[Aquanet] [Fwd: Re: A new palette - don't scratch

[Donna Barnes-Roberts]

This is something I USED to have my students do.  I like the John Pike 
Palette, and this is a fairly expensive palette.  I believe it was 
actually the maker of the palette who said you could use Bon Ami to 
remove the coating that makes the paint bead up.  We did this, but the 
palettes that were scrubbed thusly (and not necessarily all that 
robustly) wound up getting much more stained after being used for a 
while.  I can attest that even though Bon Ami claims that it "Hasn't 
Scratched Yet", it does produce very tiny scratches in the surface. 

I now suggest that students test the paint color and value on a piece of 
paper and live with the beading - it will go away shortly, and then your 
palette will stain less.  You will be happier in the long run. 

Now, we never tried a non-abrasive remedy like Palmolive or another 
detergent.  I suspect this might make it go away faster, but don't know 
if it has any affect on the Silicone coating that causes this beading-up 
problem.  It would seem that it would not be very effective, but I could 
be wrong. 

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Phyllis—I have my students use fine steel wool or fine sandpaper just to 
"rough up" the surface before they start putting in the paints. Once you 
"scratch" the surface and rinse it off, it becomes much more manageable. 

I like the new idea of having a survey of topics to vote on for the 
monthly critiques. I submitted mine today via the website and look 
forward to what others want us to do!

All the best, Annette

Annette Compton
Compton ART
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Woodstock, VT 05091
(802) 457-2020
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On Feb 8, 2009, at 10:12 AM, Phyllis Mcdonough wrote:

> Some of my students are having a problem with there new palettes being 
> to “slick” so that mixing paint is difficult.  I read somewhere that 
> lemon juice will cure this or a light wash with kitchen cleansing 
> powder? Any better ideas? 
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> Glad to see the “critiques” are back. I would send in a painting but 
> have done so in the past and so will wait until you are out of willing 
> donors.  Phyllis
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