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Old 2011-01-19, 3:58am
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I currently have CiM and Effetre whites...and they're kinda...soft and weak. I am looking for a white I can put anything on top of and heat the crap out of it and not have it turn to water.

Does such a thing exist?
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Old 2011-01-19, 8:16am
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I think it's in the ADN of whites to be like that... Kind of like women are all soft and nurturing and all that.

Seriously, I don't know, maybe some Vetrofond are better? My guess is, what you're going to gain in stiffness, you'll lose in opacity, but I might be completely wrong
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Old 2011-01-19, 9:26am
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Devardi Moonstone White. The Devardi glasses are all 'stiffer' by nature, so I think that's your best bet for a white, since that color is typically soft by nature.

Among the other (CIM, Effetre, Vet) whites I've tried, the Vetrofond 'New White' was the stiffest, least 'drippy' of them all.
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Old 2011-01-19, 9:45am
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Reichenbach enamel white is on the stiff side -
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Old 2011-01-19, 9:55am
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Damn. I thought the topic was something else…

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Old 2011-01-19, 10:12am
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I like the Lauscha white better than any Moretti or Vetrofond I've tried.
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Old 2011-01-19, 10:26am
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Have you thought about using opal yellow - Frantz has the pale version still available. I use it whenever I am going to pull fine "white" stringer, and it holds up.
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Old 2011-01-19, 10:41am
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If it doesn't have to be 104, Bullseye makes a Dense White.
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Old 2011-01-19, 11:44am
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Thanks guys...I ordered some of the lauscha white (on sale at frantz) and will try the pale opal yellow
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