Glazing Procedures

1.Choose your colors from the “glaze board,” NOT from the way they look in the bottle. Glaze goes through a chemical change in the firing. It is basically brought to it’s melting point and moves from a mixture of dry materials to glass

2. Always stir glazes before use Glaze should be the consistency of a milkshake or thick cream. Watery glazes will take more coats and may not form correctly in the firing

3. Brush on 3 thick, even coats If you are pouring the inside of a pot, only one coat is necessary.

4. Vary the direction you brush to get even coverage. Coat 1: Vertical stroke Coat 2: Horizontal stroke Coat 3: Diagonal stroke

5. Sponge off mistakes—do not scrape Mistakes cannot be covered up with another color like paint

6. Clean off bottoms of each piece Anytime glaze is on the area that touches a kiln shelf it will melt right to the shelf

7. Clean-up Procedures Wipe outside of glaze bottle well with sponge MAKE SURE LIDS ARE ON ALL OF THE WAY Rinse sponges well Clean mixing tools well