Devitrification Resolution
Devitrification will go away a crystalline (hazy) end on the floor of your glass. You may both etch or sandblast the glass or you may strive a Devitrification Spray. Pay particular consideration to the blending instructions – not following them can result in ugly spots in your fired glass.
However glass that’s not made for fusing, like Wissmach common Artwork Glass tends to devitrify. In any case, you might need some round out of your stained glass days, otherwise you discovered some lovely glass you can not resist to purchase, than you may attempt to make one thing by fusing simply the glass from the identical sheet. And to keep away from devit, make the answer beneath and comply with the directions.
INGREDIENTS:
- 1 quart (4 cups) distilled water
- 1/4 cup 20 “Mule Staff Borax” (obtainable at most grocery shops within the laundry detergent part)
- 2 Tablespoons Fuse It Tack Movie or different clear burning glass glue,
Supplies:
- 2 clear, water-tight, 1 quart (or bigger) containers
DIRECTIONS:
- Combine all substances very nicely in considered one of the clear containers. For greatest outcomes, shut container and shake vigorously.
- Enable combination to sit, undisturbed, in a single day.
- A number of the borax will settle within the backside of the container. Fastidiously pour the liquid into the second container. Don’t enable any of the settled borax into the second container. This leaves a small quantity of liquid with the borax sediment within the first container. Discard the contents of the primary container.
- The answer within the second container is prepared to be used (see beneath).
- Merely brush (a haiku brush) or spray the answer evenly onto your glass.
- Let the spray dry earlier than firing. A hair dryer can be utilized to hurry this up.