Applying Patina

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Applying Patina

10K views · 1K reactions | A lot of people as what I use to get the black in the cuts of the engraving. : The answer is Black max. I get it from rio and for me it is the best I have found that goes as dark as I want. : Sterling silver jewelry Silve

A lot of people as what I use to get the black in the cuts of the engraving. : The answer is Black max. I get it from rio and for me it is the best I have found that goes as dark as I want. :...

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Oxidizing Agent

I need help. Could any of you tell me which blackening agent you have used on silver that is the most durable? I have a ring that was returned after only two weeks because the “black” came off the silver. This has never happened to me before, I use silver-black or other such things, but it...

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[Old Gunsmith]

Try Brownells silver solder black. It is designed to blacken silver solder joints on firearms. It is pretty durable but I have never tried it on straight silver. For inside the engraving, I just use a Sharpie paint marker.