Lustres and Gold

Subcategories

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  Gold and Platinum

  CHARACTERISTICS

  • Gold and platinum SCHJERNING are precious metals in liquid form

  PRECAUTIONS

  • Gold and platinum should be stored in the original bottles, well closed
  • Gold and platinum should be kept cool (in the fridge, no freezing!) and used up within 6 months

  APPLICATIONS

  • They can be applied with a brush or a pen
  • Pens and brushes should be thoroughly cleaned and washed before using them. The objects to decorate must be completely dry and free of fingerprints
  • Shake the bottle before use. If gold or platinum become too thick, add a few drops of thinner 174
  • Firing: Fire slowly at the beginning, the vapours must evaporate before closing the oven 550-580°C on glass, 700-730°C on faience and 780-800°C on porcelain.
  • Gold and platinum applied directly on white porcelain are fired at 820°C. If they are applied on pigments or reliefs, the temperature should be between 650°C and 750°C, at a higher temperature they crack or blacken
  • Use different brushes for the gold and the platinum
  • Brushes must be cleaned with the medium 174 after working with gold or platinum
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  Lustres

  CHARATERISTICS

  • SCHJERNING lustres colours are liquid solutions of metal salts and ready to use
  • They are used with the thinner 174
  • The colours are intermixable and settable on each other (careful not to over mix the lustres to keep vivid colors)
  • The result after firing is iridescent or metallic

  PRECAUTIONS

  • Keep away from light and heat
  • The lustre colours should be kept cool (in the fridge, no freezing!) and used up within 6 months.
  • Use appropriate brushes and work on well dry and clean pieces

  APPLICATiONS

  • Apply with synthetic brush, airbrush, sponge, creasing or immersion
  • For pounding, apply a smooth layer of the lustre colour with a wide brush, then dab uniformly with a pounding sponge without returning on done work
  • SCHJERNING lustres colours must be completely dry before firing. Fire slowly at the beginning; simmer gently at 350°C and then quickly at 550-580°C on glass, 700-730°C on faience and 780-800°C on porcelain
  • Pay attention, some lustre colours do not withstand a temperature above 800°C. Lustres colours applied on already fired pigments should not exceed 600°C, they risk disappearing
  • The application on glass gives less satisfaying results than on earthenware and porcelain
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  Gold and Lustres Mediums

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