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How to Replace Blackening Agent on Sterling Silver

I am trying to put the black finish back onto my mother's sterling silver where it has come off between the designs. Years ago she had a very small bottle of liver of sulfur [on eBay or Amazon] that she used to do this, but I was just a kid & now I don't know how she did it. Can anyone help me out here? Thank you!

Kris Musgrove
Refinishing silver - Denham Springs, Louisiana, USA
2004

Please see letter 20448.

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
2004

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