Post #609824 by MauiTiki on Tue, Oct 11, 2011 11:40 AM

Mikey, Yeah production is definitely more under my own control now. I still have a day job and kids playing sports on the weekends, but I don't have to wait for my friend to have his stuff ready to fire before firing. Scott (Beachbumz) and I share the kiln so we try to fire together, but it doesn't hold us up. Most the time we are pushing each other to get stuff done so we can fire together.

Swizzle, I usually pour the glaze on the inside first, then roll a piece of paper and put it on the inside when I spray. What I've learned is that the over-spray is usually not thick enough to even show. The thicker glaze on the inside just eats it up and you don't even see it. I also like to spray at an upward angle when I spray at the top so it doesn't get a lot of overspray on the inside anyway. Be sure to get an industrial sprayer not a small airbrush. The glaze is thick and doesn't flow through an airbrush easily. Depending on the glaze I do two or three coats. I'm still learning and really need to measure the glaze then spray a specific amount. It's hard to count coats when some coats can be thicker than others. If I could measure out like 1/4 cup then use it all each time It could be really consistent. 1/4 cup would be too much, but in the future I'll start measuring. Some glazes can change dramatically depending on how thick you apply it.