Learning About Gloss Glazes

Basic Instructions
1. Apply 2-4 flowing coats.
2. Apply to bisque fired to cone 04.
3. Fire to cone 06-04.
4. Clean up with water.
5. Always refer to label instructions for proper application and usage.

Tips & Techniques
1. Use Gloss Glazes for banding, marbleizing, spattering, sponging, stenciling and stippling.

Health & Safety
1. WARNING: This product contains lead, a chemical known to cause cancer and birth defects (or other reproductive harm); ingestion may produce numbness or weakness in the extremities; brain, nervous system or kidney damage; and harm to the developing fetus or to testes. It is a possible cancer agent, based on tests with laboratory animals. If pregnant or considering pregnancy, use only with professional supervision. Not for spray application by hobbyist. Commercial users must comply with recommendations detailed in health and safety data sheets. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. When using, do not eat, drink oir smoke. Avoid inhalation/ingestion/skin contact. Do not transfer to unlabeled container.

Added Notes
The above information is recommended by the manufacturer. It should be noted the advice is offered when using this product with ware made from hobby slip, such as Excel Casting Slip or Auscraft Ultra Casting Slip. Gloss glazes may be used with more traditional clays, but if applied to clay that is fired to 1000°C (cone 06) bisque and then refired to 1000°C (cone 06) glaze firing, crazing is almost certainly going to occur. We have found when used in schools this is not a problem. If glaze fit is essential refer to the firing range of the the clay. If the firing range of the clay states 1110-1270°C, the bisque firing should go to a point within this range, i.e. 1160°C (cone 3). This means the clay should be matured and when glaze fired to 1000°C (cone 06), crazing should not occur. Beware though, the porosity of the ware when going through a high bisque will be poor and the glaze layers will take much longer to dry!

Although these products are generally refered to as brush-on or paint-on glazes, best results will not be achieved if they are applied as one would paint when interior decorating. We recommend the use of a brush with soft hair, such as 6058 Flat Duster. The brush should be filled with the glaze and then applied by dabbing until the surface being glazed is covered. The glaze layer can then be smoothed and allowed to dry before adding a second layer. If this method is adopted probably only two coats would be necessary.

If a brush-on glaze dries in the jar add water to the jar sparingly. If the glazes has completely dried out a "fizzing" action will be produced. When the glaze has softened sufficiently, stir and apply as normal.