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Before You Glaze, You Must Do This First — Spinning Pots

Terry Connor
5 min readSep 20, 2020

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Glazing is a real struggle, especially if you are not sure of what you are doing. It can make or break the whole look of the piece that you have been working on for days. Though glazing takes a lot of patience, it is a fun-filled process to do, and seeing the piece turn out the way you have imagined in your head is something special. But this can only be achieved if all the necessary steps are done in the right way. Even though glazing is more like an art and craft project, it requires some medical operation-level preparation to get started. So, here is how you can get the preparation process done, so you do not miss out on anything.

Cleanliness is everything

Cleaning things makes the rest of the process easy. It also makes sure that those small impurities do not leave any impression on the piece once it is glazed. Clean your hands, brushes, the piece you are going to work on, and even the sponge and cloth that you might be using to wipe off the excess.

Let things dry

Since water is not such a good friend for your glaze, once you have everything cleaned and washed, it gets wet. So, the next process is to dry everything, so it becomes easier for you to work on it.

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Terry Connor
Terry Connor

Written by Terry Connor

I'm someone who is always looking to improve my life and others. Looking to be a better person spiritually and financially. Plus I love pottery and Cats.

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