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wax resist too thick

updated wed 8 aug 07

 

Rikki Gill on sun 5 aug 07


If it light blue/green, or says Aftosa, it can be thinned with water. You
could also try thinning a small amount with water to see if that works.
Good luck,

Rikki Gill

----- Original Message -----
From: "Susan B. Yager"
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Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 3:09 PM
Subject: Wax resist too thick


I occasionally have need for a wax resist that's liquid at room temperature.
I have about a third of a pint left, but it's getting so thick it doesn't
brush on well, and it has some clumps. A new pint wouldn't cost much, but I
don't want to throw this in the trash if it can be saved. Can I add
something to it to thin it out? It's a white plastic pint jar with a white
label that says "WAX RESIST 1 pint" and nothing else. No printed matter
came with it, so that's all I know.

Susan

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Victoria E. Hamilton on sun 5 aug 07


Susan -

Add water - enough so that the wax resist is the consistency of 1/2 & 1/2.

You may be able to get rid of the clumps by mixing the wax resist with a
small electric mixer. If that doesn't work, strain out the clumps.

Good luck.

Vicki Hamilton
Millennia Antica Pottery
Seattle, WA

-----Original Message-----
From: Clayart [mailto:CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG] On Behalf Of Susan B. Yager
Sent: Sunday, August 05, 2007 3:10 PM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: [CLAYART] Wax resist too thick

I occasionally have need for a wax resist that's liquid at room temperature.
I have about a third of a pint left, but it's getting so thick it doesn't
brush on well, and it has some clumps. A new pint wouldn't cost much, but I
don't want to throw this in the trash if it can be saved. Can I add
something to it to thin it out? It's a white plastic pint jar with a white
label that says "WAX RESIST 1 pint" and nothing else. No printed matter
came with it, so that's all I know.

Susan

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Susan B. Yager on sun 5 aug 07


I occasionally have need for a wax resist that's liquid at room =
temperature. I have about a third of a pint left, but it's getting so =
thick it doesn't brush on well, and it has some clumps. A new pint =
wouldn't cost much, but I don't want to throw this in the trash if it =
can be saved. Can I add something to it to thin it out? It's a white =
plastic pint jar with a white label that says "WAX RESIST 1 pint" and =
nothing else. No printed matter came with it, so that's all I know.

Susan

Anne Wellings on tue 7 aug 07


I have used several kinds of wax resist and found that they all worked
better on the thin side, so even when it's new, I always pour some from the
bottle into another container with a lid and add a lot of water. I don't
measure, but figure it's at least as thin as 2 parts wax to one part water,
and maybe even closer to a 1:1 ratio. It is more like the consistency of
milk than 1/2 and 1/2. I use it this way both for the bottoms of pots and
for decorative resisting. Others may like it thicker for what they do, but
that is what works for me.

Anne Wellings
Sunrise Beach Pottery
Olympia, Washington