Firescale/firestaining after .925 ring sizing?
Hello!
I took a ring in to a local (well reviewed) jeweler for a resizing and a polish. When I went to pick it up, I was informed that it had turned a bit gold-ish and they weren't sure why, but no matter how much he polished it was staying that color.
A quick Google told me the likely culprits were that it was plated and the base metal had been exposed (not the case here), or firestaining/firescale from the copper in the alloy. At this point, the ring was uniformly gold (other than the new piece of silver where it was sized) and I wasn't so convinced. After three days of wear, however, splotches appeared all over and now this seems much more likely.
Can anyone confirm if this is firestaining/firescale? (Photo next to stainless watch included just to capture the gold-ish color)
If so, is it fixable? Should this be requested of the original jeweler as a fix, or taken elsewhere? I know silver is trickier to work with than gold, but this is definitely not my area of expertise.
Thanks for any input - it's much appreciated!