Anjali Gulati on tue 23 sep 97
Hi Clay people
I have started throwing Terra-cotta planters. Can you help me find a
finish that would make the terra-cotta have a slight sheen on it. I
do not want to put glaze on it as it will ruin the terra-cotta look.
I tried using bowling alley wax but it looks pasty and whitish. I
tried different oils but they just get soaked up. Need help please.
Thank you..........anjali
Leslie Ihde on wed 24 sep 97
When I took a workshop with Peter King in Fla, he used a product called
"stone glamour" to rub on the surfaces of his unglazed pieces. YOu might
try it.
Leslie
Vestal NY
Cindy on wed 24 sep 97
Anjali,
I use Future acrylic floor wax on pit-fired pieces. It gives a slight (very
slight because it is absorbed) sheen. It also helps with water resistance.
This may not be a desirable trait for planters, but any type of wax will
impair transpiration of water. Also, it may be good to consider what the
chemicals in your chosen wax may do to the more tender plant specimens. Not
sure about Future.
Cindy, in Custer, SD
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>
> Hi Clay people
>
> I have started throwing Terra-cotta planters. Can you help me find a
> finish that would make the terra-cotta have a slight sheen on it. I
> do not want to put glaze on it as it will ruin the terra-cotta look.
> I tried using bowling alley wax but it looks pasty and whitish. I
> tried different oils but they just get soaked up. Need help please.
>
> Thank you..........anjali
Vince Pitelka on wed 24 sep 97
>I have started throwing Terra-cotta planters. Can you help me find a
>finish that would make the terra-cotta have a slight sheen on it. I
>do not want to put glaze on it as it will ruin the terra-cotta look.
>I tried using bowling alley wax but it looks pasty and whitish. I
>tried different oils but they just get soaked up. Need help please.
Anjali -
First, what a beautiful name. Second, you may wish to try terra sigilatta.
A properly formulated and applied terra sig can give you a very nice satin
shine whihc should be very appealing on your planters. If you want to keep
the terra cotta color, you can simply make terra sig from your present clay
body, or, for a higher yield, make it from any pure red-burning earthenware
clay, such as Cedar Heights Redart. I have posted my spiel on terra sig
several times on Clayart. You should be able to find it in the archives.
It is also posted in its entirety on Tony Hansen's webpage at:
http://digitalfire.com/education/glaze/terasig.htm
Good luck -
- Vince
Vince Pitelka - vpitelka@DeKalb.net
Home 615/597-5376, work 615/597-6801, fax 615/597-6803
Appalachian Center for Crafts
1560 Craft Center Drive, Smithville TN 37166
Peggy Heer on wed 24 sep 97
Hi Anjali...try putting some terra sig on the pots. I have fired TS up to
cone 10 and it still has some sheen....should work well with your planters.
As Always in Clay Peggy
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>
>Hi Clay people
>
>I have started throwing Terra-cotta planters. Can you help me find a
>finish that would make the terra-cotta have a slight sheen on it. I
>do not want to put glaze on it as it will ruin the terra-cotta look.
>I tried using bowling alley wax but it looks pasty and whitish. I
>tried different oils but they just get soaked up. Need help please.
>
>Thank you..........anjali
Peggy Heer / Heer Pottery E-Mail p4337@connect.ab.ca
52120 Range Road 223
Sherwood Park, AB. Canada T8C 1A7
Phone (403) 922-6270
http://www.ffa.ucalgary.ca/artists/pheer/
Erich A.Broennimann on thu 25 sep 97
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Aloha Anjali
Looking up in me note book, I found a reference of treating
terra-cotta tiles with old used motor oil. Apparently I loved the
results. But please do not use on any container which could be used to
store food or as a serving bowls for humans or animals. Motor oil is
VERY VERY TOXIC .
For decorative platters I would try HOT Mineral-Oil mixed with dark
blue- gray powdered food color. Mineral Oil is non toxic, cheap and
available in most grocery and drug stores.
Please let me know of the results, my note book needs a new entry.
Aloha Erich
I like to instruct people. It=B9s noble to teach oneself. It is still
nobler to teach others, and less trouble.
