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Offline WKevinD

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Aging Silver
« on: May 08, 2015, 07:59:57 PM »
OK, I know- give it time...so I just installed a sterling silver thumb-piece on a previously finished gun. The barrel is one that survived (internally) the fire that took out my shop so it has "patina". The thumb-piece is actually a piece of a recovered silver spoon from the same fire. It's now in the stock with silver nails and epoxy but annealing and bending the piece rubbed off most of it's "patina" so I buffed it. Now it looks out of place. Any suggestions besides "give it a few years"? 
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Re: Aging Silver
« Reply #1 on: May 08, 2015, 08:30:45 PM »
Silver will darken fairly quickly of its own accord.  However, if you want to speed it up, Liver of Sulfur (unrefined potassium sulfide) works in a few seconds.  Many places to get it - do a Google search, but here is an option.......

http://www.amazon.com/Extended-Liver-Sulfur-Patina-Oxidation/dp/B004PWBMXI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1431106052&sr=8-1&keywords=liver+sulfur
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Re: Aging Silver
« Reply #2 on: May 08, 2015, 08:47:58 PM »
I second "Liver of Sulfur" it works very well and is pretty easy to use.
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Offline WKevinD

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Re: Aging Silver
« Reply #3 on: May 08, 2015, 09:15:26 PM »
Thanks guys, exactly what i needed!
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Re: Aging Silver
« Reply #4 on: May 08, 2015, 09:38:04 PM »
Burnt black powder residue or cooked egg yolk might do the trick.
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Re: Aging Silver
« Reply #5 on: May 09, 2015, 05:29:17 AM »
Acer,don't forget, combined with sweat.
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Re: Aging Silver
« Reply #6 on: May 09, 2015, 08:50:19 AM »
Link to a free PDF of a 1907 book on Metal coloring and bronzing. IIRC antiquing silver is covered.

http://www.knucklebusterinc.com/downloads/freeEbooks/Metal_Colouring_and_Bronzing_go.pdf
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Re: Aging Silver
« Reply #7 on: May 09, 2015, 05:18:08 PM »
Quote from: volatpluvia on May 09, 2015, 05:29:17 AM
Acer,don't forget, combined with sweat.

1 ounce Harpy sweat plus 2 drops of sperm of newt. ::) ;D
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Re: Aging Silver
« Reply #8 on: May 09, 2015, 05:22:47 PM »
 ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Aging Silver
« Reply #9 on: May 09, 2015, 09:16:13 PM »
2 drops sperm of newt that will take a year to collect! ???
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