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I have had the same problem when removing the stencil and found out that if I use a clear acrylic painting medium thinned with a little water it really helped a lot. Dried fast and pretty hard and made the stencil easy to remove. Best if you do multiple thin layers instead of one thick one. It may n...

I just loaded the kiln with several ceramic plates and will see what happens tomorrow. I have mixed several combos of the metallics with samba colors....then, I have mixed some of those colors with plain samba colors in my designs. I have also put a couple of tiles with the same color combos in the ...

I have mixed some colors (2/3 Fantasie & 1/3 Samba) and want a nice gloss on glass & some ceramic blanks. I don't see any mention of Flux in the Fantasie material, but there is in the Samba.

Does anyone know if I should add a coat of Flux on top for gloss?

Thanks,

Cathy

http://www.ferro.com you should be able to email them and ask. I don't know why you couldn't order straight from them. Everyone else does. I spoke to Wanda (a sales rep) last week and she said they were discontinuing the "Sunshine" series so I got the Samba series (food safe) and the Fanta...

Fantasie and Samba (Ferro)...the info supplied with these products suggests that you heat them before you mix the powders with the mediums. I have looked in the archives and can't find a mention of this. Does anyone heat it up? Is it a smoother blend if you do? Any tips on mixing would be appreciate...

I can't thank you all enough. We have a big retail show coming up in three weeks and I really have to solve this problem. I will run more tests today and more tomorrow and will let you know what I find out.

Cathy

I just opened my kiln and boy did I do something wrong! I was doing an "enamel test" using 4" ceramic tiles (since I will be using the Ferro enamels on both ceramic blanks and glass) and it looks like I sprinkled salt on the tiles under the enamel.....lots of little bumps. I thought I...

Thanks....we knew the birds could not handle enamels but really were not sure about the glass grinder, so we already moved them to my office. It is such a treat trying to talk to a client with a double yellow head & an african grey mumbling, talking and screeching in the background and fighting ...

I guess our diverse line of products prompted an in depth explanation. It entirely depends on what you are shipping. If I charged $200 (10%) for one of my more expensive jackets, my client would have a heart attack. If it was for a large stained glass window it would be expected. If it was 10% for a...

I don't know what your price points are so it is difficult to say if you are covered. I would suggest billing your shipping in 2 sections: shipping & handling (you can simply just say "shipping charges" on your invoice if you don't want to break it down). The insurance should always be...

Is there any reason that I can't mix up several ounces of paint (other than the purple) at once and keep them for several weeks. When airbrushing what seems to be an average number of layers of paint that you use to get a nice dense coverage? I am doing my test color strips tonight and, so far, it s...

THANK YOU EVERYONE!!! That is exactly the type of info I needed and I plan to start experimenting tonight. I know you all have heard it before, but this site is worth it's weight in gold. I have been working in fashion for so long where everyone is soooo tight lipped & won't share anything...not...

Jim, I really appreciate your input because I am completely in the dark about this kind of "paint". If I understand you correctly, you just mix the medium with the powder...no flux used at any time. "Pepe" is just great (makes me smile). When you painted him did you have to fire ...

What kind of alcohol....denatured?

Jim, do you know what I am to do with the flux?

cathy

I am an airbrush artist and new to glass. I just received my "Samba" series of Ferro paints and was sent a lot of safety info, but basically NO "how to" info. They sent me the following: 1650 Flux 683 Med. 380 Med. 1544 Med. Can anyone tell me the basic difference in the characte...

I have had a flex shafts for 30 yrs and there are all kinds of diamond bits, grinding heads etc. for them. I must confess, as I am new to glass, I have yet to use it on glass, but I am sure it will not be a problem for very small items. Rio Grand in Albuquerque, NM will probably have most everything...

I spent a couple of hours last night reading the MSDS on Ferro enamels and mediums. I spent 3 hrs this morning reading archives on safety. I plan on using R53HE-P100 when airbrushing enamels. The P100 when cleaning & grinding, then N95 masks when grinding for stained glass. I am buying HEPA filt...

Thanks Brad. I just got my board in the mail today. Can't wait to try it out!

Do you prefire boards before or after you carve them? or does it matter?