Four Ways to Antique Silver Jewelry

[@jodyclaborn]

You made a ring for me from a silver dollar my grandfather gave to my dad, which gave it to me. Now I plan to pass it down to my son when he gets married. Thanks for your masterful work on a family heirloom that I get to enjoy everyday. I’ve been wanting to re-antique it. This method with bleach looks easy and perfect. Thanks and God bless!

[@CoinRingsfromTheMint]

Right on!

[@louwclaassens4988]

Liver of Sulphur and Eggs causes a Silver Sulphide Coating. Chlorox causes a Silver Oxide coating and Black Max causes a Silver Telluride layer (Contains Tellurium).

[@CoinRingsfromTheMint]

Wow thanks for the info!

[@napes8991]

this is probably the best video i have seen so far explaining how to do this process and he shows you multiple ways and compares. great video man, keep up the good work.

[@beatsnomadic]

Bleach is my new favorite! Thanks for the new method.

[@mim_tezar]

I just had eggs and tried with my silver ring and it turned out fantastic!! great video! love!

[@stewdeezie1212]

wow im surprised at how well the bleach one turned out. I'm totally going to be antiquing my homemade silver with bleach! thanks man!

[@swagpotato720]

Another method that works better than eggs: Perm Solution! Perms use a ton of sulfur, which is why they stink, so they’re a perfectly viable method, if you want something that works faster than eggs, and probably cheeper than professional patinas. A whole box of perm solution costs about ten bucks, maybe less if you’re savvy and know where to buy. I take the waving lotion-usually labeled step one, or part A, or something similar-and soak a paper towel with it. Then carefully wrap the cleaned silver in the paper towel. It’ll look best if you can cover all surfaces in the wet towel as evenly as possible. After that the patina darkens pretty quickly, 30mins or less, and you can polish as desired. Really easy!

[@hushazrael]

Finally! Thanks! I didn’t want to have to buy something to antique a chain I bought to go with an antique silver pendant. Bleach will do just fine.

[@dawnsaffel2620]

Thank you for the darkening experiment! This is great. I've used Liver of sulfur, I love the bleach idea !!!!!

[@BopWalk]

I just tried the liver of sulfur on my pure silver rings and boy oh boy, they turned a beautiful purple blue tint, I then used a steel whool to turn some areas dark silver for added combination. Liver of sulfur works well on fine silver!

[@williamcoker4967]

Thank you so much for sharing what you learn I made my first 1964 Kennedy ring and it turned out great.

[@CoinRingsfromTheMint]

Dude! That is amazing!!

[@joelbuchanan471]

Welcome back! Those rings turned out great. The bleach looks good! Your education continues! Congratulations!

[@briancandreva521]

I just replaced my sterling silver necklace that was thin that had my cross on and both had a nice patina the new necklace is heavier and also sterling silver but very shiny the bleach works I put both pieces I I a shot glass of bleach and in a half hour they were the same color looks great thank you!

[@johnjudd7737]

Great tip with the bleach Skylar love the rings you made great work keepup the videos

[@ParanormalHorrorArtist]

Super great video man!! I'm sand casting wax rings and original Alien head from the Alien franchise. I've also made coin rings from your videos. Thank you. I finally need to oxidize for selling so bleach here I come.😊

[@Gord19]

Thanks a ton ,outstanding work greetings from Vancouver Canada.

[@peterleray6084]

You've got my subscription! Great video as well as the humor!

[@anthonymazzola1780]

After you antique your rings do you apply anything over it to help keep that antique look longer?

[@loganyates3923]

This is Logan, and that ring of yours I have is still one of my prized possessions and reminds me of good times

[@CoinRingsfromTheMint]

Dude! Nice hearing from you. Hopefully you are doing good.

[@flyingmonkeys9774]

@@CoinRingsfromTheMint Is the guy that makes the cards for punching with a Pepetools cutter still selling his stuff: kingscoinringtools.Com - this link keeps directing me to the wrong website.

