Spectrum | 154P
Wrought Iron 154 Low Fire Metallic Glaze
A dark mauve-brown, matte and finely grained, with gold catching on raised detail.
$44
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Spectrum's 150 series fires to a metallic surface. This colour has a matte finish. It needs an accurate cone 05 firing, around 1030°C, and a heavy coat, three generous brush coats or four normal ones. Fire it to cone 05 exactly. Cone 06 is too cool and cone 04 too hot, and a thin or underfired coat comes out a dull matte black or green. Iron or manganese in the clay body can affect the finish, and so can a slow cool or a tightly packed kiln, which grow crystals that dull the metal. Bisque fired in the same load gives off gases that affect the surface too. It is lead-free but not dinnerware safe.
- Cone 05 only, about 1030°C
- A dark mauve-brown, finely grained, with gold catching on raised detail
- Matte metallic finish
- Heavy application, 3 generous brush coats or 4 normal
- Too hot, too cool or too thin fires a drab black or green
- Lead-free
- Not dinnerware safe
