Simple question, will borax prevent steel blue (or a glass that behaves similarly) from 'steeling' and keep it blue? I am not using 90 or 96 COE so the oversprays are out, and clear capping won't work with what I am doing.
Thanks, lissa.
Steel blue and borax
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yes. basically, anything that prevents oxygen getting to the surface in the 1300-1400F temp range causes the steeling to not occur.Barbara Muth wrote:Does that mean that the borax prevents the steeling of the blue?Ron Coleman wrote:It works with BE steel blue.
Barbara
there's actually a good explanation of the process in the new b.e. catalog on page 9.