Art Clay Gold Clay 22ct - 3gm

Product Description

Art Clay Gold Clay - 22 Karat Eco Conflict Free gold, but in the form of clay. This really is the most precious metal clay you'll be working with!

Art Clay water-based gold clay, sometimes called metal clay or precious metal clay, is made by Aida Chemical Industries in Japan: it's a composite clay-like material, made of 95% 22K gold and 5% water-based binder. As gold clay is fired, the binder is burnt off and the metal powder sinters, leaving pure 100% 22kt gold - not a plating or something looking like gold.

The fired gold is a beautiful, soft yellow gold. The soft clay is very easy to use in lump form, and it can be turned into paste by adding a little water. Art Clay Gold consists of 22k gold powder, binding agent and water. The binding agent is produced from harmless pulp fibre.

To save gold, you can shape the gold clay around a form or cork clay to create a hollow shapes - a hollow gold cabochon shape is very effective set with a silver clay bezel.

This precious metal clay needs to be fired in a kiln. Once the piece is completely dry, the piece is fired at 990° for a hold time of 60 minutes. Don't remove from the kiln until it is below 600°. Finish and polish, and admire the shine!

You can also turn it into paste and apply as a decoration on silver clay - paint a very thin layer of silver paste on unfired silver item, follow by several thin coats of the gold paste. Leave to dry and fire at a high temperature with a torch for about 7 minutes.

Shrinks approximately 15%.

MEASUREMENTS: 3 gram pack - 95% of the indicated weight is K22 (Gold 91.7%, Silver 8.3%). After firing, it is 100% 22 carat gold (91.7% gold and 8.3% fine silver) and can be hallmarked as such.

ECO GOLD = CONFLICT FREE GOLD!Art Clay gold products come from 100% recycled gold, which has been extracted from scraps of industrial use (i.e. electric parts, plating), jewellery and dentistry. It is not sourced from conflict mines. Aida Chemical Industries Co. Ltd is recognised as Conflict-free Smelters which conforms to international guidelines set by CFSI (Conflict Free Sourcing Initiative).