Michael Banks on tue 17 nov 98
Try sand blasting, or (more tricky) etch with commercial etching cream (used
by hobby glass etching practitioners). Take safety precautions with the
latter.
Michael Banks
mjbanks@clear.net.nz
Randall Moody on tue 17 nov 98
Try sand blasting. You can get a wonderful surface and control exactly where
you want the surface to be matte by using electrical tape to mask off the
area you want to stay glossy. You still retain the color though it will be
muted slightly. I recommend experimenting on a less important piece until
you get the hang of it.
--Randall--
Merrilee Pascaris on wed 18 nov 98
Hi Karen,
I have used glass etching cream on a cone 6 black glaze that was too
shiny with great results. Haven't used it on underglazes, but it might
be worth a try.
On Mon, 16 Nov 1998 12:30:22 EST "Karen R. Betts"
writes:
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>message----------------------------
>Fellow clayarters;
>
>Has anybody out there ever had this problem? I used something called
>"Sunstrokes Brilliant Underglaze" by Amaco. The directions said to
>apply
>three to four even coats to ware that had been bisqued to come 04. It
>then said to fire to cone 06.
>
>I did all of this, and it came out as glossy as glossy gets. Since
>this
>piece is a figure, and the underglaze was on the clothing, I did not
>expect nor desire the glossy finish.
>
>Is there anything that I can do to it now that it has been fired, to
>reduce the glossiness? Steel wool was suggested, and I tried that, but
>the steel wool did not do anything to the surface. (It must be one
>tough
>surface, ay?)
>
>Thanks in advance for any of your suggestions.
>
>Karen R. Betts
>Ceramics Senior
>University of Florida
>
>+++
>
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