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[spam] re: acrylic and other color treatments

updated thu 4 jan 07

 

Marie E.v.B. Gibbons on tue 2 jan 07


i finish my pieces with Johnstons paste wax.
brush on a thin coat, let it dry for several hours.... i let it sit for
7 or 8 hours. buff with a nylon nail brush, it will produce a nice
sheen
marie gibbons
I am always doing things I can't do, that is how I get to do them.
--Pablo Picasso

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On Jan 2, 2007, at 10:08 PM, Warren Heintz wrote:

> Re hearting a piece in the kitchen oven,if it fits and
> then applying several coats of a good paste wax will
> produce a nice and lasting finish. It will be hot to
> work with so take care.
> --- Charles Hazelaar wrote:
>
>> I don't have the answer, but I share the problem. I
>> work in sculpture and
>> my glaze chemistry is way behind my forms. I have
>> tried glazes that led me to
>> consider sandblasting the work to try to salvage the
>> art. I am starting to
>> test everything, but meanwhile I have tried acrylics
>> with a wax polish.
>>
>> Charles Hazelaar
>> Cape Canaveral, F
>>
>>
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