[Jewelry making - Article 00464] - Re: [Orchid] [Looking for] Clear resin - coloring

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    Hallo Jim, Thank you for taking an interest. The two cold enamels on
    pages 514 to 516 of "The Gems and Findings" section in the Rio Grande
    catalogue, are 'Colores' and 'Durenamel'. Am I right in assuming you
    mix the colours with the epoxy resin? and then apply the coloured mix
    to the piece you wish to enamel? If that is the case you seem to end
    up with a lot of wasted coloured resin. You may only want to apply
    tiny portions of  each colour. Durenamel suggests mixing a minimum of
    10 grams of coloured Durenamel with 3 or 5 grams of hardener. If you
    only apply ,say, a gram or two you end up with 11 grams, or more waste
    of that particular colour. If I'm enamelling a single silver cloisonne
    brooch, then, from an economy point of view, I would prefer to try
    adding a colour or stain direct to the silver metal and cover that
    colour with clear epoxy resin. That way there will be no waste of
    coloured pigment and little or no waste of clear epoxy resin. The only
    reservation to that is that the finished effect has to look as good as
    the traditional vitreous enamel. Best wishes, Derick.

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