According to legend, silver is able to perceive any emotion of the person who wears it. It darkens from a large number of experiences and emotions. According to alchemists, silver is a lunar metal. Blackened silver, that is, artificially aged, was considered a special amulet. Aged silver was used to make vessels for storing wonderful elixirs. In ancient times, silver was "aged" by fumigating with sulfur. Modern silver jewelry can be refined with this method.
It is necessary
For the aging process of silver, you will need sulfuric ointment, iodine, thick paper or cardboard on which the silver product will be located, several cotton swabs, an electric table lamp, rubber gloves to protect the skin of the hands
Instructions
Step 1
Using a cotton swab, remove the sulfuric ointment from the jar and apply it in a thick layer to the silver piece. You can rub the ointment with your fingers, after putting on gloves on your hands.
Step 2
Put the silver product treated with sulfur ointment on a sheet of cardboard. Shine the light of a desk lamp at it. Under its warm rays, the chemical reaction will take place much faster.
Step 3
Wait for the silver to darken. If you want the silver to turn black strongly, then leave the item under the lamp for a long time, about 40-50 minutes.
Step 4
Next, you need to thoroughly rinse the silver item with warm water, thoroughly soaping it with soap. This procedure will help get rid of the remaining oily ointment.
Step 5
With a soft cotton cloth, gently wipe the piece that has now taken on a sophisticated touch of antiquity.
Step 6
Use an iodine solution to age silver jewelry with a grooved surface. Apply it to the product, and after a while, wipe it thoroughly with a cotton swab with toothpaste. Against the background of a silver glitter, the blackening of the picture will look unusual, attractive and elegant.
