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When using epoxy resin cast in silver jewellery how do I stop discolouration?
I would like to do some cold enamelling/ plique a jour in to my silver jewellery. I have been reading 'Resin Jewellery' by Kathie Murphy, where she warns about discolouration of silver when combined with resin but does not offer a solution.
The best I can find online is:
'Resin will discolor over time if in direct contact with silver. Coat the silver with a clear paint before pouring resin on it.'
Read more: How to Use Epoxy Resin in Jewelry | eHow.co.uk http://www.ehow.co.uk/how_5626222_use-epoxy-resin-jewelry.html#ixzz0r1bdXV1R
If this is the best solution what 'clear paint' would be best? It must not react with both silver and epoxy resin, and not weaken the bond between silver and resin.
Thank you very much for any help!
Generally a clear finish is used for things like that (perhaps that's what she means by a "clear paint" especially since she also used that term for sealing porous materials before embedding in resin), so I'd suggest a clear polyurethane from the hardware store (the aisle where there are sealers for bare wood). Varathane is a good brand, and the water-based versions.
Other clear sealers/finishes will also work, but I'd stay with water-based ones just in case.
So some clear fingernail polishes will be fine (but not the "enamels"...hard to tell which are which but if they're okay for acrylic fingernails they'll definitely be fine) and those are also as strong as polyurethanes.
You may not need strength for this use though (if the sealer is only inside a cell and won't receive much stress), so you could probably also use a permanent white glue like Elmers GlueAll, etc., thinned down with water (or a "decoupage medium" like ModPodge which is the same thing), or a clear "acrylic medium," or various other things. Make sure any of those is totally dry before using with resin.
You might also be interested in my page on using "resins" of various kinds and in various ways, especially since that's all she seems to be talking about:
http://glassattic.com/polymer/other_materials.htm
For this use, I presume you'll be using epoxy resins (or epoxy glues) --which are mixed in two equal parts-- rather than polyester resins.
Check out at least the stuff about using resins in the "In Permanent Cells" subcategory on that page.
(And if the "cells" you use have no backs, there are also a few lessons on that page that have to do with ways to do that, but it will be more fiddly.)
Since I don't know much about using precious metals, you might also want to ask this question in a jeweler's board, like one of the ones in the Making Jewelry list here (--perhaps in the "General Metalsmithing" sub-boards):
http://cs.artjewelrymag.com/artcs/forums
You'll have to join the sie to actually ask questions, but it's free.
HTH,
Diane B.