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Sterling silver inlay
Posted by:
Scott Hovanec
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Date: December 09, 2012 08:56PM
I have a project in my mind that will consist of a sterling silver charm inlayed in the butt cap and and covered with epoxy. Will the sterling react with the epoxy? I will turn the project in another direction and not order the charm if the belief is that it will tarnish under the epoxy. Re: Sterling silver inlay
Posted by:
Dick Ross
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Date: December 09, 2012 10:25PM
I might be wrong but oxygen is what causes tarnish or oxidation. I would think that the epoxy would seal out oxygen and keep it from tarnishing. The epoxy though over time will yellow. Re: Sterling silver inlay
Posted by:
Lance Dupre
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Date: December 09, 2012 10:28PM
Instead of using rod finish cast it in a clear resin. The resin will stay crystal clear and never yellow. You can pick up a quart of resin at Michaels or Hobby Lobbby. Re: Sterling silver inlay
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Mark Newcombe
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Date: December 10, 2012 02:32AM
Lance is right and resin wont effect the silver. If you dont want to use castin resin google doming kits that stuff works great as well. Cheers Mark Newcombe Old Bar NSW Australia markscustomfishing.com American Tackle Pro-Staff Re: Sterling silver inlay
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Scott Hovanec
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Date: December 10, 2012 07:14AM
Think I'll go the resin route. Was never really happy using finish on the other inlays I've done. They came out great, but didn't like the fact that they weren't hard. Re: Sterling silver inlay
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bill boettcher
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Date: December 10, 2012 08:52AM
LumiSeal is thicker and will not yellow May work Going to need a few coats
As fare as I know it is very similar to Permagloss Bill - willierods.com Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 12/10/2012 03:59PM by bill boettcher. Re: Sterling silver inlay
Posted by:
Scott Hovanec
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Date: December 10, 2012 01:10PM
After a little Googling, I'm gonna get a small kit of Envirotex jewelry resin to experiment with. Re: Sterling silver inlay
Posted by:
Lance Dupre
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Date: December 10, 2012 02:12PM
Scott, watch the Envirotex. That stuff is known to yellow more than our rod finish. Lance Re: Sterling silver inlay
Posted by:
Scott Hovanec
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Date: December 10, 2012 02:24PM
I know the stuff the guys use on baits yellows. I'm gonna do a couple test mixes and toss them outside for a while before i do the real inlay. Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
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