Print Page - Dark Tuquiose (effetre) ?

Title: Dark Tuquiose (effetre) ?
Post by: Krysia@No98 on May 23, 2009, 02:58:26 PM

Been torching this morning and I used what I thought was Dark Turquoise.

(http://i713.photobucket.com/albums/ww140/_Krysia_/th_P1010210.jpg) (http://s713.photobucket.com/albums/ww140/_Krysia_/?action=view&current=P1010210.jpg)

It's got silver bits in it. It is dark turquoise or is it something else?

(scuse white stuff was practising stringer control, It was meant to be a straight line - no only kidding!)

Title: Re: Dark Tuquiose (effetre) ?
Post by: squirsygirl on May 23, 2009, 03:28:17 PM

I use a HH and bulk - almost of my coppery blues go a little silver.

I think it's a chemical reaction with the metals in the glass, and be really pretty.

Kirsty

Title: Re: Dark Tuquiose (effetre) ?
Post by: Krysia@No98 on May 23, 2009, 03:29:41 PM

yeah I'm on hh and Bulk too.

I thought it was pretty - just very suprised!

Ta

Krysia

Title: Re: Dark Tuquiose (effetre) ?
Post by: Redhotsal on May 23, 2009, 03:55:14 PM

It's reduced - the hothead doesn't have quite enough oxygen to keep the metal connected to its oxide. Metal oxides are in the glass to give the glass its colour. More oxygen = correct glass colour. Not enough oxygen = metally lustres.

Can be quite a nice look but it's also difficult to control with dk turquoise and a hothead. You can sometimes get rid of the grey/metally hue by soaking in Cillit Bang (Lime and Grime)

Title: Re: Dark Tuquiose (effetre) ?
Post by: Krysia@No98 on May 23, 2009, 04:59:58 PM

Hi Sal

Thank you

Title: Re: Dark Tuquiose (effetre) ?
Post by: Paula on May 23, 2009, 05:07:23 PM

Sal, you are beginning to become 'Sal the Cillit Bang Gal'.!

Title: Re: Dark Tuquiose (effetre) ?
Post by: Redhotsal on May 23, 2009, 06:21:07 PM

I am - you'd think they were paying me a commission! :)

Title: Re: Dark Tuquiose (effetre) ?
Post by: mazmeabead on May 23, 2009, 08:26:59 PM

Sal - holding bottle of Cilit Bang ;D

Bang and the reduction comes right off ;DLOL

Title: Re: Dark Tuquiose (effetre) ?
Post by: catriona on May 23, 2009, 11:51:15 PM

I also find that Jocks bead release remover rubbed on the bead takes it away .
xxcatxx

Title: Re: Dark Tuquiose (effetre) ?
Post by: BeadyBugs on May 24, 2009, 08:13:19 AM

Really must try the Cillit Bang thing. Etching it does the job too. A 5 second dip will take off the reduction if it's slight. Or a full etch if it's heavy.

HP x

Title: Re: Dark Tuquiose (effetre) ?
Post by: Trudi on May 24, 2009, 08:27:19 AM

Quote from: catriona on May 23, 2009, 11:51:15 PM
I also find that Jocks bead release remover rubbed on the bead takes it away .
xxcatxx

how on earth did youfind that one out?? :D

Title: Re: Dark Tuquiose (effetre) ?
Post by: Katiequiggle on May 24, 2009, 08:59:52 AM

Well you learn something every day. It doesn't always go grey, mine goes pink sometimes, sometimes it stays turquoise. It doesn't do it with light turquoise.

Title: Re: Dark Tuquiose (effetre) ?
Post by: catriona on May 24, 2009, 02:47:49 PM

LOL i was cleaning bed release out of it and some got on bead i must have been rubbing as i turned the mandrel to clean inside when finished i noticed a patch where reduction rubbed away so got a clothdiped in pot rubbed bead allover and hey presto unblemished bead . ;D

Frit-Happens !

Lampwork => COE 104 => Topic started by: Krysia@No98 on May 23, 2009, 02:58:26 PM