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Smalt

Lettering
Enamels
1 Shot

Crushed glass, gilded graphics, and the 1 Shot mix that holds it — smalt for glass gilders, sign painters, and restorers.

Since 1948One-coat coverageBrush · Spray · AirbrushInterior / Exterior

The can off the shelf — brush in one hand, spray gun in the other

Smalt

Smalt is crushed glass enamel, used as a background since the 1870s — with carved wooden letters first, and still with gilded graphics today. Glass gilders set it behind the background in shadow boxes. Sign painters use it for texture. Restorers use it to bring old work back. The variations are different across the crafts — the material is the same.

Background follows the craft — this page is tinted in a deep cobalt tone. Tap a swatch in the chart below to step down into that colour's own page.

To hold smalt, mix lettering enamel matching the smalt half and half with Smith's Cream — the mix gives the body to hold the glass. One pound of smalt covers about two square feet.

The glass

Crushed glass enamel, by the pound — the darkest colours give the most contrast against gilded graphics.

The application material

The 1 Shot side — what holds the glass.

Fast Dry Gold Size 4008Gold sizeThe size for gilding work.Smith's CreamConditioning creamThe cream in the 50/50 smalt mix.Black199L · 2 sizes on sale nowBlack 199L — its own page, its own background.White101L · 3 sizes on sale nowWhite 101L — its own page, its own background.

The section

The full Smalts section.

SmaltsCrushed glass enamelThe glass itself, by the pound.Lettering Enamels — full chartFull chart · 43 coloursThe enamels the smalt mix is made from.

Full Colour Chart
Lettering Enamels

43 colours · Matched to the paper chart

This is the showpiece — the plain colour itself, exactly as printed on the manufacturer's paper Lettering Enamels colour chart. Every swatch is one flat colour matched to that paper chart photograph: no gloss, no shine, no shimmer. Tap a colour to preview it above — its category background above re-tints to complement it — and tap Fire Red 102L, Light Blue 152L, or Purple 162L to step all the way down into that colour's own page: red-toned for Fire Red, blue-toned for Light Blue, purple-toned for Purple.

Step 1 · Full colour chart Step 2 · The colour's own page Step 3 · Pick the can size Open Fire Red 102L ↓ Open Light Blue 152L ↓ Open Purple 162L ↓

Manufacturer's chart 1 Shot Lettering Enamels manufacturer colour chart

Enlarge the chartManufacturer's chart. Colours shown approximate the paint as closely as print allows — metallics cannot be reproduced in print.

SmaltYou are here — Smalt. Every colour in the chart below has its own page.Flat colours · As printed on the paper chart

Metallics: 1 Shot Metallic Lettering Enamels — 109 Gold, 110 Copper, 111 Brass and 193 Silver — cannot be reproduced in a viewable online format or printed for reference. They still get their own category pages in this same template.

Also in the line, not on this chart: Medium Brown 114L, Coral 120L, Dark Green 148L, Violet 160L. Metallic colours — 109 Gold, 110 Copper, 111 Brass, 193 Silver — are shown as flat tones sampled from the paint itself.

Safety & Safety Data Sheets

Product safety information for the 1 Shot Lettering Enamels line, kept at the end of every category page and presented the way a large supplier presents it — one place, clearly labelled, product by product. Read the sheet for your product before you open the can.

Safety Data SheetsSDSSection

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Lettering Enamels — all coloursSafety Data Sheet for the lettering enamel line covered by this category template.

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Metallic Lettering Enamels — 109 Gold · 110 Copper · 111 Brass · 193 SilverSeparate sheet for the metallic colours in the same line.

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1 Shot HardenerFor painters adding hardener for automotive and high-wear work.

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1 Shot Reducers & ChromaFloSheets for the reducers and flow enhancer used with these enamels.

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Handle it like a pro shop does

Work with ventilation — outdoors or with moving air across the bench.
Keep away from heat, sparks, and open flame; reseal the can between jobs.
Keep out of reach of children, and off skin — wash hands after use.
The SDS for your exact product is the authority — read it before first use.

About these sheets

The sheets themselves are being gathered from the manufacturer as their own step, and each row above becomes a direct download the moment its sheet is in hand — same layout, no redesign needed.

Until then, this section holds its place at the end of every 1 Shot category page, so safety is never an afterthought bolted on later.

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