Afterfix

Sodium Silicate
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#AFT 32 oz. $6.95
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Important - DO NOT LET IT DRY! -remove after 1 hour of damp curing
#AFTGAL Gallons $22.95 $18.95
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Important - DO NOT LET IT DRY! -remove after 1 hour of damp curing
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A shortcut fixative for painting with Fiber Reactive Dyes on small projects. Just mix the dye with water and a little thickener and paint with it on your fabric. Let it dry (instead of leaving damp), then slather the painted area with Dharma's Afterfix by painting it on with a brush or foam brush. Now, cover it with plastic and let sit for one hour only, wash out the Afterfix and the excess dye and you are done. Works equally well on cotton and silk. The only drawback with this stuff is if you let it dry on anything, it does not come off. So don't let it dry on anything! Colors may not be quite as brilliant as when you use Soda Ash. This product is kind of thick, which makes it practical mainly for small projects. If you thin the product, you dilute it's fixing abilities. Great for class situations where time is limited.
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Average Rating:  4.00 (3 reviews)
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Reviewed: Sun Jun 29 15:42:42 2008
Saved a project from mediocrity as my soda ash/bicarb mixture was outdated and stuff was not fixing. It was 2 yards and I used a paint roller to put it on and worked like a charm and piece saved!
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Reviewed: Thu May 7 21:56:51 2009
Very useful for a class project with children. They could dye their designs at school and I could take the items home to set the dye without having to worry about keeping the projects damp. I did learn that you only get one chance to dye the design, no re-dyeing afterwards or touch up work. Tried to touch up a project, and the second dye application seemed to wander from its place with the Afterfix. This product was great for what I needed, just next time I will know to make sure all is how I want it before applying Afterfix the first time.
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Reviewed: Thu May 7 06:09:04 2009
Probably a great product, I got it to experiment and see if it would fix the color on some fabric I was printing, not the recommended use and it did not help.
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