[@simonvidajewelry]

Good to see you back👍. Just working on hammered silver ring for a client and will defenitely try bleech over liver of sulphur method which is my prefered. Great video and keep up good work👍

[@CoinRingsfromTheMint]

Thanks!

[@ronalves9118]

I also like the bleach method. How long do you think it will last when wearing the ring everyday??

[@Lucky_2847]

Just bought a lumberjack size 16.5. Cant wait to see your work in person. Thanks.

[@carlchilders2154]

Fascinating video, Skyler. You have such a creative mind. It inspires me to try new ideas.

[@scotts1356]

Great video! Can I ask why you didn't use a polishing compound, instead of steel wool? I'll be doing coins and I'm thinking the steel wool would damage them. Thanks.

[@CoinRingsfromTheMint]

polishing compounds don’t bring out the antiquing nearly as well :)

[@scotts1356]

@@CoinRingsfromTheMint Appreciate it.

[@emilala9049]

You used the egg whites, which don't contain a whole lot of sulphur. Most of the sulphur is just in the yolks. My guess would be that you ended up with that mottling effect from where the eggs were touching too much white and and not enough yellow, impeding them from reacting with enough sulphur by acting like an insulated and keeping them from coming into contact with. You would get more even effects without using the egg whites, or if you had set the ring on top using something like a small piece of paper towel. I've been thinking about building myself a little nylon (don't think metal is a good idea) screen insert for the container I've been using to do this with. I'm curious if that might not work even better because you'd have more complete air circulation than you do with just a piece of paper towel. It's just an idea though, I'll have to upload a video if I get it made the next time I need to antique a piece of silver jewelry.

[@benoone9573]

"The green-grey colour surrounding the yolk of a hard boiled egg (and the rotten smell of sulphur that often accompanies it) comes from the reaction of iron in the egg yolk and sulphur in the egg white." The sulphur is in the egg white, so exclude the yolk before making an egg white mash.

[@BB-kk7op]

That was great to see I would be real curious to see how well the bleach holds up compared to liver of sulfur I thought the egg one should be touching as much yolk as possible because that is the part where you get the sulfur

[@andrelamont7777]

gevoudreachete

[@robertkirchner7523]

Sulfur comes from the white part. Discard the yoke. Do not let the white of the egg touch the ring , or you will get spotting. Leave covered over night. Two eggs is plenty. Results work well, but take longer for the sulfur gas to work. GOOD TESTING. Bob K.

[@anthonysublett4392]

That’s really awesome. I use the liver of sulfur but the bleach looks amazing!!! Very informative. Amazing content as always. Glad to see you are back. The ring you made for tour wife is stunning.

[@CoinRingsfromTheMint]

Thanks!

[@andreas3959]

Do you need to do anything special to stop the antiquing process for each method, I.e. a baking soda bath or rinse under tap water, etc.? Have you tried these methods with sterling silver as well and do they have similar results? Thank you! 😊

[@jamesedwards7442]

Wow, the bleach turned out amazing! If I didn't hate the smell so much I'd probably use it instead of liver of sulphur, as long as it doesn't wear off that fast!

[@magicryanjade]

Yeah, I agree. The odour of Liver of Sulphur is so much better, isn't it?!

[@charliebadger]

Tried all four. Found household bleach is best, just remember to clean the silver first. wd40 is good for that. :)

[@Mercuryrisingmetaldetecting]

When I've done the egg method, I used a plastic bag. It definitely helps to not have any egg touching the ring. It's not as dark as the other methods, but I love the rainbow colors you get.

[@hellokaty1]

What a great video. Thank you🙏

[@jdwilliams5244]

Very good Demo. Thank you

[@helderlage]

Hi. Did you knew that your videos are very entertaining and fantastically satisfying? I will not try to do anything close to the more simple thing that you make [no ability to even try it :)], but i keep imagine my self doing it ;)... thanks for sharing so incredible skills and be so humble to admit that you are still learning new and fantastic things... please accept a hug from lisbon, portugal, EU.

[@CoinRingsfromTheMint]

Right on thanks for the kind words!

