Welding on costume jewelry
Costume jewelry often causes more problems during repairs than high-quality gold jewelry – unknown alloys, coatings and thin materials make classic soldering work risky or uneconomical. This tutorial shows how the PUK can be used to repair even cheaper pieces of jewelry quickly and easily – without time-consuming preparation and with a result that justifies the time required.
Select welding mode
Most costume jewelry is made of brass, copper or tin alloys and is provided with various galvanic coatings.
Such base metals are often best welded in silver (alloy) mode,
as this setting is generally somewhat gentler.
Staple first
Bring the broken edges as close together as possible and tack the pieces together with a few spot welds first.
Avoid soot
Most costume jewelry alloys produce a lot of soot during welding due to some very low-melting alloy components they contain.
If you want to weld a seam with the PUK, you should regularly brush off the soot produced, as this soot can have a negative effect on the welding result and even prevent stable welding.
Use of welding wire
To reinforce break points in such cases, we recommend using
our Pd/Ag welding wire, which you can obtain from your PUK dealer.
This welding wire is very suitable for many special metals, and a high strength of the welded joint can be achieved.
Result
The weld seam is no longer visible after finishing and polishing.
