Brushing on glaze
Another thing I used to be better at than I am now. In perusing the archives I came across the above posting from @oldlady. The studio minion at my current studio emphasized that I was NOT to "overwet" my pieces before glazing, but I swear I used to actually dunk them in water before glazing. Her approach is to use the driest possible sponge just to remove dust and debris. I think this may be a big part of my problems with the glaze seeming to go on so thickly. I get those nasty little lump
@AdamFG How did the Fingerdips work out?
Place over fingers when dipping ware to leave a fingermark-free glazed surface. Surface tension holds a small amount of glaze in each cell so that when the ware is released whilst the glaze is still wet after dipping, the marks heal over instantly. They also provide 'grip' and act as a barrier to prevent the skin's oils from affecting glaze adhesion
PS Might the covering for a bag of onions be worth a try?