{"id":21764,"date":"2026-10-12T04:41:40","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T04:41:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.goldgenie.com\/blog\/?p=21764"},"modified":"2026-10-13T19:13:24","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T19:13:24","slug":"gold-plating-religious-artefacts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.goldgenie.com\/blog\/gold-plating-religious-artefacts\/","title":{"rendered":"Gold Plating Religious Artefacts"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"21764\" class=\"elementor elementor-21764\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-6b7d144 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"6b7d144\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd0d172 elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"dd0d172\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p>Religious metalwork is rarely replaced. It is maintained, restored and passed on.<\/p><p>We have worked on ceremonial and devotional pieces since 1995, for churches, temples, mosques and synagogues, and the work is as much restoration as it is plating.<\/p><h3>What we work on<\/h3><ul><li><p>Ceremonial vessels and devotional objects<\/p><\/li><li><p>Candle holders, lamps and lighting<\/p><\/li><li><p>Statues and figurative pieces<\/p><\/li><li><p>Altar and sanctuary fittings<\/p><\/li><li><p>Doors, panels, screens and decorative metalwork<\/p><\/li><li><p>Commemorative and memorial pieces<\/p><\/li><\/ul><h3>Restoration of older pieces<\/h3><p>Most of what comes to us has been in use for decades. Plating has worn through at handling points, surfaces have dulled, and earlier repairs have sometimes left mismatched finishes.<\/p><p>We strip the remaining plating, assess the metal beneath, repair and prepare the surface, and replate. Where the original detail is intact, the result returns the piece to how it was intended to look.<\/p><p>Where it is not \u2014 if metal has been lost, pitted or damaged structurally \u2014 plating will faithfully reproduce those flaws rather than hide them. We will say so before quoting rather than after.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9ce47c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9ce47c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goldgenie.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gold-plating-temple-statues.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21768\" alt=\"Gold plated temple statues and ceremonial pieces\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goldgenie.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gold-plating-temple-statues.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.goldgenie.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gold-plating-temple-statues-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.goldgenie.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gold-plating-temple-statues-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.goldgenie.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gold-plating-temple-statues-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8df596f elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"8df596f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h3>Fixed installations<\/h3><p>Altar fittings, doors, screens and architectural metalwork frequently cannot be removed, and for many communities the piece should not leave the building at all.<\/p><p>For those we plate <strong>onsite using brush plating<\/strong>. For items that can travel, our Dubai facility houses a tank measuring 3.2 metres by 2 metres, with a second at our UK service centre at 2 metres by 1.5 metres.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6105b0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6105b0b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.goldgenie.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gold-plating-artwork-structure.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-21792\" alt=\"Gold plated structures and decorative metalwork\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.goldgenie.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gold-plating-artwork-structure.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.goldgenie.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gold-plating-artwork-structure-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.goldgenie.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gold-plating-artwork-structure-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.goldgenie.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/Gold-plating-artwork-structure-768x768.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3edd1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_text_block\" data-id=\"e3edd1d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;highlighted_vertical_offset_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"wd_text_block.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-text-block reset-last-child text-left\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h3>Materials<\/h3>\n<p>Religious metalwork is most commonly brass, copper or silver, and all three plate particularly well. We also work with stainless steel, aluminium, titanium and chrome-plated parts.<\/p>\n<h3>Choosing a finish<\/h3>\n<p>We work in 24k, 22k, 18k and 9k gold, rose gold and platinum, with mirror, brushed, satin and antique surface finishes.<\/p>\n<p>For devotional pieces the choice is often <strong>antique<\/strong> rather than mirror. A piece that has been in use for a century should not come back looking as though it were made last week, and an antique finish preserves the sense of age while restoring the surface.<\/p>\n<h3>Handling and discretion<\/h3>\n<p>Items of religious or heritage significance are handled accordingly. Insured DHL collection and return are included for clients outside the UK and the UAE, and we are glad to discuss handling, timing and access arrangements before any commitment.<\/p>\n<p>Plating carried out on your own items carries a <strong>three-year Goldgenie warranty<\/strong>, subject to applicable warranty terms and normal exclusions.<\/p>\n<h3>Beginning a project<\/h3>\n<p>Send photographs, including close-ups of worn or damaged areas. We will tell you what can be restored, what we would recommend, whether it needs to come to us or we come to you, and what it costs. Our minimum project charge is \u00a3250.<\/p>\n<p>More on our <a href=\"https:\/\/goldgenie.com\/gold-plating-services\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener\">gold plating services<\/a> page.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-negative-gap elementor-element elementor-element-a7d9ffe e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a7d9ffe\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-649e8b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"649e8b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">FAQs<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c4d23d elementor-widget elementor-widget-wd_accordion\" data-id=\"8c4d23d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"wd_accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion wd-style-default wd-titles-left wd-opener-pos-left wd-opener-style-arrow\" data-state=\"first\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-title wd-role-btn wd-active\" data-accordion-index=\"0\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCan you plate items that cannot leave the building?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wd-accordion-opener\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-content wd-entry-content wd-active\" data-accordion-index=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Yes. We plate onsite using brush plating for fixed installations and for items that should not be moved.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-title wd-role-btn\" data-accordion-index=\"1\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCan worn religious metalwork be restored?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wd-accordion-opener\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-content wd-entry-content\" data-accordion-index=\"1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In most cases, yes. We strip the remaining plating, prepare the surface beneath and replate. Where metal has been lost or damaged structurally we will tell you before quoting.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-title wd-role-btn\" data-accordion-index=\"2\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhich finish suits an older piece?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wd-accordion-opener\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-content wd-entry-content\" data-accordion-index=\"2\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Often antique rather than mirror. It restores the surface without making a long-standing piece look newly made.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-title wd-role-btn\" data-accordion-index=\"3\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWhat materials do you work with?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wd-accordion-opener\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-content wd-entry-content\" data-accordion-index=\"3\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Brass, copper and silver are the most common in religious metalwork and all plate particularly well. We also work with stainless steel, aluminium, titanium and chrome-plated parts.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-title wd-role-btn\" data-accordion-index=\"4\" tabindex=\"0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-title-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHow large an item can you take?\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wd-accordion-opener\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wd-accordion-content wd-entry-content\" data-accordion-index=\"4\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Our Dubai facility takes items up to 3.2 metres by 2 metres and our UK service centre up to 2 metres by 1.5 metres. Larger or fixed items are plated onsite.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Religious metalwork is rarely replaced. It is maintained, restored and passed on. 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