Rolf P McQueary on thu 19 nov 98
I'm looking for help using cold or hot wax resist for brushwork between
layers of dunked or poured glazes.
The first commercial emulsion I tried took forever to dry when applied
over the glaze coat. The second curled up and fell off of the base
glaze. I tried a hot wax mixture of 1 lb paraffin + 1/4 c kerosene + 1/4
c motor oil, but it curled and peeled off too.
Is it the resist or am I missing some point in applying it, such as
adding a binder to the first glaze and letting it dry completely first?
Thanks!
Jan McQueary
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Scott Barnim on sat 21 nov 98
Rolf,
let your first coat of glaze dry completely, say at least a day, and then
do your wax resist decoration. As for the wax some of the folks here in
Dundas Ontario, ( the potters Capital of Canada) cut the parafin with
vegetable oi, something cheap like mazola, and this will make the parifin
more flexable and softer. The vagatable oil is also far less nauseating to
smell than the petroleum alternatives.
Scott Barnim 15 Park St. E, Dundas, Ontario. L9H1C9
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> From: Rolf P McQueary
> To: CLAYART@LSV.UKY.EDU
> Subject: wax resist for brushwork
> Date: Thursday, November 19, 1998 2:19 PM
>
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> I'm looking for help using cold or hot wax resist for brushwork between
> layers of dunked or poured glazes.
>
> The first commercial emulsion I tried took forever to dry when applied
> over the glaze coat. The second curled up and fell off of the base
> glaze. I tried a hot wax mixture of 1 lb paraffin + 1/4 c kerosene + 1/4
> c motor oil, but it curled and peeled off too.
>
> Is it the resist or am I missing some point in applying it, such as
> adding a binder to the first glaze and letting it dry completely first?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jan McQueary
>
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John & Anne Worner on sat 21 nov 98
Rolf,
Why don't you try using latex resist? Amaco makes a product, and
Axner carries another. You can thin the resist with 1/5 to 1/4 water,
and add food coloring to it so you can tell where it was applied.
The resist has to be removed before firing or it will leave ugly
marks. It peels off glaze incredibly easily.
Anne Worner
Rolf P McQueary wrote:
> ----------------------------Original message----------------------------
> I'm looking for help using cold or hot wax resist for brushwork between
> layers of dunked or poured glazes.
>
> The first commercial emulsion I tried took forever to dry when applied
> over the glaze coat. The second curled up and fell off of the base
> glaze. I tried a hot wax mixture of 1 lb paraffin + 1/4 c kerosene + 1/4
> c motor oil, but it curled and peeled off too.
>
> Is it the resist or am I missing some point in applying it, such as
> adding a binder to the first glaze and letting it dry completely first?
>
> Thanks!
>
> Jan McQueary
>
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Vicki Katz on sat 21 nov 98
Have you tried the green wax resist that Aftosa sells? It cleans up easily &
has a nice consistancy for brush-work. I have found that it sometimes washes
away when I dip bisque pieces but have not investigated that weakness to a
great degree ( could be a heat issue in my garage ). I used it for a wax
resist in a majolica workshop last year & it was wonderful.
Vicki Katz
Katz Creek Pottery
Donn Buchfinck on sat 21 nov 98
Jan
I have never had the wax peel off the pot or glaze once applied
the first glaze applied to the pot should be dry to the touch, not wet.
and how we were told to deal with the wax is to heat it up until it smokes
just a little bit then back the heat off a little. using an old electric
frying unit.
be carefull you can create a napalm fireball with the stuff
what is the glaze recipie you are trying to use
if there are a lot of soluble salts in the glaze it can cause a peel off, but
I have only seen this happen with cold wax
a good cold wax is sold by aftosa, but you still have to let it dry
e-mail me with anything else
Donn Buchfinck
San Francisco
Nanci Bishof on sat 21 nov 98
Axner has a wonderful cold wax resist. Its the best of any I've tried. I don't
have any problems with it peeling off even with handling.
Karen Gringhuis on sat 21 nov 98
Jan - you could try a hardened such as CMC or V Gum - I forget which
does what - in your first glazes but a BETTER IDEA might be to
use liquid latex which peels off the first glaze w/ ridiculous
ease. It isn't quite so easy to get all of it off bisque. It
adds an extra step in that it MUST be removed before firing but
it seems to me it would expand layering possibilities no end over
wax. Axner sells one - their wax resist is also good for regular
work. Good luck Karen Gringhuis
Marvin S. Flowerman on tue 24 nov 98
Hi:
I use the wax resist from Ceramic Supply of NY and NJ; works very well; I
add a small amount of food coloring so that I know exactly where the resist
is.
Try it; I think you will like it. They are in Lodi, New Jersey, tel. no.
973-340-3005, fax no. 973-340-0089, e-mail: cersupnynj@aol.com
Good luck.
Marvin Flowerman
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