REUSABLE MOLDS FOR GLASS CASTING - Colour de Verre

1 REUSABLE MOLDS FOR GLASS CASTING . well. Hold the can vertically, ten eral layers of newsprint. If the to twelve inches from the mold . piece still doesn't fall out, the mold Apply a two to five-second spray probably wasn't properly primed. depending on the mold 's size. If Occasionally, a few GLASS this is the mold 's first firing, wait five minutes and apply a second 7 spurs might be on edges of the finished pieces. coat. See These are easily removed with a com/go/ mr-97. wet diamond block or grinder. Fol- After firing the mold , use lowing hint #4 will minimize 2 any nylon kitchen brush or a toothbrush to remove all these. Butterflies, dragonflies, Tricks of the Trade traces of the primer from the mold . We strongly recommend 8 flowers, and leaves can be given more life with a sec- We want our customers to have wearing a dusk mask. a great experience and wonder- ond, slump firing. Some of our ful outcomes with our MOLDS . Always follow the firing designs have a specially designed Let us pass along these hints and advice.

2 3 schedule recommended on our website and packag- slumping surface on the reverse side. ing. Colour de Verre MOLDS are Don't be afraid to experi- There are only two made from a specialized ceramic material. Like GLASS , this ceramic 9 ment. Add CMC solution to your GLASS powders to 1 primers that should be used with our MOLDS : Hot- will crack or shatter if it is heated or cooled too fast. make a pate de Verre paste. Mixed crush dichroic with your frits. Tack line Primo Primer and ZYP BN Finished pieces will have fuse finished pieces to slumped Lubricoat (formerly MR-97). 4 much smoother edges if you use a small brush to plates and platters. Mix shredded copper, silver, or gold foil into your For Primo Primer: Mix one part powder with four parts water. Use move the frit away from the top frits. Embed smaller forms inside a soft artist's brush not a hake edge of the mold . This trough of larger, clear forms. The possi- brush to apply three to four thin only has to be 1/8-inch wide and bilities are endless.

3 Coats to the mold 's inside surface. deep. Make use of Colour de Let each coat dry before applying Use only crushed art GLASS 10 Verre 's website's Learn the next. A hair dryer can be used to accelerate the drying between 5 or frits in Colour de Verre MOLDS . The MOLDS are not section. There you can find not only project instructions coats. Keep the primer well designed for Pyrex GLASS , float with complete firing schedules, but stirred. The primer's fine particles GLASS , or crushed bottles. We don't helpful tips and product specific the active components settle recommend firing Colour de Verre documentation. out of the mixture rapidly. If the MOLDS above 1450 F (785 C). At primer settles, use a stiff brush to higher temperatures, the primer stir the compacted particles off the bottom of the container and back will start to fuse and becomes more difficult to remove. Availability into solution. It is not necessary to Colour de Verre MOLDS are If the finished piece 6. pre-fire the mold as long as the available at fine GLASS retailers doesn't fall out of the and many online merchants primer is dry.

4 See mold , don't panic. Turn including our online store, primo. mold face-down and tap it against For ZYP: Shake the container a hard surface cushioned with sev.