Product Details

Product Information

A versatile shiny white with excellent performance across a broad firing range.

Firing Range

1222°C to 1280°C (Cone 6 to Cone 9).

The sample shows two applications on Vitraclay White Throwing Clay, fired to 1240°C.

Working Notes
  • This glaze fits well with all Vitraclay bodies and fires without flaws.
  • Stronger opacity and higher gloss with multiple coats.

These notes are continuously reviewed so please send us your feedback.

Find out more on food safety with clays and glazes here.

Health & Safety

Vitraglaze is lead free and non-toxic.

Good housekeeping is essential in any pottery studio to minimise inhalation of silica dust.

Always clean up with a damp sponge and if any dust is airborne, such as when mixing powder glazes, wear an FFP3 mask.

Click here for information on food safety.

Preparing a powder glaze

Always wear a mask when mixing powdered glaze.

Glaze should be added to water according to the instructions.

Mix glaze for at least 10 minutes, sieve the liquid glaze using an 80 mesh screen, working all the material through the sieve using a stiff brush.

The glaze mix should have a single cream consistency, remember it’s easier to thin a glaze so begin with a thicker mix than you expect.

See under ‘product attachment’ for how to mix a dipping glaze and our ‘really useful dipping guide’

Applying a brush on glaze

Remove glaze from the pot, stir and agitate the glaze in a larger container, make sure all the material is mixed thoroughly.

Whilst keeping the glaze moving, dip your brush and hold it sideways to keep the material evenly distributed.

Apply using confident dabs, move the liquid around and work quickly and smoothly.

2 to 3 applications could be needed so allow to dry between coverings.

Customer Reviews

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Bev
Reliable and stable shiny white

Love this glaze and use it often under other glazes or inside mugs etc. Relate and stable.

C
Clare
Good reliable glaze

A very nice bright white that seems to be consistent and reliable

C
Clare
Test tiles

First trial of powdered glaze. Looks good as a dipping glaze. Tiles have 1 layer all over 2nd layer half way up and thick layer at top. Crawls when too thick?

(On Sibelco white throwing clay, Vitraclay toasted, and a cone 6 porcelain).

G
Gaynor
A good classic white

A fresh clean white which speckles a little bit but not unattractively. A firm favourite.

H
Hawkins
Excellent results.

Experimenting with two and three coats (photos attached) this glaze, I find, gives best results with three coats. Two leaves surfaces somewhat grainy (unless that’s what you want?). Very happy with this glaze; will buy again. Small tumblers are lined with x3 coats and the single tumbler has just two coats of polar white. Happy glazing!

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