halo lustre

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Cheryl
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halo lustre

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does anyone know if there is a current supplier? I love this stuff but have had no luck finding any in the past 2 years.
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Re: halo lustre

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As far as I know, it's no longer being made.

When Engelhard was purchased by BASF around half a dozen years ago, the Hanovia division of Engelhard (which made the Halo lusters) was shut down. I believe Duncan still makes some of the gold lusters, but no one that I'm aware of makes anything like the Halo.

A real shame, because it was a great product.
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Re: halo lustre

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I would ask if Hereaus is making it. They are currently in the Lustre business. They bought Engelhard from BASF in 2009. I see no mention of halo, but they do do marble.
http://heraeus-preciouscolours.de/media ... =125853006
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I asked Heraeus a while back and they said they weren't making a Halo product. That may have changed, but I have my doubts.
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Brad Walker wrote:I asked Heraeus a while back and they said they weren't making a Halo product. That may have changed, but I have my doubts.
Do we have any chemists in the house who can figure out how to alter an available lustre to do the halo thing?
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Re: halo lustre

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I just googled it - and am not sure if this is the same thing, but try:

http://www.seattlepotterysupply.com/Mer ... ode=HHLAHM

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