Eva
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United Kingdom
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Can I used this glaze on porcelain?
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You can however this is a low temperature glaze so the clay will not be vitrified.
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Louisa
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United Kingdom
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Hi there, I am wondering if you have any idea how this might turn out from a raku firing? I am wanting a precise area of gold on a raku pot...
thanks
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Sorry never seen any results from Raku firing so do not know. There are alot of oxides in there which will have some form of reaction depending on how it is post reduced. Please let us know if it works.
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Lisa
from
United Kingdom
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Used this to 1050 over bisque fired terracotta, it came out dark brown, no hint of gold or metallic. Mixed as per instructions possibly a bit light with my brushing but even the thicker edge areas were not as expected. Any suggestions ?
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Hi there are a few issues here firstly the clay will have a little impact. Was it powder and mixed with water then this will not brush to well it would give better results dipped. Also temperature I would fire on the controller 1040oC with a 30 minute soak and tends to give better results. If you are still struggling email me some photos and I can try to see what may be going wrong. Thanks.
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Hayley
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United Kingdom
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Hi, is this glaze food safe? Thanks
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Hi,
No we woudld not recommend this glaze for dinnerware. Most metallic style glazes should be avoided for dinnerware.
Hope this helps!
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Marina
from
United Kingdom
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I would love to buy this gold colour, but I don't have a kiln, and the studio I use for firing only uses temps up to 980°. Don't know why! The choice in Malta is very limited. Do you think the results will be as beautiful underfired with no soak please?
Thanks for sending products so fast to my son in London. He's bringing them to Malta soon. Can't wait!
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Hi, unfortunately this glaze won't work at such a low temperature. Sorry!
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Gemma Swan
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United Kingdom
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I was wondering if you could use this metallic glaze for decoration over a clear glaze, that fired to the same temperature. What I want to do is put spots and lines of the gold onto jewellery. If I glazed a piece and then dotted the metallic colour on the unfired glaze would the gold sit on the top of the transparent or would it run into it when it was fired? Basically, I am trying to use it like a lustre but without a second firing. Am I trying to be too clever and the metallic glaze isn't designed for this or might it be possible? Or do you have another product that would be better?
Many thanks.
Gemma
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I'm afraid it will just bleed into the clear glaze and most likely go brownish in colour. The only effective way as you mentioned is to do a third firing and use gold lustre. There is no other solution that I'm aware of.
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Terracolor Brush-On Earthenware Glazes are available ready to use straight from the jar, simply stir well then apply three coats to your bisque pieces. Glaze will dry quickly allowing you to move them to the kiln for firing. For best results fire 1040°C with a 30 minute soak on a computerised controller.
