Last Update 5/13/08
Accessory Items for Plique-a-Jour
Plique- A-Jour Wire All wire sold by the foot.
WSS-1 Fine Silver Flat Wire (0.040" x 0.010") $2.90/ft
WSS-6 Sterling Silver Step-Bezel Wire $4.10/ft.
SLD Eutectic Silver Solder Sold in 1-16" dia wire (1/2 Troy oz) Melting point of approx. 1490°F. Strip is 33-1/2 " long 1/2 Troy oz coil $9.55
Oxidized Steel Plates For soldering plique-a-jour wires. 3 sizes 18 ga.
OSP-1 2" square $0.65
OSP-2 1-1/2" square $0.65
OSP-3 1-1/2" x 2" rectangle $0.65
Glass Etching Cream - Resist Medium
ETCH-3 Etchall Dip 'n Etch is a reusable liquid with the consistency of water that gives an etched mat finish to most vitreous surfaces. Dip 'n Etch is easy to use and takes only a few minutes. Note: ETCH-3 cannot be shipped by air. Dip 'n Etch 4 fl. oz. $21.20
ETCH-4 Etchall Etching Cream can be used to convert a glossy vitreous surface into a mat surface. The surface can be kept as is for it's textural appearance, or used as a substrate for easily drawing with ceramic pencils, crayons or lead pencils. Upon refiring, the enamel surface will return to it's original high-gloss surface. A transparent flux or color may be applied before the refiring, if desired. Etching Cream 4 oz. $19.05
REST-1 Resist Gel forms a protective barrier against Dip 'n Etch or Etching Cream. This barrier prevents the surface from being etched. Comes in a bottle with a dispensing tip. Free hand a design by dispensing directly from the bottle, or brush evenly on a larger surface. Resist Gel 4 fl. oz. $11.65
Citric Acid for Edinburgh Etch
Etch-2 Powder form Citric Acid (Anhydrous). Mix with PCB Etchant (ferric chloride) available at Radio Shack. Resulting etching solution has greater etching ability and longer life the ferric chloride alone.
ETCH-2 1 oz. Citric Acid Powder in plastic container $3.35
C-5 Asphaltum Varnish Used as an acid resist when etching metal in the champleve technique. Sold as pint. $12.25/pt
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PnP-1 |
1 Sheet |
$3.45 |
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PnP-5 |
5 Sheets |
$14.65 |
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PnP-10 |
10 Sheets |
$23.30 |
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PnP-50 |
50 Sheets |
$87.65 |
Adhesive Agents - Mixing Mediums - Sprayers
A-1 Klyr-Fire Klyr-Fire The standard adhesive of the enameling arts. This is water based. Mix 50/50 with water for spray adhesive, use full strength for wet packing, adhering Cloisonné wire or for applying lusters. $5.15/pt. $23.30/gal.
A-2 Agar Organic gum from the ocean. Non Foaming. Excellent for spraying. Sold as a solution. $3.30/pt. $16.05/gal.
A-3 Enamel Holding Agent. Water based adhesive. Similar to Klyr-Fire, but slightly more viscous. $3.30/pt. $16.05/gal.
A-5 Thinning Oil No. 5 This oil disperses a high percentage of powder, paints very well and has the drying characteristics many artists like. $3.80/2oz. $10.15/pt.
A-8 Screening Oil This oil is the premium screen printing oil for high resolution screen printing. $4.10/2 oz $13.75/pt
A-10 Oil of Clove For washes. $9.05/2 oz. $30.60/pt.
A-11 Oil of Lavender For details. $16.65/2 oz. $56.00/pt.
Blu-1 Blu-Stic Holds Cloisons on vertical surface. Can fire pieces upside down. Dip cloison into Blu-Stic, position onto enamel surface, dry, fire in any position. $1.50/1 oz. $2.35/2 oz.
A-7 Preval Aerosol Spray Kit. Aerosol cartridge allows spraying gum solutions. $5.30 Note: A-7 cannot be shipped by air.
A-7R Replacement Aerosol Cartridge for Preval Sprayer. $4.45 Note: A-7R cannot be shipped by air.
email Schlaifer's at ses@enameling.com