Julia Spittel on wed 16 jun 04
Cone 6 MSG and Burma Masking Fluid
Hi,
I am a new list member and I am having a crisis with my latest pots. (actually its Julia's Husband Dave, trying to desperately help her, only 2 days from her next show!! I am not a potter, so my jargon is made up!)
I have used Burma Brand, Masking Fluid, directly on my porcelain, as a substitute for my usual wax resist technique. Now having removed the rubber compound, I am unable to get my glazes to stick.
Can anyone offer any suggestions on dealing with what I think must be a residue or something on the bare porcelain? I don't want to scrap hundreds of hours of work.
Thanks in advance
Julia Spittel
Earth Songs Pottery
http://www.ceramics.org/clayart/
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Gary Harvey on thu 17 jun 04
Cone 6 MSGand Burma Masking Fluid
I used wax on one of my pitchers to leave a on purpose bare spot for
something later but I decided it wasn't good so I took a lighter, one you
would use to light a charcoal grill and helt it to it until the wax burnt
off. You could also use a lit candle. I am not saying this will work in
your situation. Try at your own risk. If you do try it BE CAREFUL OK? This
was also done on stoneware not porcelain. Gary Harvey., Palestine TX
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Subject: Re: Desparate help needed with Tucker's Porcelain, Cone 6 MSGand
Burma Masking Fluid
> Hi,
>
> I am a new list member and I am having a crisis with my latest pots.
(actually its Julia's Husband Dave, trying to desperately help her, only 2
days from her next show!! I am not a potter, so my jargon is made up!)
>
> I have used Burma Brand, Masking Fluid, directly on my porcelain, as a
substitute for my usual wax resist technique. Now having removed the rubber
compound, I am unable to get my glazes to stick.
>
> Can anyone offer any suggestions on dealing with what I think must be a
residue or something on the bare porcelain? I don't want to scrap hundreds
of hours of work.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Julia Spittel
> Earth Songs Pottery
>
> http://www.ceramics.org/clayart/
>
>
>
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Jenny Bullen on fri 18 jun 04
Cone 6 MSGand Burma Masking Fluid
have you tried a simple hand held propane torch to burn off the residue?
JennyB. Canada
Gary Harvey wrote: I used wax on one of my pitchers to leave a on purpose bare spot for
something later but I decided it wasn't good so I took a lighter, one you
would use to light a charcoal grill and helt it to it until the wax burnt
off. You could also use a lit candle. I am not saying this will work in
your situation. Try at your own risk. If you do try it BE CAREFUL OK? This
was also done on stoneware not porcelain. Gary Harvey., Palestine TX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Julia Spittel"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, June 16, 2004 11:32 PM
Subject: Re: Desparate help needed with Tucker's Porcelain, Cone 6 MSGand
Burma Masking Fluid
> Hi,
>
> I am a new list member and I am having a crisis with my latest pots.
(actually its Julia's Husband Dave, trying to desperately help her, only 2
days from her next show!! I am not a potter, so my jargon is made up!)
>
> I have used Burma Brand, Masking Fluid, directly on my porcelain, as a
substitute for my usual wax resist technique. Now having removed the rubber
compound, I am unable to get my glazes to stick.
>
> Can anyone offer any suggestions on dealing with what I think must be a
residue or something on the bare porcelain? I don't want to scrap hundreds
of hours of work.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Julia Spittel
> Earth Songs Pottery
>
> http://www.ceramics.org/clayart/
>
>
>
> __________________________________________________
> Do You Yahoo!?
> Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around
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>
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Anne Webb on fri 18 jun 04
Cone 6 MSGand Burma Masking Fluid
hey julia..
is that masking fluid something like a latex resist? and did you buy it at
tuckers? you could check with them directly . or.....
i know you're in a pinch and, of course i have no idea how many pots you are
talking about, but if all else fails you can always try re-bisquing. i know,
you probably already thought of that. i doubt you would have to bring it up
to full bisque temps to burn the stuff off, and since its already been
bisqued, you can crank up your kiln temp pretty quickly..
would be interested to hear how you make out.
good luck at your show!
anne
> > I am a new list member and I am having a crisis with my latest pots.
>(actually its Julia's Husband Dave, trying to desperately help her, only 2
>days from her next show!! I am not a potter, so my jargon is made up!)
> >
> > I have used Burma Brand, Masking Fluid, directly on my porcelain, as a
>substitute for my usual wax resist technique. Now having removed the
>rubber
>compound, I am unable to get my glazes to stick.
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Cindy Eve on sat 19 jun 04
Cone 6 MSG and Burma Masking Fluid
Hi-I know I am kind of late with this but maybe this information will be
handy another time. I don't know if this method will work with latex
residue but it is great for getting rid of unwanted wax.
I have a microwave oven in my studio that comes in very handy when I am
glazing. I will put the pot in and heat it up for several minutes. The
pot will get hot enough to melt and get rid of unwanted wax. You will have
to vary the time for the size of the pot. I usually start with a couple of
minutes and then check it every minute or so. It will be hot so be careful
when you remove it from the micro.
This method also works great when I am glazing. I typically line all of my
pots one day, wax the liner glaze, let them sit overnight and then glaze
the exterior the next day. When I am in a hurry and have to get a piece
completely glazed in one day I will line it, zap it and let it sit until it
is cool and feels dry. Then I wax it, let the wax dry and glaze the
exterior. It is not a great method for glazing lots of pots but it sure
comes in handy in a pinch.
Cindy
Eve Pottery
Great Falls, Montana
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