Re: Picture on metal

From: Alex Swain ^lt;fotoobscura@gmail.com>
Date: 09/21/04-05:15:30 AM Z
Message-id: <7d43074e040921041517df7ea0@mail.gmail.com>

I haven't done too much metal "painting" of emulsion but I have seen
examples of it done on knives among other metallic things. I am quite
confident that liquid emulsion such as photo formulary's along with
their hardnener will produce the output you require on a metal object.

fo

On Tue, 21 Sep 2004 11:45:54 +0300, Loris Medici <loris_medici@mynet.com> wrote:
> Well, I don't know much about liquid emulsion - just what I have read in
> C. James book and this list - but the fact that I have never saw melting
> silver gelatin paper emulsion makes me think that there must be some way
> to "harden" the liquid emulsion and prevent melting. Formaldehyde?
> Glyoxal? Chrome Alum? Glutardehyde?...
>
> Regards,
> Loris.
>
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Timo Sund [mailto:timo@palaios.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 11:30 AM
> > To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
> > Subject: Re: Picture on metal
> >
> >
> > This has also passed my mind. Only problem seems to be that liquid
> > emulsion tends to melt in higher temps. That pocketwatch is
> > mainly used
> > during (warm) summertime. And how to make it stay on?
> >
> > Or does liquid emulsion "stain" nickel so the picture stays on even
> > emulsion is long gone? I cant just give a try with several
> > methods since
> > have only one watch available. My supplier raised prices about double
> > after I bought first one.
>
>
Received on Tue Sep 21 05:15:45 2004

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