[Jewelry making - Article 00027] - Re: [Orchid] Patination of etched bimetal

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    Very curious Mona. I test every batch of Baldwin's Patina on an
    etched mokume-gane sheet. I have never seen this happen. My only
    suggestion would be to depletion plate the piece. That is warm it
    with the torch until a little color begins to appear on the sterling.
    No flux. Then pickle it. Do this maybe four or five times. That
    should pull the copper from the sterling and leave a more or less
    fine silver surface on the sterling. Then use Baldwin's following the
    wet and warm instructions that came with it. Bill 

Thank you, Bill, Deborah, Michele & Sarah
Reactive Metals Studio, Inc.
www.reactivemetals.com
800/876-3434  928/634-3434  F928/634-6734

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