What is Silvering on a Clock Face and How to Identify it? After silvering cream of tartar is applied in the same way In cases where the silvering is still present but tarnished it is possible to recover the finish with cream of tartar alone Preparation for silvering involves removing the lacquer and rubbing down with wet dry I use 1200
Restoring silvered dials - NAWCC Forums The dial silvering was badly tarnished and scratched by the hands, and there were a few dings in it First thing to do was to photograph it, of course, and measure the diameter of the chapter ring Restoring the dial: Obviously all the printed parts had to be removed, and the dial needed a bit of gentle panel-beating to flatten the dings
Silvering Powder? - NAWCC Forums Looking for recommendations as to which silvering powder I should use to re-silver the chapter ring on my clock It was marred, stained and really in need of attention so I polished it down to the brass tonight as per a couple of videos I was linked to here on the forum The silvering process looks simple enough and pretty straight forward
Dial silvering - NAWCC Forums As I understand it, it relies on using silver powder during the silvering process along with silver chloride, which helps disrupt the optical properties of the silver If you have benefited from the discussion here on the NAWCC forum, please consider joining the NAWCC, or donating to the message board
Re-silvering a 1913 Junghans bracket clock face. - NAWCC Forums Antique Clock Dial Silvering Powder Finishing Powder - Priory Polishes However, I misunderstood the original poster's question If the silvering compound is commercially produced, there is no difference in preparation of the dial for the silvering process, whether they list silver chloride or nitrate
Dial Silvering Question - NAWCC Forums yeah, the process is the same Clean off the brass with wet-dry paper worked in the direction you want the grain on the dial Soak a piece of cotton T-shirt or the like in water, wring it out to only slightly wet, apply the silvering compound to the T-shirt material, and rub it on the dial surface It may take a couple of passes
Re-silvering engraved clock face - NAWCC Forums Yes, give it some thought I started out with several simple, plain dials before I ever attempted one with engraving The wax (shellac) for filling the numbers and minute ring takes some hands on experience to get the right amount of fill without making a mess It makes the silvering process easy compared to the wax
dial silvering not working!!! - NAWCC Forums As to silvering generally: I had a long conversation with a electroplater in the 70s, when a client wanted a teapot re-plated He said it would cost too much, when he saw the piece, and went on to explain the method of "scouring" the metal, to make it mat The piece in question had too many crevices etc
Re-silvering Dial Tips Please - NAWCC Forums My personal preference is to use dial silvering powder (silver chloride) after preparing the brass substrate It must be absolutely clean, no oils or other contaminates can be present I use the Horosilv and Horofinish products from the U K , followed by a good coat of clear lacquer I have dials that are still pristine that I did 30 years ago
clock Dial resilvering, | NAWCC Forums Silvering is a chemical reaction where the silver ions replace the copper ions in the surface of the brass On an enamel dial it would just be a really expensive abrasive powder, like millionaire's scouring powder