arthur kierski
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I need a product to make aged silver( black silver)---maybe a formulation---thanks all in advance-------
arthur kierski said:I need a product to make aged silver( black silver)---maybe a formulation---thanks all in advance-------
rickbb said:Even older school method.
Make some hard boiled eggs, really hard no runny at all. Put them in a zip lock bag, put your silver in a small dish on top of the eggs. (Don't let the eggs and silver touch.)
Seal bag really well, double bag it is better. Wait a few days or week, violoa "aged" silver.
rickbb said:Sorry it took so long to get back, been out of town.
Silver goes in the bag but not touching the eggs. It's the off gassing from the eggs that causes the black/tarnish/oxidation you're looking for.
Hydrogen sulfide from the decomposing egg I believe is the active gas doing the work.
stella polaris, if the question was from some new member with few posts, it might be suspicious. Arthur is a respected member who has been here for over ten years and has made over 1,000 posts. I can assure you his intentions are honorable.stella polaris said:Quite suspicious question. If you are going to make fake antiqvites stop reading here.
No, he's just helping a friend to put some nicer patina to some jewellery.Syn said:As this is a refining forum, do you want to recover the silver by slowly turning it into a sulfide?
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