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matte white glaze troubles

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Sawmill Pottery on wed 5 aug 09


Hi all,I am having trouble with one of my matte glazes. =3DA0No matter how =
mu=3D
ch water i seem to add, it almost always seems too thick once I mix it up t=
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o apply it. =3DA0(I'm dipping.) =3DA0Then, once it dries on the pot, it beg=
ins =3D
to peel off and fall off. =3DA0I haven't always had this problem with this =
gl=3D
aze, but it has been developing over time and seems to be getting worse.Any=
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thoughts?Thanks,Dot in CT=3D0A=3D0A=3D0A

William & Susan Schran User on wed 5 aug 09


On 8/5/09 10:42 AM, "Sawmill Pottery" wrote:

> Hi all,I am having trouble with one of my matte glazes. =3DA0No matter ho=
w mu=3D
ch
> water i seem to add, it almost always seems too thick once I mix it up to
> apply it. =3DA0(I'm dipping.) =3DA0Then, once it dries on the pot, it beg=
ins to p=3D
eel
> off and fall off. =3DA0I haven't always had this problem with this glaze,=
but=3D
it
> has been developing over time and seems to be getting worse.Any
> thoughts?Thanks,Dot in CT

We'll need much more information about this glaze to provide an informed
response.
Will need to know what is in the glaze.
Any chance the glaze contains gerstley borate?

Bill

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William "Bill" Schran
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wschran@nvcc.edu
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Donn Buchfinck on wed 5 aug 09


A little more information on what clay you are using
and the glace recipe would help
And when you mix the glaze do you add any additives to the water
is the water out of the tap
is the water softened?

Thank you,
Donn Buchifnck
_www.donnbuchfinck.com_ (http://www.donnbuchfinck.com)
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In a message dated 8/5/2009 10:25:49 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
dot@SAWMILLPOTTERY.COM writes:

Hi all,I am having trouble with one of my matte glazes. No matter how
much water i seem to add, it almost always seems too thick once I mix it u=
p to
apply it. (I'm dipping.) Then, once it dries on the pot, it begins to
peel off and fall off. I haven't always had this problem with this glaze,=
but
it has been developing over time and seems to be getting worse.Any
thoughts?Thanks,Dot in CT

Ron Roy on sun 9 aug 09


Hi Dot,
Could be the water - best thing to do is send me the recipe (
ronroy@ca.inter.net) and I'll see if I can revise it to stop doing that.

It might be the simplest solution.

RR

On Wed, Aug 5, 2009 at 10:42 AM, Sawmill Pottery wr=
ote:

> Hi all,I am having trouble with one of my matte glazes. No matter how mu=
ch
> water i seem to add, it almost always seems too thick once I mix it up to
> apply it. (I'm dipping.) Then, once it dries on the pot, it begins to p=
eel
> off and fall off. I haven't always had this problem with this glaze, but=
it
> has been developing over time and seems to be getting worse.Any
> thoughts?Thanks,Dot in CT
>
>
>
>


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