Ceramics Forbes Wax
Wax can also be applied to cracked or repaired areas on greenware allowing delicate clay components to dry more slowly and thoroughly prior to firing.
Ceramics forbes wax. Forbes wax resist the american ceramic society. It dries quickly and can only be used on top of glazes that contain gums and binders. This procedue will make about 1 2 gallon of wax resist for about 10 this also works well as a saw lube and a tool waterproffer not to mention one of the best fire starters. After it dries it s shiny smooth and not at all sticky.
Wax resist is used to cover areas on pottery you dont want galze or slip to get on when you dip the peices into your vat of chemicals. 4 8 out of 5 stars 84. Also common are peel off latex based resists. 14 99 unicorn spit 5770011 gel stain glaze navajo jewel 4 ounce bottle blue 196.
It takes colorant easily can be thinned down to layer between glazes pipes easily with a needle tipped bottle and brushes well. It s formulated to protect with a. Wax can also be used on bisqued ceramics to create beautiful contrasting designs. For our experiments we used forbes wax resist.
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Pottery studio tip forbes wax resist i finally ordered a quart of forbes wax to test it out. It dries super fast. Brushes wash out with soap and water. Commercial wax resist is avaialable but at 20 a pint im too cheap to go that route.
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