Hi all. Hoping someone can give me some guidance on creating a patina on silver using lump LoS. I've tried oxidising a few things and it's worked fine on sheet silver and chain, but when I try to oxidise silver wire, I'm coming unstuck - or rather the patina is. It's flaking off as soon as it's dry. I gather that this can happen if the solution is too strong, but I'm putting the tiniest shard of LoS in about 100ml of hot water. The instructions say mix 1oz with 1 quart water, so that seems about right to me, proportionally. What could I be doing wrong? Apologies if this is a frequently asked question. I've done a board search, but can't see anything that relates to my specific problem.
Many thanks!
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