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After the ammonia strips off the shellac, do you replace it?
I would imagine the shellac was used as a clear-coat to prevent dulling or tarnishing (does gold tarnish?).
Using ammonia to clean gold plated objects.
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Re: Using ammonia to clean gold plated objects.
Gold does not tarnish. However the plating is very thin and the coating might help protect it. Will be interested in knowing what others do with respect to recoating.
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1. Space will expand to accommodate an infinite number of possessions, regardless of their size.
2. Shortage of finance, however dire, will never prevent the acquisition of a desired object, however improbable its cost.