Hi,
I fire polished some cabs that I had shaped with my ringsaw, and while they came out nice and smooth, there is a whitish scummy haze around the edges where I made cuts. How can I get rid of this?
thanks,
Susan
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Most likely you didn't get the cut edge clean enough. I wouldn't say it's devit, it's just scum from the cutting. You need to make sure you clean your pieces really well after cutting them. Some people toss the cut pieces in a bucket of water right after cutting them. Then they go to the sink with a tooth brush and scrub all the pieces.
As for getting rid of the scum that is on the pieces that you have now, well you could try sandblasting the scum off and re-firing.
Good luck,
Amy
As for getting rid of the scum that is on the pieces that you have now, well you could try sandblasting the scum off and re-firing.
Good luck,
Amy
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Susan, Another thing to do to the edges of ground glass or glass cut with a saw is to scrub the edges with wet fine sandpaper under water. I use a plastic dish pan filled with water and thourghly sand the edges under water then rinse them well. You can't rush this step. I have never tried super spray on the edges but will soon. If you want the grit on the sandpaper let me know and I will go down and look. I think it is what they call extra fine and it is black. You can get it at Lowe's or that kind of place.
Nanc