Mark Twain -=B2Doctor Van Dyke.=B2
Erich A. Broennimann
King Kamehameha Blvd
Ocean View, HI 96737-6399
808.939.7281
http://alaike.lcc.hawaii.edu/openstudio/erich/
Anjali Gulati wrote:
=3E
=3E ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
=3E
=3E Hi Clay people
=3E
=3E I have started throwing Terra-cotta planters. Can you help me find a
=3E finish that would make the terra-cotta have a slight sheen on it. I
=3E do not want to put glaze on it as it will ruin the terra-cotta look.
=3E I tried using bowling alley wax but it looks pasty and whitish. I
=3E tried different oils but they just get soaked up. Need help please.
=3E
=3E Thank you..........anjali
Laura Freedman on thu 25 sep 97
Erich A.Broennimann wrote:
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> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> ------------------
> Aloha Anjali
>
> Looking up in me note book, I found a reference of treating
> terra-cotta tiles with old used motor oil. Apparently I loved the
> results. But please do not use on any container which could be used to
> store food or as a serving bowls for humans or animals. Motor oil is
> VERY VERY TOXIC .
> For decorative platters I would try HOT Mineral-Oil mixed with dark
> blue- gray powdered food color. Mineral Oil is non toxic, cheap and
> available in most grocery and drug stores.
> Please let me know of the results, my note book needs a new entry.
>
> Aloha Erich
>
> I like to instruct people. It9s noble to teach oneself. It is still
> nobler to teach others, and less trouble.
> Mark Twain -2Doctor Van Dyke.2
>
> Erich A. Broennimann
> King Kamehameha Blvd
> Ocean View, HI 96737-6399
> 808.939.7281
>
> http://alaike.lcc.hawaii.edu/openstudio/erich/
>
> Anjali Gulati wrote:
> >
> > ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> >
> > Hi Clay people
> >
> > I have started throwing Terra-cotta planters. Can you help me find a
> > finish that would make the terra-cotta have a slight sheen on it. I
> > do not want to put glaze on it as it will ruin the terra-cotta look.
> > I tried using bowling alley wax but it looks pasty and whitish. I
> > tried different oils but they just get soaked up. Need help please.
> >
> > Thank you..........anjali
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If there was a thread I missed it. Do you use the motor oil and mineral
oil after bisque firing or final firing or before?
--
MZ
Ric Swenson on mon 29 sep 97
At 7:00 AM -0400 9/23/97, Anjali Gulati wrote:
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>
>Hi Clay people
>
>I have started throwing Terra-cotta planters. Can you help me find a
>finish that would make the terra-cotta have a slight sheen on it. I
>do not want to put glaze on it as it will ruin the terra-cotta look.
>I tried using bowling alley wax but it looks pasty and whitish. I
>tried different oils but they just get soaked up. Need help please.
>
>Thank you..........anjali
Anjali...
Thompson's Waterseal...Buy it at the local hardware store....Paint it
on....or dunk pieces in the liquid...You will have to buy a lot of it if
your pots are large... We (at Bennington Potters, Inc..) used a 55
gallon drum of it...per year.....to seal terracotta pieces....birdbaths,
bird feeders and planters....probably NOT for food contact...like pizza
stones however...
It will soak into the piece...that's why we dipped pieces...it got enough
on it to really do a good job of sealing the porosity...Color remained
great..even enhanced the color I think.
......Ric
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Route 67 - A, Bennington, Vermont 05201 - 6001
( 802 ) 442 - 5401 vox 4621 fax 4582
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Jeff Lawrence on tue 30 sep 97
Anjali Gulati was asking about waterproofing terra cotta planters:
Hi,
Ric Swenson recommended Thompsons Water Seal, which definitely does the job.
A less aromatic alternative for an enclosed studio is a silicone-based
concrete waterproofing agents. These are waterbased (odd to think of a
waterproofer based on water, though, isn't it?), so you don't have to
contend with petroleum distillates in the nostrils.
It comes in a variety of sheen flavors from flat to satiny. We use the
medium sheen. It works just as Ric was describing the Thompsons.
Caveat: it's no fun to glaze over if somebody dips the wrong piece (but you
can fire it out if necessary).
Jeff
Jeff Lawrence
jml@sundagger.com
Sun Dagger Design
Rt 3 Box 220
Espanola, NM 87532
ph 505-753-5913
fax 505-753-8074
C du Bee on thu 2 oct 97
I heard about mixing white glue and water (1 part glue/5 parts water.)
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