Once again, I’m harvesting an email question to provide material for this blog.
A muller is a tool, generally made from glass, used to grind paint (and sometimes pigments). The surface of the muller (and the slab it’s used to grind on, if that is glass) gets ground smooth over time. So it needs to be re-frosted.
Matthew writes:
I have a glass muller in which I grind my own pigments. Lately it has become quite dull so I started to research information on reconditioning the muller. I found that carorundum (silicon carbide or skateboard paper) is supposed to bring it back to life. I used sand paper but I have no idea where to get corborundum from…
can you give me any alternatives?
I use carborundum powder, which I got from Sinopia. Use your muller to grind a small amount in water and it will re-frost the glass.
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Tags: art materials, fresh paint, making paint, muller
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19 March 2008 at 7:54 PM
Lisa
GREAT BLOG!!! I have read a number of your posts/articles and found everyone of them very interesting. I am going to add you to our blogroll so our viewers will read you too. Keep up up the nice work!
19 March 2008 at 8:22 PM
David
Thanks, Lisa.
I note from your blog that you’ve encountered Mr. Doak and survived. Good for you. He’s not for the faint of heart—but his paint, while not as miraculous as he sometimes likes to claim, is of amazing quality for the price he charges. If you can, visit his shop sometime and meet him in person. It’s quite an experience.
24 March 2008 at 10:43 PM
Matthew
I recently got a good response from Mr. Rourke (I am Matthew), but make sure that you get the f120 carborundum and not the f400. The f150 is much harder and will give you the results Sinopia suggests. Thanks.
25 March 2008 at 2:43 PM
David
Thanks for the clarification, Matthew.