If you have old iron ware which has lost the look, but it is for some reason or other expensive to you — it is possible to give it new life, having enameled. It is also possible to make with own hands facing tile of unusual shade.
It is required to you
- Sodium carbonate
- Potassium saltpeter
- Plaster
- Fluorspar
- Muffle furnace
- Mortar
- Scales with sets of weights
- Palettes
- Brush
Instruction
1. Clean ware from oxides and pollutants. The most polluted places can even be smoothed out abrasive paper. Process ware soapsuds, then wash out flowing.
2. Measure 20 parts of sodium carbonate, 10 weight parts of potassium saltpeter, 6 weight parts of plaster and 10 weight parts of fluorspar. As much as possible crush each substance in mortar. Pour the received powders to one vessel, mix and part with water to condition of the dense test.
3. By means of brush apply mix on ware surface with thin layer. Put product in the muffle furnace and burn.
4. If it is necessary enamel the subject which is not intended for cooking, then it is possible to make enamel in a different way. Prepare the following structure. 3, 5 kg of small istolchenny glass, 1 kg of carbonic potassium (potash), 1 kg of potassium saltpeter, 0.5 kg of tetrabornokisly sodium (drills), 5, 25 kg of lead minium. Pound constituent parts in powder and melt in clean fire-resistant crucible (for example, porcelain). Mix has to begin to boil, and then turn into liquid glass. Received plaven pour out on the sheet of iron covered with water, and cool by means of water what it cracks with. The leaf is pounded in small powder and mixed with water to condition of rather thin paste which is applied regarding for enameling. Dry up subject and place in the muffle furnace. Enamel has to melt and form brilliant covering. If it is necessary to receive bledno0goluboy enamel shade, add 300 g of azotnokobaltovy salt to mix. It is possible to apply glass of various coloring to giving of other shades. Thus it is possible to enamel, for example, facing tile or elements of jewelry.