[@bradanderson1051]

Hand sanitizer works well to give silver a petina look.

[@Asimkhan-vs9rd]

Really amazing information thanks buddy 👍🏼

[@paulfennell2935]

Cool comparison tests how would the same tests work on copper coins ???

[@CoinRingsfromTheMint]

That is a great question!

[@charlottelevan5337]

This was awesome thank you!!!

[@UpNorthOfThe49th]

I would like a gold coin puzzle ring :) at least 5 pieces to the puzzle

[@ianpalm]

Heck yea!! so happy to see you learning this cool stuff!

[@GenXShenanigans]

This was very helpful! Thank you!

[@CoinRingsfromTheMint]

You're welcome!

[@brianthornton8312]

Very good job thanks again 👌

[@TtheSilverStacker]

Thanks for the education!!

[@rajuprajapati4494]

So good

[@EssexSilvering]

Great video as always, thanks for sharing ... Loving the bleech one, .... I've been making rings since this lockdown, passes the time away and spent a small fortune lol , I'm in the UK and it's still quite bad with this Covid-19 ... Be safe, keep your distance ;-)

[@zayneunderwood1488]

Very cool 😎👍🏻

[@miked4152]

That's awesome man I'm so glad you are learning lots of new ways to make rings. Thanks for the great video and time you spent making it. I know I appreciate seeing your videos. Take care man. 😊👍

[@CoinRingsfromTheMint]

Right on. Good hearing from you. We need to eventually get to hang out and make some rings :)

[@miked4152]

@@CoinRingsfromTheMint yeah whenever you have time...lol. I've got tons of ideas to run past you on different rings. I still want to make the one for my mom using my grandfather's mother of pearls he got in the Philippines when he was over there. Take care man

[@hugotavaresgomes9539]

I just used bleech method. its so easy to make, mine took 6 minutes. such transformation for such short period.

[@CoinRingsfromTheMint]

That's great!

[@fredyingels7057]

Looking forward to your future videos.

[@akhilaveeravalli9082]

Hey! So the jewellery that I wanna have an antique look on has got some gemstones to it. Would it still be safe to drop them into bleach for the antique affect?

[@CoinRingsfromTheMint]

What stones are they?

[@CoinRingsfromTheMint]

As a general rule of thumb it’s best to keep bleach away from stones but if it is a hard stone like a diamond or sapphire, you should be ok as long as the stone isn’t dyed.

[@Fish_Vibes27]

Can i clean it with simple towel after darkening ???

[@TheColoradoCraftsman]

What about patina on copper clad coins?

[@lizw2853]

JAX -Hydrochloric acid - is another option.

[@shamrock2354]

Will this work on stainless steel?

[@Rexxy1100]

Best way to clean off antiqued finishes?

[@rumpleforeskin8650]

I have a silver quarter hand hammered into a portrait of Willie Nelson that hangs on a rawhide strap.I don't think I can get another one so if I don't like the way it looks can I reverse the process?

[@CoinRingsfromTheMint]

You would have to polish the surface away to remove it.

[@lizliotta1]

So the steel wool vs a small amount of cleaner? I’m trying to restore the antique to an old silver bracelet that was improperly cleaned. Hoping the bleach method will work.

[@McDowallManor]

Thank you for this clip.

[@emiharadori]

Thank you! This really helps!

[@charnetterichard8959]

Love the bleach one. Niccccce

[@elolovox1575]

Hello bro 😎 I am man and I have one ring with stone.. On the top how to blacken the silver without destroying the stone? Which method is good and to not destroy the stone?

[@gerard518]

Will these methods work for antiquing alpaca?

[@iznogood23]

Egg is the best for silver coins, but coins have to stay for hours in it. Also for cleaning them use baking soda with boiled water.

[@ruzterruzter]

I wonder if oxygen bleach works or is any different than chlorine bleach? Thanks for the info!!!

[@TheSherouktalaat]

What if i want to oxdyzing silver with stone

[@GuyEmerson-q2b]

Cool and thank you!

