[papercreters] Charmaine - 4 Water Glass Questions

-1- Do you have a formula and instructions for mixing water glass as an effective sealant coat? I think you said the cost was about $35 per gallon. Was that your made-from-scratch cost or did you buy a commercial product?

-2- If you purchased it pre-made, can you cite the brand and product name? I'm not finding a commercial water glass product at places like Home Depot and Lowes -- but don't know what product name to look for, so it MIGHT be there.

-3- Is water glass sealant elastomeric? That is, can it be used on the exterior to coat papercrete? Do you know if it can it handle heating-cooling cycles without cracking in a climate where daytime-nighttime temperatures can be 40 degrees different and can be 10 below some winter nights and 100 some summer days?

-4- Has anyone experimented with mixing this IN with papercrete -- as is done with asphalt emulsion? Any observations or results from that, if so? And any recommended ratios to achieve substantial hardness and water resistance? Am also wondering if it would have a ceramacizing effect and whether it would lock in air -- thus preserving the insulative properties of papercrete -- or whether it would conduct heat and cold rapidly?

If I can get a simple mix-it-yourself formula for it, am interested in experimenting with this concept if it already hasn't been tested.

Appreciate any information you can offer.

And, again let me say, appreciate the incredible wealth of material you have sent each time I have purchased info products from you.

Best,
ken winston caine




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