[Jewelry making - Article 00009] - Re: [Orchid] Yellow cloudiness in enamels

[marleen b.berg]

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>     You use the  stuff that ends up in the middle tray to get the
>     clear transparents. 

    I am using a lot of transparents and it is not enough to sift them,
    you need to wash it. Put the sufted enamel in a glas or a container,
    depending on how much you need to wash. Put water on it, stirr with a
    glass or plastic spoon, leave for some seconds so most of the enamel
    sinks to the bottom. Pour the water off, not too fast but watch the
    enamel on the bottom carefully: don't throw that away. Repeat as many
    times as you need to get clean water on top. (throw the water in a
    container to collect the enamel and don't wash it away in the sink).
    In the place were I live (Maastricht) the water is very hard and will
    leave a cloudy residu in the enamel, so I end up with washing twice
    with destilled water, the kind you can use to fill the steam ironing
    iron with. Hope this helps, just done a lot of transparents and they
    were all perfectly clear, also the Thompsons can become clear! Needs
    to be fired at the right temperature too, and be careful no dust can
    fall in while it is drying. I hate it, but you must always work in a
    clear worspace. (There is no place in my house as clean as my
    enameling space while I am enameling). 

Hope this helps, good luck! Marleen.
Marleen B.Berg
Aventijnhof 11
6215 ES Maastricht
Nederland
website: http://www.mbberg.com/


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