Recipes from my PMI Article "Piece de la Resistance":

Terra-sigillatas:
Information on how I make my Terra-sigillata is available on my web site at http://www.MyPots.com/resource.htm
 
Diluted Terra-sigillata
- 10 Parts Water
- 1 Part Terra-sigillata
- You can adjust proportions to taste.

Soda Solution:
- Bring 1 litre of water to a boil
- Stir in Sodium Carbonate (Washing Soda) until the solution can no longer be made clear by stirring. The hot solution will be saturated at this point.
- Let the solution cool to room temperature
- Pour the clear liquid off the top of the cooled solution. The clear liquid will be your saturated solution.
- Sodium Ash, Salt or any other form of Sodium can be used

Soda and Terra-sigillata:
- 10 Parts Water
- 1 Part Terra-sigillata
- Add 1 Part Soda Solution to this mix
- You can adjust proportions to taste.

Diluted White Glue:
- 50% White Glue
- 50% Water
- You can adjust proportions to taste.

Diluted White Glue and Terra-sigillata:
- 50% White Glue
- 50% Terra-sigillata
- You can adjust proportions to taste.

Robert Fournier’s Hot Wax Recipe (via Steve Mills)
This is a great hot wax and safer because you only have to put the can of wax in very hot water to liquefy it.
- 1 Part Old Candles
- 1 Part Light Machine Oil, Sewing Machine Oil, Bicycle Oil or Household Oil
- Heat oil and candles on the low setting on a hot plate until the candles have melted then fish out the wicks with a wire or paperclip
- You can adjust proportions to taste. 
- Glaze is best resisted while the wax is fresh.
- I prefer 2 parts oil to 1 part candles but this is pretty soft and tends to transfer to fingers and then other parts of the pot if you are not careful.

St Spyridon’s CMC Gum Recipe:
- 15 Grams Dry CMC Gum (or VeeGumCer) 
- 500 Millilitres of Water
- Mix well in a blender or with a stick blender
- Leave overnight
- This can be added to under/over-glaze colors to taste to improve brushability and reduce smudging.
- Dilute to sprayable consistency with water and spray over glaze to stabilize and harden the surface. 

Making Applicators Go Bad
- Stick a pin in the spray nozzle of your spray bottle
- Attack your brushes with scissors
- Cut uneven teeth out of foam brushes