[Clayart] Liquid latex

[Ginger Dunlap-Dietz]

Thanks Sumi,

My plan is to just keep on going with the liquid latex, and hoping
familiarity will bring ease!

ginger d-d












On Thu, Jan 5, 2023 at 11:54 AM sumi <sumi at herwheel.com> wrote:

> Ginger
>
> You are not getting a lot of answers perhaps because we don't have the
> answers.
>
> I've worked with latex but I have never tried to thin it. Since it
> washes off with water, I would try water as a thinner first.
>
> The one thing I do know about working with latex is the need to soap
> your brush; some people dip in liquid soap, or you can rub your wet
> brush on a bar of soap.
>
> And I know it is important to build up a thick enough layer that it will
> peel off without tearing.
>
> I've worked with a couple of brands, most recently Laguna's. In the old
> days it smelled like ammonia but it doesn't any more, thank goodness.
>
> I have seen students successfully apply liquid latex over an underglaze
> and peel it off without removing the underglaze. I'm not sure if you can
> peel it off a glaze as successfully.
>
> Sumi
> > Hi Vince-
> > Thanks for your follow up on wax resist.  And when my production warrants
> > clean bottoms I’ll use it
> > That appproach.
> > Right now wax won’t work to allow me to layer glazes as in a sort of
> plaid
> > where I need to mask parts of the design.  I like pulling up the latex
> from
> > a glazed part so that I can add a different glaze over that part.
> > Maybe some one out there has encountered liquid latex for a similar use.
> > -ginger d-d
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Sun, Jan 1, 2023 at 7:17 PM <vincepitelka at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Ginger -
> >> I can't help you with the latex thinner, but I used hot wax very safely
> >> for ten years in my studio in northern California.  The secret to using
> hot
> >> wax safely is to not heat it so hot.  Use a good electric frying pan or
> >> electric stew pot and keep the temperature at 180.  Add a bit of mineral
> >> oil to the melted paraffin to get the brushing consistency you want.
> Use
> >> natural fiber brushes that won't be damaged by the hot wax.
> >>
> >> In California I was doing fairly high production, and for my wax I was
> >> using a electric stew pot - like an electric frying pan but deeper.  I
> >> drilled holes on opposite sides to support an axle, and mounted a
> >> natural-bristle paint roller on the axle so that the lower portion of
> the
> >> roller was in the wax.  I'd regularly add more wax and mineral oil to
> >> maintain the level.  With that setup, the foot of any pot could be
> rolled
> >> against the paint roller to wax it, and with a fairly short-nap roller,
> the
> >> wax would come up a uniform 1/8" on the sides.
> >> - Vince
> >>
> >> Vince Pitelka
> >> Potter, Writer, Teacher
> >> Chapel Hill, NC
> >> vpitelka at dtccom.net
> >> www.vincepitelka.com
> >> https://chathamartistsguild.org/
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Clayart <clayart-bounces at lists.clayartworld.com> On Behalf Of
> >> Ginger Dunlap-Dietz
> >> Sent: Sunday, January 1, 2023 10:52 AM
> >> To: Clayart international pottery discussion forum <
> >> clayart at lists.clayartworld.com>
> >> Subject: [Clayart] Liquid latex
> >>
> >> It’s possible that my question about using liquid latex got lost in the
> >> recent quiet time but I still would like an answer.   I use liquid latex
> >> for masking in glaze application and would like to know what to use As a
> >> thinner. What brand is most useful? And what are some suggestions for
> use?
> >> Wax resist doesn’t work for multi layer glaze masking and honestly don’t
> >> like having to wipe glaze off the wax before firing.
> >>
> >> Thanks for responding in the New Year.  Good one to all.
> >>
> >> ginger d-d
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> Sumi von Dassow
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