A
variety of ways to remove the kiln wash are:
Grind
the kiln wash off with diamond hand pads, or small rotary tool with
wet sandpaper. You can then proceed to continue to grind with
successively fine grits until a polish is achieved, or you can fire
polish after a thorough cleaning.
Example of scrubbing kiln wash off |
You can sandblast off the kiln wash and then proceed in either of the fashions above.
You can soak small pieces in tri-sodium citrate and then if necessary scrub with a wire brush – a brass wire brush is preferable to steel one to avoid scratching the glass.
Another
solution is to place small items in an ultrasonic cleaner basket with
water and a little soap or proprietary cleaner. Leave for an hour or
two and they should be free of the kiln wash.
Good timing of this post. I was just wondering how to remove kiln wash from a piece. Thank you! Much appreciated.
ReplyDeleteHow about a post on removing kiln wash from a shelf?
Your wish is my command:
ReplyDeletehttp://glasstips.blogspot.co.uk/2009/11/removing-kiln-wash-from-shelves.html
I should have added this as a link and will do now.