Wax Resist Alternatives

Wax Resist Alternatives - Experimental

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4 жыл бұрын

I do a couple of quick tests using bacon fat and butter as a wax resist alternative for glazing pottery. It doesn't seem too far of a stretch to think that potters of the past used things like animal fat when glazing their pottery.
Let me know if you have used an alternative resist to commercial wax.

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@daxgaz 4 жыл бұрын

I have been using 90% mineral oil (same stuff in baby oil) and 10% paraffin wax by weight. If you shave the paraffin into the oil and microwave it for a few minutes it melts. This thickens the oil quite a bit. Brush it on and it seems like it all soaks in to the bisque, but the wax is left on the surface and it resists glaze very well. Sorry, I'm a bit late to the party, but I wanted to add that. I love this channel and all the experiments you do!

@JustinsMakery 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip!

@peakpottery4494 4 жыл бұрын

This is awesome! I can’t wait to experiment with my own.

@robertharris1748 7 ай бұрын

Best alternative wax resist is concrete sealant. Buy it by the gallon at HD.

@sheilacarroll3981 4 жыл бұрын

I live in the middle of nowhere. Ran out of wax resist. Used Modge Podge. Worked well. Then read modge podge is 50%elmers glue and 50 water. Do day before glazing dry over night works well have been using for couple of years

@JustinsMakery 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@bronzeladdy53 3 жыл бұрын

@@JustinsMakery that's the other %?

@daphnepugliese2941 4 жыл бұрын

Crayons work way better and you can draw a wax resist design on

@d.jensen5153 3 жыл бұрын

That's the one that caught my attention. Gonna give it the old college try just as soon as the current bisque firing is complete. Seems particularly attractive because you can see exactly where it has been applied, it costs nothing, and it requires no heating, cooling, mixing, or drying. Shelf life is indefinite, too. :)

@barbstover6699 3 жыл бұрын

Have you ever tried bees wax? How would bees wax react in the kiln?

@MSieiroGarcia 2 жыл бұрын

any issues in the kiln with the bacon grease and butter?

@jessalford5927 2 ай бұрын

How does it hold up in the kiln? Does the glaze stop running where the grease is applied during the firing process?

@kyokan4143 4 жыл бұрын

In my search for an alternative I melted paraffin wax, works good by dipping, but gets really tricky to brush it, not worth the hassle in my opinion. Also I wonder if the paraffin releases some gas in the kiln that could "change" or contaminate the glazes. Really like your uncommon tests! Made a few tries mixing clay with beets and coffee to get a different color but all came on the original clay color, unfortunate.

@seanfarrell2862 4 жыл бұрын

I have been playing around with paraffin wax mixed with mineral spirits to hopefully make it brushable. right now it is too thick, like grease on a warm day, but I am slowly adding more mineral spirits when I think about it to thin it out. I think if I hit the sweet spot it will work well... still might not be worth the effort though. also, you have to melt the wax and add the mineral spirits over heat, so there is a fire hazard.

@margaretlearner6537 4 жыл бұрын

Justin! You are funny! I love your work. I'm about to try beeswax (because I cannot rationalize any more purchases right now) whats your experience with bw? Thanks

@JustinsMakery 4 жыл бұрын

I have taken bits of home-harvested bees wax and rubbed it on like a crayon. I haven't tried melting or maybe emulsifying the wax and brushing it on as a resist. Could be interesting.

@seanfarrell2862 4 жыл бұрын

I have not used bees wax on pottery, but I have worked with it a lot and my problem with it is that it takes a lot of heat to melt it, and it likes to go on thick. I know you can also mix oils into it to thin it out for ointments and such, but then it would not dry. if you thinned it with a solvent, it might work better, but you would have to grate the wax and heat it with the solvent which can be a big fire hazard.

@bronzeladdy53 3 жыл бұрын

@@seanfarrell2862 would you need it to dry.

@seanfarrell2862 3 жыл бұрын

Not necessarily, it is just easier to contaminate other pieces and glaze batches (if you are dipping) when the resist is wet. Any oil or wax on the clay surface should act as resist, but if it is just a little oil, it may take glaze, but crawl in firing.

@seanstumpf4190 4 жыл бұрын

I bet Crisco or Lard applied at room temperature would work

@rischfabien6565 4 жыл бұрын

I guess i have to go and make some bacon ;)

@freddiemoretti8456 4 жыл бұрын

Ta!

@Scott_C 4 жыл бұрын

Silicone...? From the tube.. And/or spray? WD-40...? Grease motor/gear? Engine oil? Coconut oil?... Solidified and liquid. White out... paint on, "pen" and tape

@seanfarrell2862 4 жыл бұрын

I would worry about what was going to burn off in the kiln with a lot of those.