I posted this on another forum, hope I can get some advice....
I have some pieces of ceramic tile used for walls, about 5" square each. Have you ever heard of anyone making trivets out of them? You know, hot plates for dinner on the table? I am wondering if surface gilding would hold up under the heat. Also, the One Shot paint itslelf. Would it hold up as well? They would make nice gifts, I am thinking.
Posted by Elaine Beauchemin (Member # 136) on :
The heat shouldn't be a problem. One shot can get hotter in the sun on a summer day than your pot will. Think about it, your food is served around 140 degrees at most. The pot would cool down to that in a few minutes off the stove.
Gilding would scratch too easy unless you put a durable clear coat over it like an automotive clear. Remember how hot a car can get in the summer sun. You don't see the clear melting off that.
On the post Elaine linked to, he was using copper leaf. Quite a bit thicker than gold. Might hold up.
Posted by Michael Boone (Member # 308) on :
Bushie did it
Posted by Bobbie Rochow (Member # 3341) on :
I remember that post, Elaine, but the difference is, this would be 23 K gold, yes, cleared with 2 part automotive clear. And I would not be using slate tile, but ceramic tile.
Where's Bushie & Ian? I am wondering how the heat affected their work.....
Posted by Ian Stewart-Koster (Member # 3500) on :
Bobbie, it wasn't me, it was Jon, and he used variegated leaf & gave them away, so the recipients might know, but I don't.
I did gild slate that I'd carved, but the gold was down inside the incised lettering, not on top of the flat surface.
Ceramic tiles- I haven't worked with, but a wipe with ESP by Flood company would help.
Posted by Jeff Ogden (Member # 3184) on :
How about sandblasted the design/letters into the tile, then painting inside the incised areas?
Posted by Bobbie Rochow (Member # 3341) on :
That is exactly what I was thinking too, Jeff! Thanks to all of you!
Posted by Rich Hawthorne (Member # 7483) on :
Yes, I've done several dozen ceramic tiles but have not gilded them. I sandblasted the design and with the mask still in place airbrush painted it with 1-shot paint. The trick is to not blast through the glaze on the tile so that if it gets wet, the moisture will not destroy the integrity of the tile. Put some felt on the back with spray adhesive and you are good to go. Hope that helps.
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