Enameled Light Switch Cover

12. Quick dry again. Then, fire three to four minutes. Pull it out to check that the wires are flat, if they are not, press the wires down with tweezers and continue to fire until they are sunk into the transparent flux.

13. Remove the plate and cool.

14. Put the plate into the pickle (sulfuric acid) for about 15 minutes.

15. Clean the plate as before.

17. Brush out all the yellow enamel from inside the squares with a paintbrush.

18. Spoon all the enamel colors into a paint tray, and add Klyr-fire to each one.

19. Fill (wet pack) the squares with all the colors using a paintbrush dipped into the enamel (figure I).

20. Quick dry, then fire three to four minutes. If the plate begins to bow, press a steel plate (flat surface) down on the piece directly after removing it from the kiln.

21. Remove, cool and pickle the plate.

22. Clean the plate the same way as before with the ammonia water, pumice and brass brush.

23. Repeat steps 19-22, two to four more times until the square wires are almost completely filled in with enamel.

24. Sand the wires with an alundum stone until they are even.

25. Clean off any leftover residue from the alumdum stone with a fiberglass brush.

26. Flash fire the plate in the kiln to remove any remaining scratches.

27. Remove, cool and pickle.

28. Stone the etched edges to bring up the copper.

29. Perform a final cleaning with pumice, soap, and use the brass brush to give it a final finish.

30. To produce matching screws, apply Klyr-fire and wet pack (fill) in the color.

31. Quick dry and fire in the kiln.

32. Remove and cool.

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