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Stone Conversations : Archive 9 : Message 00582

From: Norman Watts <Norman_Watts@zzzzzzz>
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 06:41:02 -0400
Subject: dust on gilding

Don,

The idea of sanding with the stone in a vertical or overhanging
orientation had occurred to me as well (though too late). Also,
decreasing the sanding rate while greatly increasing the water flow may
help. The affinity of the slate fines for the metal impresses me. I
would have thought that once the gold surface is wet that the particles
would not adhere to it and be readily flushed away, but they stick real
good.

n

Norman Watts, Ph. D.
National Institutes of Health
50 South Drive, Rm. 1509
Bethesda, MD 20892-8025
Phone: (301) 402-3418
Fax: (301) 480-7629

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