jrgpots Posted June 19, 2014 Report Share Posted June 19, 2014 I have about 10 lbs of Bon Ami cleaner that we don't use anymore. I thought about using it in a glaze. It is made up of limestone (whiting) and feldspar. But I can't find in the public domain the ratio between the two. Before I do a line blend, I wondered if anyone here had done so. I don't want to reinvent the wheel...... Anyone know of the ratio in Bon Ami? Jed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaria Posted June 20, 2014 Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 *grins* my first thought when I looked at my canister of Bon Ami was "I wonder how this would fire?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bciskepottery Posted June 20, 2014 Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 Try emailing John Britt. http://www.ceramicstoday.com/articles/alternative_materials.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrgpots Posted June 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 *grins* my first thought when I looked at my canister of Bon Ami was "I wonder how this would fire?" I think I will find out. I am guessing there is more CaCo3 than feldspar, so I will do line testing keeping the same amount of Bon Ami and adjusting the feldspar levels. I'll add 10% 3124 and 20% EPK and see what I get. Jed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrgpots Posted June 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 Try emailing John Britt.http://www.ceramicstoday.com/articles/alternative_materials.htm I have reviewed that article so many times I about have it memmorized. That article was why I started digging, collecting rocks and glaze materials. It got me into making glazes. Jed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark C. Posted June 20, 2014 Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 Call the company may be the most direct. Mark Hasn't scratched yet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrgpots Posted June 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 Call the company may be the most direct. Mark Hasn't scratched yet You are too smart... I called the Company they gave me this: Calcium carb. 78-88% Feldspar. 1-5% Surfactants. 1-5% Soda ash. 1-2% Sodium bicarb. 1-2% Looking at the above the calcium carb has to be between 85-88% given the other percentages. So if anyone is interested, there it is. Now I can make some Bon Ami glaze. Jed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick White Posted June 20, 2014 Report Share Posted June 20, 2014 Make some glaze, glaze a mug, and send it to the company president as an off-label use of the product. They might send you a free can of it as a thank you. Or you might be featured in their next advertisement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark C. Posted June 21, 2014 Report Share Posted June 21, 2014 as an off-label use of the product I think it says that its good for cleaning counters ,toilets,floors and making sanitary glazes on the label. You can also use the can to roll slabs of clay . Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrgpots Posted June 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 21, 2014 Is that sarcasm I hear in your text, jockular joviality, or just making fun of me? Whatever it is.........it makes me laugh. Maybe I can "clean up" with a new new glaze while polishing my glaze making skills at the same time. Hopefully I can get down to the nitty gritty of the glaze calculations and smooth out any rough spots I may have in my line blends. I'm sure I won't come out of it with any scratches! Jed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark C. Posted June 21, 2014 Report Share Posted June 21, 2014 Just joking with Dick Whites comment on off label uses. Your use is so far off the label its not even in the same store. Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Babs Posted June 22, 2014 Report Share Posted June 22, 2014 Mark you should be employed as a new marketing guy for this company. Love lateral thinking All those great glaze ingredients in a cleaner! What a waste. Don't say a word to the company, the price will go up immediately They're not telling us everything with those percentages! What's the missing ingredient. Reads like a recipe I got from a swap our recipes "friend' who happened to leave out a crucial ingredient, being a sceptic I twigged, but only after she had mine in hand, oh the days of innocence are over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.