Help - Food quality clear coat for painted mugs?

Hey all

I am thinking of getting in and making some hand made tiki mugs. I think it would be cool to use something like this: http://www.magicsculp.com I want to avoid the whole kiln thing (like traditional ceramics) so I can do it all myself at home.

I will sculpt/carve it, Primer it, hand paint it and detail, clear coat.

I am after a food quality clear coat that can go over the paint. It is likely that the paint will be enamel as I will probably use pinstriping paint.

Any help is appreciated!

Aloha Hewey -

I dunno if there is such a thing as a food safe clear coat for polymer and epoxy clays. I'd worry about any toxins leeching out of the epoxy through the clear coat.

On the other hand, I do know that MagicSculp is the BOMB! I absolutely love that stuff. Here is my 2004 Jacob Marley Halloween costume made with paper mache and magicsculp:

Good luck with your clear coat search, and I'd love to see anything you put together with magicsculp!

VanTiki

Edit - just found this place with a brief google search:

http://www.safenontoxic.com/buy.html

I dunno if they have anything that would work for you - but they specialize in non-toxic coatings

[ Edited by: VanTiki 2006-05-31 11:37 ]

How about make a mug that is display only. Yes, that defeats the purpose of a tiki mug, but then again people use ceramics for mugs.

Thanks for the feedback! :)

Hewey goes away to mull over his options...