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Re: Glass Enamel questions

Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2015 4:18 am
by Buttercup
Thanks for the clarification, Bert and Peter. Jen

Re: Glass Enamel questions

Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2015 12:53 pm
by Mark Hall
Whichever (powdered) paint you end up with, we use 100% glycerine to mix it up when silkscreening. It works marvelously.

Re: Glass Enamel questions

Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2015 1:48 pm
by Barry Kaiser
Cant agree with you Mark.
The change in viscosity of Glycerin is pretty significant as you heat it to dry. (if you don't, it takes forever to dry at room temp)
Anyway, when I tested Glycerin, and I tested it well, I found that the "paint" flowed some as it dried.

Barry

Re: Glass Enamel questions

Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2015 5:17 pm
by Mark Hall
Funny how we concluded two different opinions using glycerine for a base. I never attempted to let it dry - just put it in the kiln to heat right off. We completed four stained glass windows with every piece painted that matched the original ones, and they looked identical - nice line definition, no problems.

Re: Glass Enamel questions

Posted: Mon Feb 16, 2015 10:48 pm
by Kevin Midgley
Mark, your brand of glycerine may be different than Barry's. So what brands were you both using? Yes the question may seem strange but with the differing results and the different sources for glycerine who knows even though they are supposed to be the 'same'.