lime sulphur/paint ratio

[jim stone]

I've got my first "real" demo- kind of a weird one- My
pastor asked that I design a tree during the sermon as
a form of praise and worship.

I have a rather tall 3- tree Foemina Juniper group
I'll be using.

Anyhow, I need to know the ratio of paint to lime
sulphur to use on jin for that "immediate" bleaching
effect. Also, I'm inclined to use poster paint or
China White (watercolor) so that it can be scubbed off
later and allowed to bleach normally. Does this sound
reasonable?

Thanks in advance!

Jim Stone
Galveston, TX

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[Jim Lewis]

> Anyhow, I need to know the ratio of paint to lime
> sulphur to use on jin for that "immediate" bleaching
> effect. Also, I'm inclined to use poster paint or
> China White (watercolor) so that it can be scubbed off
> later and allowed to bleach normally. Does this sound
> reasonable?

I'd use the paint. Lime sulfur doesn't -- in any technique _I_
know -- have an "instant bleaching effect." It turns the tree
yellow. It takes 3-4 days to a week for the bleaching effect to
show up.

Use the watercolor and you won't have to scrub. ;-)

Jim Lewis - jkl...@nettally.com - Tallahassee, FL - "I like
trees because they seem more resigned to the way they have to
live than other things do." -- Willa Cather

[Ron Martin]

> I've got my first "real" demo- kind of a weird one- My
> pastor asked that I design a tree during the sermon as
> a form of praise and worship.
>
> I have a rather tall 3- tree Foemina Juniper group
> I'll be using.
>
> Anyhow, I need to know the ratio of paint to lime
> sulphur to use on jin for that "immediate" bleaching
> effect. Also, I'm inclined to use poster paint or
> China White (watercolor) so that it can be scubbed off
> later and allowed to bleach normally. Does this sound
> reasonable?
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Jim Stone

Put a light coat of lime sulfur on the jin. Just enough to dampen it. In
about 5 minutes this should be reasonably dry. Then spray this with a light
coat of vinegar water (2 TBS vinegar to 1 gallon of water. ) The jin should
then whiten up in about a minute later.
Not immediate or perminate but quick. The white color will last for about 4
hours.

Ron Martin.

[martin]

----- Original Message -----
From: "jim stone" <bnsa...@YAHOO.COM>
To: <BON...@HOME.EASE.LSOFT.COM>
Sent: Friday, June 15, 2001 9:43 AM
Subject: lime sulphur/paint ratio

> I've got my first "real" demo- kind of a weird one- My
> pastor asked that I design a tree during the sermon as
> a form of praise and worship.
>
> I have a rather tall 3- tree Foemina Juniper group
> I'll be using.
>
> Anyhow, I need to know the ratio of paint to lime
> sulphur to use on jin for that "immediate" bleaching
> effect. Also, I'm inclined to use poster paint or
> China White (watercolor) so that it can be scubbed off
> later and allowed to bleach normally. Does this sound
> reasonable?
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> Jim Stone
> Galveston, TX

> I don't think you have to mess with white paint. Try a few drops of india
ink in your lime sulphur. That should hide the yellow.
Marty
P.S. Using bonsai as a silent sermon is a nifty idea. I did a demo for my
temple's seniors club and they loved it. M.