Anne Hunt on sat 24 apr 99
Yo,----
I just love it when wisdom from a previous life assists me in this one.
Was just sitting down to do some serious pre-saggar burnishing, when a
memory assailed me: myself and a bunch of gals, 27 years ago, trying to put
the best shine we knew how on our "grannies" --black cowhide oxfords. We
went at it with shoe polish, water/spit, and cotton balls. For a primo
shine on the toes, you could put on a thin dabbing of acrylic floor wax
yes, they had it back then); however, after a few applications, it tended
to turn milky and craze :^( Bad juju, many gigs...
Don't recall where we got the idea but, at some point, we started doing
our final polishing with pantyhose. No sweeter shine could be found!
Zo, the "I wonder if..." light goes on, with this gaggle? plethora?
murder? pod? exaltation? of pots in front of me, I grab the sack of mortally
wounded knee-hi's and terminally ill pantyhose (I save almost everything),
wad one section of p'hose tightly around pointer and bird fingers, and have
at it---(anything to make the job easier on my poor wrists).
YAY! If you're not already doing it, try it--it's better than
artificial chamois, soft and fuzzy handi-wipes, t- shirts, etc.
Wotta shine! You'll have to put on you sunglasses :>))
anne & a pod of polished cats, where we're going to be doing some major
gardening today as the kiln bisques; can't wait to use the newly tested
glazes I've falen in live with: Dragonfly, Soldner's Ghost Track, and
Hutchen's Copper Matte
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