Soldering & Enamel

For a while now I've been wanting to test what would happen if I torch fired enamel on a piece of jewellery that had already been soldered together...



The above two photos show the ring before and after being soldered together.




These photos show the ring after the enamel had been torch fired. The enamel I chose usually takes longer to fire than the other transparent enamels, which is why i decided to test it on the solder joins. Once fired, the metal was more dirty than usual, and the top of the shank had melted into the ring slightly. Other than that, the Enamelling was successful and the solder joins were able to be cleaned by applying acid with a paintbrush to avoid acid coming into contact with the enamel.