DESCRIPTION & INSTRUCTIONS ON USE

I am a metal artist and started doing repousse and chasing work about five years ago. I needed a large amount of pitch on a project I was working on and really out of necessity, decided to start making my own.

I believe it is a nice all around use pine rosin based medium dark green chasers pitch. It is suitable for most metal chasing and repousse projects.

It warms and softens easily with a heat gun or plumber’s torch to obtain good relief in your repousse designs, but also firms up nicely for planishing and chasing work.

This pitch has great adhesion to the metal while working, yet it releases the metal easily with a little heat from a heat gun or torch, leaving minimal pitch residue on the metal.

It has low odor/fumes and no smoke providing it is properly and safely warmed up or melted. The odor that this pitch does have is mild and pleasant. There is some smoke when, if necessary, excessive pitch does have to be burned off or when re-annealing the metal, but it does not typically flame up or smoke excessively.

This pitch melts consistently without bubbling/boiling or puddling if melted slowly and at low temperature. It cools quickly to touch, minimizing burning risks to the user.

PLEASE NOTE: All the chaser/repousse pitch products typically have some specifics in how to use them. With this particular pitch, it is best used on the warmer side, versus just room temperature, etc. It is easily kept malleable and maintains good adhesion while working on it with the use of a plumber’s torch or heat gun keeping it warm to touch.

This pitch is organic, free of petroleum or animal products.

I am new to this forum and am happy to share information about my pitch! It has been getting good reviews!