NatalyVine Posted February 8, 2023 Report Share Posted February 8, 2023 I have a cute little vase where the glaze doesn’t go all the way to the bottom and the white is visible. Can it be glazed again where it’s white and put on a little pedestal in the kiln and fired again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babs Posted February 8, 2023 Report Share Posted February 8, 2023 Did you make it? Difficult to get glaze to adhere to well fired pot , could look worse after attempting. If you made it , could give it a go. If not ,lots of unknowns Callie Beller Diesel and Rae Reich 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlady Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 if you heat the pot just before you glaze it, it probably will work. if you brush on glaze be careful, a brush may just stick to the spot and need washing off. it does not have to be super hot, just uncomfortable to hold without a potholder, funny, i think that would be you. heating with hot tap water can help, just dry the spot by dabbing a towel on the unglazed spot. Rae Reich 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callie Beller Diesel Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 Babs makes a good point. If you haven’t made this piece, I wouldn’t attempt it. You don’t know what temperature the clay or glaze matures at. If you don’t know exactly what glaze was used, the one you apply could create a eutectic with the existing glaze, making both run a lot more than they would by themselves. If the piece was originally fired at cone 6, refiring it to low fire temperatures may partially re-melt the existing glaze, making it do all kinds of ugly things. Rae Reich 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinR Posted February 9, 2023 Report Share Posted February 9, 2023 Is the unglazed area at the bottom just a narrow band? If so it is usual not to glaze a pot right down to the bottom. It is hard to cover a large unglazed spot as it is hard to make the glaze stick. As above, if you did not make the pot you have no idea what temperature to fire it. If it is just a narrow band at the bottom and if it rally bothers you I would use a permanent marker as close to the colour of the vase as possible on the unglazed clay. Lin Callie Beller Diesel, Bill Kielb and Rae Reich 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeU Posted February 10, 2023 Report Share Posted February 10, 2023 I sometimes use enamels to embellish glazed clay, for artistic reasons. If I wanted to color match, I could (testing the color 1st). If you have an eye for color you might consider paint--even just a good quality acrylic-you could also do a contrasting color, or a metallic for some bling--whatever you might like better than the bare clay body. If it were my cute little vase, I would not risk the reglaze. Rae Reich 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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