Is it okay to mix lead-free paints with lead-containing paints?
Usually the lead-free colors are used for the safety of the painter. Adding lead-containing colors to the lead-free colors negates this benefit. Also, the colors are formulated differently, may have different firing temperatures and the lead-free paints have a different flux system. The lead-free flux system may react in an unexpected way with lead/cadmium bearing fluxes.
That said, PELI Glass has successfully mixed lead-free paints with lead-containing paints to achieve specific colors when the paints have an overlapping firing temperature.
Please be aware that the manufacturers consider these results to be experimental and not recommended. So test first!
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56R002 Bistre brown E402, 100 g. (Pb-Cd free)
Is it okay to mix lead-free paints with lead-containing paints?
Usually the lead-free colors are used for the safety of the painter. Adding lead-containing colors to the lead-free colors negates this benefit. Also, the colors are formulated differently, may have different firing temperatures and the lead-free paints have a different flux system. The lead-free flux system may react in an unexpected way with lead/cadmium bearing fluxes.
That said, PELI Glass has successfully mixed lead-free paints with lead-containing paints to achieve specific colors when the paints have an overlapping firing temperature.
Please be aware that the manufacturers consider these results to be experimental and not recommended. So test first!
Reusche Set #2800: Contour/grisaille – lead free
Is it okay to mix lead-free paints with lead-containing paints?
Usually the lead-free colors are used for the safety of the painter. Adding lead-containing colors to the lead-free colors negates this benefit. Also, the colors are formulated differently, may have different firing temperatures and the lead-free paints have a different flux system. The lead-free flux system may react in an unexpected way with lead/cadmium bearing fluxes.
That said, PELI Glass has successfully mixed lead-free paints with lead-containing paints to achieve specific colors when the paints have an overlapping firing temperature.
Please be aware that the manufacturers consider these results to be experimental and not recommended. So test first!
Reusche Set #2200: Contour/grisaille
Contour/Grisaille Weather Resistant Colors
Classic Reusche glass paints that can be used for tracing and shading. Browns and blacks can be mixed with each other; for other colors test first.
These paints are opaque and become glossier with higher firing temperatures.
If you fire at higher temperatures, be aware that your glass may pick up the structure of whatever material it is laying on in the kiln.
We often fire these paints at 630°C (1166°F). At this temperature the paints may not be weather resistant but the result is excellent for interior use. You will also have less pigment loss, which is especially notable with the red tones.