SEALING GLASS COMPOSITION AND METHODS OF APPLYING IT

An organic vehicle for dispensing glass or ceramic powder comprising an acrylic resin component and an organic solvent. A sealing glass composition comprising glass or ceramic particles and the organic vehicle of the invention. A method of applying a sealing glass composition to a substrate comprising the steps of providing a metal substrate, providing a supporting sheet having a front surface coated with a releasing agent, depositing a sealing glass composition of the invention onto said front surface of said releasable sheet, drying said sealing glass composition to form a sealing glass composition decal, removing said sealing glass composition decal from said front surface of said supporting sheet, and placing said dried sealing glass composition decal onto a metal substrate.