[Jewelry making - Article 00668] - Re: [Orchid] Alternative to sulfur for silver oxidation?

[Noel]

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>     A place I used to work for used black nail polish behind stones
>     like moonstones and opal to bring out the flash. It lasted better
>     than the standard black max or liver of sulfur 

    I gotta say, I can't accept this statement. Left to itself, silver
    eventually turns black, and never turns back to any other color, so
    how can the black "not last", especially behind a moonstone?
    Personally, I think it is a bad idea to use a product that is not
    meant to be permanent (nail polish) for a permanent application. 

    For behind stones, when you want a bright reflection, polished fine
    silver is good, or a piece of mylar from a candy wrapper-- that stuff
    will never rot! For black, I like chemical blackeners like Black
    Max, or for deepest black, I have cut a piece of black plastic from
    one of those little envelopes stones sometimes come in. 

    I guess I could see using black oil paint, since we know oil paint
    lasts for centuries, but not nail polish. 

Noel
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