Hank Ray on tue 17 nov 98
Hello All....
I have gone through the archives but can't find what i was looking for.....
there was a discussion about cleaning raku.... under another heading.....
i know there must be an easier way........
any help
would be great..
pete...... living in the state of the late great Woody Guthrie......
Gary Ferguson on wed 18 nov 98
What I normally use is a "green scrubby" and Soft Scurb with Clorox. For the
really tough carbon I use some steel wool.
Gary Ferguson
http://netnow.micron.net/~gafergus/pottery.htm
Hank Ray wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> Hello All....
>
> I have gone through the archives but can't find what i was looking for.....
> there was a discussion about cleaning raku.... under another heading.....
>
> i know there must be an easier way........
>
> any help
> would be great..
>
> pete...... living in the state of the late great Woody Guthrie......
Tim Stowell on wed 18 nov 98
SOS pads work great...
But, my favorite is Bon Ami and 00 steel wool pad.
By the way if you don't put them into the reduction
chamber they don't get so dirty :)
Frankly, it should be called American (or Soldner) Style Raku.
Oh no, a can of worms.
Tim
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Sheilah Bliss on wed 18 nov 98
In a message dated 11/17/98 7:11:13 PM, you wrote:
<< have gone through the archives but can't find what i was looking for.....
there was a discussion about cleaning raku.... under another heading.....
>>
Hi Pete-
If I can't get the white clean after using scrubbing pads a Dawn dish soap, I
let the piece dry for a few days then run a small propane torch over the
area.... cleans up the white famously! Although first, run the flame over the
whole pot to warm it up and avoid thermal shock.
A friend told me he uses some kind of bathroom cleaner.... Tilex? Mr. Clean
for Baths? something that was slightly acidic. Says it cleans the whole
piece - color and white. I haven't tried it though, and am curious if this
would alter the copper rainbow flashes any....
Sheilah Bliss
Marvin S. Flowerman on wed 18 nov 98
Pete:
If you are asking about cleaning off carbon from post-reduction fired Raku
there are some who recommend Ajax, some recommend Barkeepers Friend, and some
use plain or soap laden steel wool pads. All are effective; some folks claim
the steel wool pads scratch the glazed surface but I have not found that to be
the case and I get best results with soap pads of steel wool.
Hope this answers your question.
Marvin Flowerman (marvpots@aol.com)
Karen Shapiro on thu 19 nov 98
Hi Pete,
If there are easier ways to clean raku, I sure would like to know too! I use
Scotch Brite pads (they are not metal so can't scratch the surface), Ajax
(seems to be the best cleanser), toothbrushes and lots of elbow grease! One
good tip is to use one of those rubber under-rug pads in the sink, which
doesn't make it easier, just avoids breakage.
Waiting to hear more tips,
Karen in Sonoma
Don Jones on fri 20 nov 98
>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>Hi Pete,
>
>If there are easier ways to clean raku, I sure would like to know too! I use
>Scotch Brite pads (they are not metal so can't scratch the surface), Ajax
>(seems to be the best cleanser), toothbrushes and lots of elbow grease! One
>good tip is to use one of those rubber under-rug pads in the sink, which
>doesn't make it easier, just avoids breakage.
>Waiting to hear more tips,
>Karen in Sonoma
The technique I used when I did raku, was to use the scotchbrite pads. The
trick was to use them as soon as the piece was very hot, right after
smoking, but not extremely hot and use them with WATER. The carbon jumps
off the piece with the water and the slight scrub with the green scrubby.
Did I explain that right?
Don Jones
claysky@highfiber.com
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