I'm thinking about putting a gloss on a slumped vase (using 3 step Karl Harron designed molds.) I have an old bottle of Fusion Headquarters "Back Magic." The idea is that this matures/glosses over at 975 F. Because the glass won't move/slump until you are over 1100 F, you can put your inverted bowl that has been sprayed with Back Magic in the kiln and fire it to 1000-1100 to generate a gloss. Does anyone have experience with this that shows it works? Thanks.
Warren
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Re: Back Magic
It's been years since I tried it, but I've never had good luck with it. It does change the sheen, but it's not really a shine. And I've tended to need to fire higher than the recommendation to get it to work at all.
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Re: Back Magic
I have long wondered about this stuff. To the best of my knowledge, nobody has ever reported on WGBB that it works as advertised.
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Re: Back Magic
I had cold worked a piece that needed a flat edge. The back magic took away the hazy look but was not glossy.
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