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Offline NeoTech

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Creating a top coat.
« on: August 28, 2015, 12:29:49 PM »
So i have been trying to aquire som aluminiumoxide or zirconium paint for a while now.
Lets just say..its a effin hassle..

So i went to my mothers, and dug thru her bags of weird as **** for pottery making.
This is what i came up with.

95% Aluminiumoxide in 10 micron mesh
5% Kaolin powder in 10 micron mesh

I did this by weight.
And then i added in sodium silicate at about 3% of the total weight of the dry stuff.
That creates as sticky paste.

I then smeared onto my concrete.

Now.. it would be better if this was more like paint.. But dont know if i can add water into this or if that will break the sodium silicate as a bonding material or not.
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Offline jcs0001

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Re: Creating a top coat.
« Reply #1 on: September 28, 2015, 12:34:40 PM »
Neotech:

Was the surface durable after your treatment?

John.

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Re: Creating a top coat.
« Reply #2 on: September 28, 2015, 03:32:32 PM »
It doesnt crack and stand up to about 2450C , which is .. alot..  really alot. And took a alot of time to get there. =)
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Offline PekkaNF

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Re: Creating a top coat.
« Reply #3 on: September 29, 2015, 02:37:56 AM »

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Re: Creating a top coat.
« Reply #4 on: September 29, 2015, 03:28:38 AM »
Well i suppose they are similar yes. I just didnt use Zircon. =)
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