[@reachhigher2]

What was the cloth u used ?

[@James-zx4lj]

does this damage the silver?

[@nafivideos5961]

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[@BlackStrawberry79]

will this work on silver plated jewellery?

[@Historegon]

Do you live in Oregon too?? I live in Portland and love your page!

[@CoinRingsfromTheMint]

Yep! I live outside of McMinnville but I’m in Portland all the time.

[@Historegon]

@@CoinRingsfromTheMint right on! I make coin rings too, but don’t have a lot of the fancy materials. I love your casting video you just did! Do you do commissions? If so I have a couple ideas I’ve been kicking around for nature castings. I’d love to learn how to do it, not to sell anything, but to make my girlfriend some stuff.

[@CoinRingsfromTheMint]

@@Historegon Yes I definitely do. Feel free to contact me through my website www.changeyoucanwear.net

[@denniscalahan7985]

hello which one do you like the best the bleach-- liver of sulfur -- or the black max

[@CoinRingsfromTheMint]

All things considered, I still like liver of sulphur best.

[@juliec4750]

So, I have an amethyst and sterling ring that I accidentally removed the antiquing from. (I was removing nail polish and forgot to take off my ring first. 🤦🏻‍♀️) Are any of these methods safe for a ring with a stone? Probably the egg (?), but what about the others?

[@CoinRingsfromTheMint]

If you used the liver of sulfur room temp, it should be fine but it will get in the seat area if the stone and that can change its look in a bad way. You could sly it with a que tip to just the areas you want though.

[@Ek70R]

I am sorry I didnt hear well. What "steel wool" did you use for cleaning the rings at the end? whas it FLAT steel wool or FINE steel wool?

[@CoinRingsfromTheMint]

0000 steel wool

[@josealfaroriveraazucena710]

Will this work for gold?

[@Incogmanito]

Does the bleach fade in time?

[@cr0uchingtiger]

can this work for other metals?

[@tarotfortheheathens9556]

I think the ring with the eggs came out like that because the ring was touching the egg. Keep it away from them and it works better.

[@1ssWotan]

Will putting protecta clear on an antiqued ring,damage the antiquing?

[@jamesedwards7442]

I have the same question... Figured once I got it I'd see.

[@srod2620]

If I were to do this on a 90% silver and 10% copper coin… will it be noticeable that I did this? Will it be able to get wiped off with a certain chemical? Also can someone from grading company l figure out I did it?

[@CoinRingsfromTheMint]

Yes it will definitely be noticeable. If you do it to a coin, you’ll lose the numismatic value. If his is more for jewelry

[@srod2620]

@@CoinRingsfromTheMint Thanks for the reply. So if you were to do it on a silver coin. How would you do it where it doesn’t lose its Numismatic Value haha

[@CoinRingsfromTheMint]

@@srod2620 Any time you doctor a silver coin it isn’t good :)

[@canalpan9]

which grade of steel wool do you prefer?

[@ManDad_1964]

Cool 😎

[@j.e.711]

How much percent Sodium Hypochlorite are there in the Clorox you used? I tried with a soultion with less than 5% and got no staining on 925 silver.

[@CoinRingsfromTheMint]

No clue

[@darranstephens7667]

What punch do you use for half dollars?

[@CoinRingsfromTheMint]

I use 1/2”

[@angeladometita7744]

Hi! Does the bleach method work the same for stainless steels?

[@CoinRingsfromTheMint]

I'm not sure. But it's easy to try out.

[@angeladometita7744]

@@CoinRingsfromTheMint I hope you’ll make a vid also about antiquing stainless steel! Hehe

[@JG-fi9ub]

"Totally cleaned oil free" while holding it in his oily hands.😂

[@rossbusher4412]

Have you tried olive oil to quench a ring?

[@CoinRingsfromTheMint]

No i haven't.

[@mikeberry1236]

How can I go to your class ?

[@CoinRingsfromTheMint]

I’m in the process of building a new shop and we aren’t holding classes until it’s finished unfortunately! We are hoping for summer next year.

