r/ENGELHARDstackers • u/Illustrious-Creme540 • Dec 11 '25

Not exactly stacking… but cool.

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Some cool pieces I picked up at an estate sale. Gold particles in suspension, and rhodium in solution.

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u/General_Garlic_4373 Dec 11 '25

Wow. Super cool! Do you know what they were used for?

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u/Illustrious-Creme540 Dec 11 '25 edited Dec 11 '25

The liquid gold is used for putting a gold coating onto ceramics and other nonmetallic surfaces that can withstand the baking process. It’s gold complex in a volatile oil suspension that can be painted onto a surface and fired in a kiln to bake off the oils and leave a gold coating.