ you guys find a ton of gold. :detecting:
I am looking to get a gold test kit. I see kits that test for various k's have a different bottle of acid for each. How does that all work? If you use a 10k bottle on 14k what happens? And vice versa if you use a 18k bottle on 10k? Is there anything I should look for. How do you actually use the kit? And last has anyone purchased a kit that they like?
Thanks!
 
I have a similar kit. I take the gold item in question and scrape it scross the stone, it leaves a gold line. Usually, I just do 2 lines. I apply a drop of 10K one one and 14K on the other. One will begin to fade and the other will hold. Which ever one holds is the winner, savvy? If it holds and does not fade, it is about that karat +-.
 
Maybe if I ever find a lot of of gold I'll buy one. No beaches around here:sadwalk: Just fake lake beaches, but even they are close to an hour away.
 
Should fade the scratch, but you may need to scrape into the base metal. Usually they are copper inside or some other base metal. I have found the tests to be pretty reliable and most of what tests as real IS accepted by Midwest Refinery, when I refine my finds.
 
Yes Brian I saw it, thats what got me thinking about it. From what I am reading the acid only stays good for about a year so I am not sure if it will be worth it for me, I find some gold but not that much. But I can always hope :wiggle:
 
I have used this acid for the past 2 years, with the cheapest stone they have around $5.00, it works great and is spot on if used correctly. They also e-mailed me directions on how to use this product. Good luck with whatever you decide to do. This is where I got mine from. HH
http://www.nationaljewelerssupplies.com/p/ETTES110.html
 
Any one used the Mizar electronic units? how do they compare to the acid tests?
 
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