Get 1 gram of silver nitrate and 1 gram (0.035 oz) of sodium hydroxide in separate containers and add enough water to both to dissolve them.
Mix the two solutions together. A black precipitate of silver oxide will form.
Add ammonia until the precipitate completely redissolves.
Add 4 grams of sugar and stir until dissolved.
Place your article you want to silver into the solution, or pour the solution into a tray containing your article (for larger articles like glass panes)
GENTLY heat the solution but DO NOT let it boil. Boiling tears the silver off the surface
Eventually the solution will turn to a cream color and your article is now silvered, take it out and wipe off the silver from where you don't want it.
If the silver is really stuck to places you don't want it you can apply hydrochloric acid.
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