Capping blasted irid

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DonMcClennen
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Capping blasted irid

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After sanblasting a design on "96" black irid, do I need to fire polish before I clear cap? or can I clear cap (about 14" dia.) over the blasted design and get good result?
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Brock
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Post by Brock »

You can just go ahead and clear cap. That is, assuming you had a light hand with the blasting. Any depth at all, besides just removing the irid, and you can easily trap bubbles. Brock
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DonMcClennen
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Post by DonMcClennen »

Thanks Brock. I've done this before but my memory is bad and my notes are lacking. I plan on capping (with chads) at 1480F.
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artquestor
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Post by artquestor »

Just curious, what does "clear cap" mean? (ignorant of sandblasting)
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artquestor wrote:Just curious, what does "clear cap" mean? (ignorant of sandblasting)
Susanne
Clear cap means to cap with clear, or to cover the piece with clear glass and fuse it together.

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