[Jewelry making - Article 00038] - Re: [Orchid] Squirt bottles and Pripps

[Cynthia Eid]

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>     To anyone using Pripps, I'm working on a large sterling cup and
>     I've been through something like 5 hardware store spray bottles
>     (for spraying Pripps). They just quit working-- no spray. Some
>     clog, but most just simply won't produce any liquid no matter how
>     many times I squeeze the trigger (which squeezes freely and
>     smoothly). 

Hi Andy,

    I haven't used Prip's for a while in my own work, since discovering
    Argentium Sterling.  However, I definitely am familiar with the
    problem you describe. Try using a "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter"
    spray bottle (can you tell that we have a cholesterol problem in our
    family?!)  Also, I like (well, used to like) the spray bottles sold
    at CVS, etc. for travel uses. With either one, try keeping a
    container of water on hand, and put the sprayer upside down in the
    water, so that it cannot dry up in the nozzle. 

    Another thing you can do when the spraying thing really gets on your
    nerves: 

    * put the Prip's in a wide-mouthed jar or container. 

    * Get a wide, cheap paint brush. 

    * Dip the brush into the jar of flux, and brush it on, much as you
    would spray---That is, brush a bit of flux onto the sterling.  Heat
    the metal until the flux turns to white powder. At that point, start
    alternating between heating and brushing the flux on, just as you
    would alternate between heating and spraying, until the metal is
    covered with white powder. 

    * (keep the brush very wet, so that you don't fry any bristles. It
    really does not matter much if you do , though.  You used a cheap
    brush, right?) 

I hope this helps!
Cindy
www.cynthiaeid.com

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