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Post by FeeeeFeeee on Feb 23, 2012 21:39:40 GMT -6
The last time I played with metals, which was a loooooooong time ago, I remember that my LOS had lost its muscle action so to speak. So I'm thinking I need to buy some bc I would like to patina a pendant I made a while back....then I remembered, well, no patina. Am thinking of buying new LOS but if I remember correctly I believe there was a gel version right?
Do you still use the chips or do you use the gel? Or is there something newer than that that's come out now? Which do you use or recommend?
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Post by j3jewelry on Feb 23, 2012 22:52:28 GMT -6
I use the gel and I absolutely love it. It also isn't supposed to loose its effectiveness like the crumbly bits can.
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Post by DawninCal on Feb 23, 2012 23:28:11 GMT -6
I also use the gel and it's so easy to use, unlike those crumble bits. It's not really a gel; it's more like really thick syrup. Think molasses and that'll give you an idea of it's consistency. Time flies so fast, but I'm going to say off the top of my head that I've had the jar of gel for at least three years and it's still going strong. Also, you can always use the boiled egg method until you get some LOS. Hope you show us what it is you made after it's been patina'd!  Dawn |
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Post by MmeMagpie on Feb 24, 2012 13:28:57 GMT -6
I have a jar of the XLGel from Otto Frei. I store it oustide, so it has experienced temperature ranges from 25-110 degrees F for 2 years and it still works just fine.
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Post by FeeeeFeeee on Feb 24, 2012 23:16:07 GMT -6
Oh, thanks for the suggestion Andrea! Do they come in different brands? So I think I will get the gel LOS then. Dawn, yeah, I've done the boiled egg method, but seems to me, the boiled egg has control rather than me over areas I'd like more darker than others. But, yeah, I guess I can go that route until I get the gel form.
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Post by MmeMagpie on Mar 7, 2012 8:21:18 GMT -6
Somehow, mixed steel shot removes patinas from my work. It usually takes off the high spots and big, open areas. Nooks and crannies are fine, unless I leave it all in too long and then they get cleaned out, too. The porcelain is for much more then just not losing the patina, it's for the way it burnishes and the surface it leaves behind. I've seen nothing else like it, and I've never seen any finish perform like it. I don't know the difference between the two kinds of LoS - I've never tried the chunks because I know I won't store them properly |
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