I recently decided to try oxidizing some silver jewelry. I'd been thinking about it awhile, but was a bit anxious about trying it. I had bought some Liver of Sulphur, but after reading about what you had to do, I decided to try the hardboiled egg method I had just learned. I boiled up a few eggs, prepared my pendant by cleaning it well, and stuck it in a freezer bag. Once the eggs were hardboiled, I used some tongs to transfer them to the baggie and then crushed up the eggs. It worked very well. I put the pendant right in the middle of the crushed eggs and turned the bag every once in awhile. Once it had reached the desired color, I took it out and rinsed it off well. Using a toothbrush to get out the egg particles.
Once clean, I prepared the tumbler and placed it in there for 1 1/2 hrs. It came out amazing! I decided later to make a chain to go with it. I followed the same process for oxidizing. I love how it shows off the detail. The shine is unbelievable!
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