[Jewelry making - Article 00374] - Re: [Orchid] Enameling questions

[Allan Heywood]

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>     I bought a red enamel to use with Precious Metal Clay. Once it was
>     fired though, the color was pretty much grey. The blue and the green
>     worked fine, but not the red. I would test fire some of the red
>     before enameling the final piece to make sure it will come out red.

    Cathy, the red needed to be separated from the PMC by a clear flux
    layer to prevent reaction with the silver.  Enamel manufacturers all
    provide specific instructions for using their products. Your enamel
    supplier should have that information. 

Allan Heywood
 

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