mckee513 Posted December 13, 2013 Report Share Posted December 13, 2013 Quick question. . Anyone use coconut oil as a wax resist in a raku type firing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Coyle Posted December 13, 2013 Report Share Posted December 13, 2013 Problem with oils is that they spread out and sink in... Stick with wax Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mckee513 Posted December 13, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2013 How bout car waxes? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mart Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 I got me a bottle of that Removable Wax Off Resist. When it arrived, bottle was full of stiff goo and little bit of really smelly liquid. I removed the cap and attempted to stir that stuff, hoping it turn in to u-tube perfect and usable liquid. Never happened. So, e-mailed the shop who sold it to me. Nice people. Told me, they had made a mistake by shipping this crap when it was cold outside. Mmmm... what? Never mind. Got my money back and never reordered when it got warmer. For stripes and stuff, you can probably use candle as a pencil and draw glaze free areas on the pot. Shellac will do the trick too. If you find something that works and is available in average supermarket/hw-store, let me know. Maybe floor wax? Problem with oils is that they spread out and sink in... Stick with wax If you can not peal it off, it makes no difference, unless oil spreads out. Maybe someone has tested with oils. No idea. I think you need something that can be easily made more liquid, if needed for finer lines. White carpenters (woof/paper) clue? Cost almost nothing. We use that white wood glue to clue tiny wads of "clay" under the pots when doing wood firing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterH Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 This article on non-standard resists for raku may be of interest. Regards, Peter http://users.skynet.be/russel.fouts/Files/Piece_de_Resistance_Published_Article.pdf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mart Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 PeterH, thank you. Good ideas. Got plenty of crayon grease pencils lying around the house (kids, you know).Basically, everything that burns off clean, repels water and can be applied with out force (without disturbing the previously applied glaze) is fine. Hmm.. spraying WD40 through a masks? LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterH Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 ... and I in my limited experience the only way to get a good edge on 2-part naked-raku resist is with a peeling medium (e.g. latex, masking tape, ...). Otherwise the upper [glaze] layer is too close to the clay you want to leave bare. Regards, Peter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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