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Silver nitrate coating
How do I apply an immersion silver coating from a silver nitrate bath. Please bear in mind I'm a non chemical/plating person.
Thanking you,
Chris Kargotisarchitectural photographer - Birmingham, West Midlands, UK
2004
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Khair Shishani
aircraft maintenance - Al Ain, UAE
2004
2004
Nitrate based immersion silvering bath:
15 gm silver nitrate
30 gm sodium tiosulphate
10 gm ammonium chloride
1 lit water
Dissolve nitrate in 50 ml water,add chloride dissolved in 5o ml water,to this mixture add tiosulphate dissolved in 9oo ml water. Cold immersion. Scratch brush it with fine brass wire brush ⇦this on eBay or Amazon [affil links] .Rinse well.You must lacquer it!
Good luck!
Goran Budija- Cerovski vrh Croatia
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