Whats the best way to add an antique finish to silver chains? Will Clorox work?
Clorox doesn’t really work to make the chain black, but it’s a good first step to remove the lacquer that’s used to keep the silver from tarnishing. After the Clorox step, I use Liver of Sulfur to “blacken” the chain. That works pretty well. Lara A: There’s a solution that will do the antiquing for you, called “Pink Antique”. It’s about $5 or $6 for a 4 ounce bottle and lasts a long time. You can use it on sterling silver and gold filled chains and I’ve used it on some plated stuff, too. All you do is dit it in the solution for about 5 seconds and it turns antique-looking right away. Q: I’m going to be making sterling silver jewelry. I need to know how I can clean the silver and keep it from tarnishing. I’m looking for something that will last at least a month. The solution will have to be okay for beads also. A: A good solution, which I use on my silver jewelry that I wear everyday, is called Tarni-Shield from 3M. It’s a polish/protectant that seals and lasts for quite a while, ever w
