Glass Tips from Verrier

After using Zyp/MR97, can I sand it off and use kiln wash? Some people are applying boron nitride to ceramic moulds for the ...

Hand pouring of slip into a mould Some ceramic moulds have small areas where the kiln wash does not seem to adhere as well as on the rest of...

Many people report that they fire multiple times on kiln wash that has not been renewed.   Most add coats over existing kiln wash.   They on...

People are reporting different behaviours of their thicker fibre papers such as small fibres sticking to the glass after a fuse, and a dif...

There are a variety of reasons that you might want to make a formed piece flat again for another kind of slump or drape.   There are a va...

Recently, there have been confirmations of multiple of layers of kiln wash on the shelf under pot melts, frit stretches, and flows.  Ten, an...

  Is there a best separator? Kilnforming separators Separators for kiln forming come in various forms. Chemicals, liquids, sprays, refra...

Credit: Slump and Fuse Do steel moulds need to be kiln washed for slumping? Some prominent people in the kilnforming milieu like to promot...

Cast iron bakeware moulds have achieved popularity in decorative glass casting. One problem that seems to be common is that the glass stic...

Sometimes kiln wash does not seem to want to stick to the mould.   There are several possible reasons. The main two seem to be a hard spot i...

There seems to be a view that the exact consistency of the kiln wash mix is important.   Within limits the mix proportions are not vital.   ...

Glass separators tend to be in three forms – powdered, liquid  or  fibre . These are applied to shelves, moulds and other surfaces that m...