Pam Devine on fri 7 feb 97
Sorry I missed the previous discussion on latex resist, but is one available?
Does it work? I resist intricate impressions, and spend forever cleaning the
resist because the resist does not resist the glaze fully.
If anyone has used a latex resist successfully, I would very much appreciate any
information. TIA
Pam Devine
Toni Martens on sat 8 feb 97
Hello Pam,
I have used latex but find it a pain because it *eats* brushes.No
matter how much you protect them by dipping them in dishwashing
liquid first, they pretty soon end up with the bristles pointing in a
100 different directions.
Also you have to pull off every tiny bit of the latex before
firing.....I don't get a really clean edge when pulling off. It is OK
for larger designs but I don't know about intricate work.
That's my experience with the stuff...but I live in South Africa
where the more sophisticated/refined products are not always
available....so you might get a better product than I do.
Toni M
Evan Dresel on sun 9 feb 97
At 07:03 AM 2-7-97 EST, you wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Sorry I missed the previous discussion on latex resist, but is one available?
>Does it work? I resist intricate impressions, and spend forever cleaning the
>resist because the resist does not resist the glaze fully.
>
>If anyone has used a latex resist successfully, I would very much
appreciate any
>information. TIA
>
>Pam Devine
>
I have used latex resist (got it from some pottery supply or other). One
nice thing is that it leaves super crisp edges to the glaze as you peel
it off. You can also resist an area, dip, peel the resist off and then
apply another glaze. That way you control which glaze goes on top.
The disadvantage is that you have to peel the resist off before firing.
Make sure you saturate your brush with liquid soap before you use the
resist and wash it off right away, or the brush will be a gonner.
-- Evan who hasn't had this much to say on ClayArt in a long time.
Lili Krakowski on mon 10 feb 97
I love latex resist. Like it 200% better than wax. I am not just talking
smelly dangerous hot wax that can burn the place down....I am talking
liquid wax that is harmless--except that if you dribble on where it
should not you have to burn off or rebisque..Life is too short. The
liquid latex allows me to change my mind, make mistakes, think as I
work. Not happy? Off it comes. I DO use liquid wax when I need to
block off an already made design--as pulling off the latex might pull off
some stain or other more delicate design. But on clay or slip latex
works swell. ONLY DRAWBACK--it is hard to get out of brushes. So I do
not use my very bestest, but older brushes--OR I rinse the brushes
immediately in water with some ammonia in it..
Lili Krakowski lkkrakow@edisto.cofc.edu
On Fri, 7 Feb 1997, Pam Devine wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Sorry I missed the previous discussion on latex resist, but is one available?
> Does it work? I resist intricate impressions, and spend forever cleaning the
> resist because the resist does not resist the glaze fully.
>
> If anyone has used a latex resist successfully, I would very much appreciate a
> information. TIA
>
> Pam Devine
>
Tadeusz Westawic on tue 11 feb 97
Hello All following this thread,
I use my haki brushes for most broad applications, including latex. I
keep the soapy water handy in the studio like most who have posted here.
But the latex still takes something out of soft, long hair brushes.
What I do next is put the brushes in the bathroom and use shampoo and
creame rinse on them, and brush them out with a bristle brush (just like
caring for a child). This extra step goes a long way to reconditioning
the brushes. I can leave them in the bathroom and repeat the process
every time I do my own hair (what's left of it).
Its the creame rinse that does the trick.
It doesn't work if the latex has been allowed to set to too great a
degree.
Tadzu
Julia M. Townsend on tue 11 feb 97
At 09:21 AM 2/10/97 EST, you wrote:
.....I am talking liquid wax that is harmless--except that if you dribble on
where it should not you have to burn off or rebisque..
Have you ever tried water based wax resist?? Its much easier to work with.
Axner makes a good one and the one I currently am using is from Aftosa.
They do need to dry a good hour before you dunk the piece in glaze to resist
well, but hey, if you mess up, just use a wet sponge to take the wax back off!!
I do argree that the latex is good stuff, but personally find it harder to
work with if you are trying to do fine detail work.
JuliA
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