Re: putty

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: : Hi Jo, : : Start by washing the panel well and allowing it to dry. : : Prepare your cement and pour a quantity onto the surface of the panel. : : Use a natural bristle brush to force the cement under the leaf of the lead cames by brushing it perpendicular to the cames. Ideally you'll see some cement forced right through to the back of the panel in some places. : : Apply a fairly light coat of either whiting or sawdust to the panel and let it absorb some of the excess oils from the cement to help it set up. : : Sometimes I wait a half hour sometimes not, but next you need a sharpened dowell rod and a clean bristle brush. : : Use the dowell rod to run around the edges of the came to remove excess cement. Angle the dowell slightly away from the cames so you don't take any cement out from under the leaf. Nest use the brush to vigorously clean the panel and remove the reso of the excess cement. This will also create a nice patina on your cames. : : You need to turn the panel over and repeat this procedure on the other side. This can be done right away with a small tightly fit panel, but if you have large gaps in the panel or it is very large you might want to wait overnight before doing the second side, but don't wait longer than that or you may have a problem removing cement that has seeped through and hardened. : : GaryD : : : : : can someone help...when my project is ready for putty, how and what do you use??? and after that???? or before the putty??? help, help!!!.....before you putty, what do you clean with???? thank you so much!!!

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