Widely used on high voltage switch gear, silverware, silver models, medals, white gold jewellery and top end furniture fittings to prevent tarnishing / corrosion as well as due to it harness making the surface scratch resistant.

As it is so inert, it does have one major problem. Should the item be damaged and require repair the Rhodium cannot be stripped from the more active base material without damaging the less precious substrate.

BJS uniquely plates "Rhodoplate" the only strippable Rhodium.

If a Rhodoplated item needs repairing the Rhodium is easily stripped without affecting the base material. The repair is effected and the Rhodoplate is once again plated on to prevent corrosion.

Rhodium is plated from an acid solution which has poor throwing power. It cannot generally be used on items with deep cavities without some consideration to masking, jigging, pumping and shielding.

As it is an expensive process, areas that do not require coating can be masked with special masking tapes and paints.