[@tracecoppock791]

Another thing. I’m thinking about starting a coin ring business but don’t want to waste money on the tools if people won’t buy the rings. So how do I need to go about this ?

[@CoinRingsfromTheMint]

You need to do it or don't do it :)

[@wellshutchins6885]

Thanks! I always wanted to invest in some in precious metals but balked 'cause I assumed the market would crash. Gee, gold was $800 an ounce and the USSR could flood the market whenever they wanted, so I didn't. But thanks to my "economic incentive" check that my wife and I paid for anyway, (you're welcome) I bought 100 "good" grade pre -1900 Morgans like the ones my grandfather gave me every Sunday and I used to purchase ice-cream and candy. I use some of these new/old ones for poker chips in our high stakes poker games (We play with a $0.25 max - three raise limit... and the players have to cash them in at face value ) Hey! the Gov'mnt gave me the money! Knowing that polishing them in my shell case polisher would affect their numininainiamistic value, (thanks Antique Road Show) I didn't do it. But I'll try to match a few of the shinyer to those that have a natural 140yr old blackish patina.

[@itsshaokai]

May I know what king of steel wool are you using? Thank you

[@fredpenner5667]

It’s 0000 steel wool. Very easy to get ahold of.

[@NikiLucky-cj5bd]

GREAT

[@fatimaabusua8723]

Avoid using the egg whites...use only the yoke...to avoid the blotchy parts

[@tracecoppock791]

Where do you buy your coins from? I have looked everywhere online for some just to start a simple business with but have had no luck. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[@CoinRingsfromTheMint]

I buy most of them at local coin shops. Google coin shops in your area and see which one fits you best :)

[@tracecoppock791]

Thankyou so much

[@glgbg652]

Perfekt

[@Glenfiddich101]

Hi Skyler (I hope I spelled your name correctly) I enjoyed your video, I am especially interested in some of the stuff which you say you learned down in Portland 👍👍 So I have clicked the like button (👍) and subscribed to your channel too 😊👍👍 Glen from Edinburgh 😊👍

[@CoinRingsfromTheMint]

Right on! There will definitely be some cool videos coming :)

[@Mario-pz8gh]

Is that steel Wool?

[@CoinRingsfromTheMint]

Yes 0000 steel wool is what I use.

[@Mario-pz8gh]

Thank You. Gonna give her a go in a piece I have.

[@irvingcortez1399]

​@@CoinRingsfromTheMint Hi, I am new to this, may I ask ,if you use the bleach do I have to neutralize it immediately after with water mix with baking soda? Or I just neutralize it after the pickle ?

[@CoinRingsfromTheMint]

@@irvingcortez1399 I don’t actually use the bleach. But neutralizing it would be the thing to do I’m sure. I’d do it just after you get it out of the bleach

[@irvingcortez1399]

​@@CoinRingsfromTheMint Thank you for the reply, been watching your videos last couple of weeks I have learned a lot, you have great info and you explain things very clear, and sorry to have bothered you with questions, if I may ask a last one, in this video you mentioned you were going to look into bleach that was 2020 and your reply to me said you do not use bleach my question would be, did you find something negative using bleach for the coins or you just prefer liver of Sulfer ? I would like to know to see what should I use bleach or sulfer. Again thank you, wish you the best from Puerto Rico.

[@richgubbin8134]

Really liking your vids on these coin rings. I’m in the process of learning to make them myself. Was wondering if you know how to get this antique blackened effect on copper? Tia Rich

[@CoinRingsfromTheMint]

Copper really is tough. Cold gun blue is all I know that works.

[@jerrysumpter1869]

I believe liver of sulphur works on copper.

[@zero_____given]

That was interesting Skyler ,I think I'm going to give the bleach a shot myself, by the way ,I use your reducing die from Pepe tools it's a five star rating from me all day long ,thanks for the video's, keep up the good work.

[@CoinRingsfromTheMint]

Right on thanks!

[@sdswddas203]

you master very good