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Category: Technical Articles 2000

Julie Higgins

There are so many ways for a newcomer to begin that it is difficult to remember all of the necessary things to be noted before starting, but I'll try.

Some of the important things to remember are that the piece of metal must be absolutely clean. This doesn't necessarily mean pickling in either acid or a combination of salt and vinegar (which I prefer - it's slower than acid, but safer and I'm not free enough from clumsiness to swear that I'll never tip over a bowl of liquid), but usually, especially with copper, rubbing well over the surface to be enamelled with a rough abrasive sponge will do the trick.

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