Precious Metal Testers for gold, silver, platinum, palladium, steel

Click on the picture to see the products.

Acid testers are still the most accurate way of testing gold and other precious metals.

They are more accurate than electronic gold testers for testing for high-carat gold (14ct to 24ct).

They are also good at testing silver, white gold and platinum.

Click on the picture to see the products.

Electronic testers are more accurate than acids when testing low-carat gold (8ct to 12ct). They cannot test silver.

The item must be filed, to remove any plating. This applies to all electronic testers of all makes, there are no exceptions.

Click on the picture to see the products.

DO NOT BUY REFILLS UNLESS YOU ALREADY HAVE A TESTING SET.
- you will need the box (for safety) and the instructions (to tell you the reactions).

Click on the picture to see the products.

It is possible to test for gold merely by weighing an item using a special kit, and doing some calculations. The only chemical involved is water.

Click on the picture to see the products.

Gloves, touchstones and other accessories.

Click on the picture to see the products.

Gloves, goggles etc, for working with acids. The chemical testers contain mostly acid, the electronic testers have a contact fluid (or gell) made of acid. We do recommend the special acid-proof gloves; the goggles (or face-protector) are more 'optional'.