Question – what do you use as a glue (besides Klyre Fire) for Cloisonne Wire? I heard of something called “no spit” or vac u coat?? Appreciate your comment. Debra Long
Hi Debra,
If you are needing a solution stronger than Klyre Fire try tragacanth. It is available on line and the best results I have had, is if I add water to the powder and let it sit over night to get a good creamy consistency. It does not take that much. And after firing, it turns to ash so brush it off before applying another coat of enameling.
If this is not enough to hold the cloison wires for your application I move to fusing the wires to the fine silver.
Thanks for the visit!
Patsy
Some enamelists use lily root powder for vertical surfaces. It can be purchased from Coral Shaffer at Enamelwork Supply in Seattle.
Barb P.
If you’re using fine silver cloisonne wire on fine silver backing you can also use Art Clay Silver’s Oil Paste or homemade lavender oil paste and fire in a kiln first. These are metal clay products that are designed to join fired metal clay to fired metal clay or any fine silver to any other fine silver metal.
Lora Hart