Wendy Cevola - Zombie Hut movie and Sven's new book on display. - Other Crafts

S swizzle Tiki Socialite Melbourne,Australia Joined: Jun 03, 2007 Posts: 1460	S swizzle Posted posted on Fri, May 15, 2015 1:54 AM The spaceship is amazing Wendy. I can't wait to see it in person at Oasis. And i love the hula girl hot tubs. I might have to put my name down for one of those when you start your next wish list. In regards to the mess you need to clean up (or rather Dan has to) after pouring out the glaze from the hot tubs, i had the same issue glazing the inside of my Bob'O'Nuts. One thing i tried, which didn't work perfectly but did help a little, was taping some masking tape around the outside edge. The tape doesn't stick very well to the bisque though so maybe you could try wrapping a plastic bag tightly around the coconut and then taping that together. Because you have the girls inside the mug i honestly have no suggestions as to how to avoid getting glaze on them, unless you try masking them off too. One other thing, i do recall either being told or reading somewhere that you should never glaze the entire piece, you should leave some bisque exposed so that any gases that might still be in the ceramic, that didn't come out in the bisque firing, can escape (to avoid blowing up). Although you obviously haven't had any problems with that happening, it might be something to keep in mind. [ Edited by: swizzle 2015-05-15 02:14 ]

The spaceship is amazing Wendy. I can't wait to see it in person at Oasis. And i love the hula girl hot tubs. I might have to put my name down for one of those when you start your next wish list.

In regards to the mess you need to clean up (or rather Dan has to) after pouring out the glaze from the hot tubs, i had the same issue glazing the inside of my Bob'O'Nuts. One thing i tried, which didn't work perfectly but did help a little, was taping some masking tape around the outside edge. The tape doesn't stick very well to the bisque though so maybe you could try wrapping a plastic bag tightly around the coconut and then taping that together.
Because you have the girls inside the mug i honestly have no suggestions as to how to avoid getting glaze on them, unless you try masking them off too.

One other thing, i do recall either being told or reading somewhere that you should never glaze the entire piece, you should leave some bisque exposed so that any gases that might still be in the ceramic, that didn't come out in the bisque firing, can escape (to avoid blowing up). Although you obviously haven't had any problems with that happening, it might be something to keep in mind.

[ Edited by: swizzle 2015-05-15 02:14 ]

Post #743008 by swizzle on Fri, May 15, 2015 1:54 AM