Do all wedding bands need to be re-plated regularly?

I've never heard of this... not sure what she means by "replated" but I can say I got life time cleaning for my ring. Its white gold. If you have white gold it will turn yellow over time if you don't take it in.. maybe they are re-plating it and I don't even know it. Maybe? Just guessing..

Wedding rings are gold (or platinum, or titanium, or whatever) throughout. If she's getting her wedding ring re-plated, it means it was plated to begin with, which means it was cheap. Buy a decent ring and you'll avoid this.

Let's not cast unnecessary aspersions... My engagement ring is plated because that was our budget and it was also the only ring I really liked! I wouldn't be averse to getting it replated in the future if I had to, if that were significantly cheaper than just getting it reset (which I basically plan to do at some point when we can afford it).



So yeah, this is something that is probably only an issue if you have a ring that is plated, but a plated ring is not necessarily "bad." That's a personal decision.

It does not always mean that it's cheap. My sister has a very expensive wedding ring and it was gold when she got it. She later decided she wanted it dipped in white gold, which results in her having to get it "re-dipped" every 6-12 months. It might be that they liked certain designs and wanted them in a different color, making it so they had to be dipped. White gold, which isn't CHEAP has to be re dipped every so often, in rhodium, because it will start to turn yellow over time. BUT the higher quality of white gold, the less often it will have to be re-plated. =]

Its not re-plated its actually re-dipped in rhodium. White gold is actally yellow gold dipped in rhodium and over time you may feel the need to get it re-dipped to hide the scratches or the yellow gold from showing underneath. This doesnt mean your ring is cheap as this happens with all white gold. It is actually a way that some people keep thier white gold jewelry looking newer, longer.

Ive heard of this as well, I've seen very expensive rings that do get redipped (especially before the engagement and wedding bands are put together). The gold can scratch and be a slightly different color after wear and tear so it is done so the two bands match.

I think there might be a difference between gold being dipped and plated. Anyone know? My ring is white gold and I was told that it would need to be re-dipped because all gold is naturally yellow and it would get yellow over time. When I think of gold-plated or re-plated, I think of gold over another, less expensive type of metal.

It's the same thing, the ring gets 'dipped' in rhodium 'plating' choose your word lol.

Gold is alloyed with nickel,when the metals are molten, to obtain white gold (80% gold,16% nickel, 3 to 4 % zinc and 1% copper). The color goes throughout the ring - it is not a gold ring dipped in, or plated, with rhodium alone. It is still a little yellowish so it is plated with Rhodium, which is in the Platinum family, and makes the "white" gold look more like platinum. How often you need to have the ring replated can vary a great deal depending on the things you do while wearing your ring. For instance if you wear your ring while doing housework gardening, etc you will need to have it re-plated more often than if you took it off for those tasks. If you don't have the ring replated it will still be white gold all the way through it will just have a yellowish cast to it.

Gold is also alloyed with other metals to obtain pink and green gold used in "Black Hills Gold Jewelry".