Alice's Glass Release
Wholesale in quantity available to qualified retailers. Great for mandrel bead release and for priming kiln shelves.
Easy to mix, easy to use, and the most durable in the flame.
Holds up to aggressive marvering and yet releases with ease.
Can be flame dried for faster beadmaking.
Dry with a blow dryer for faster shelf drying.
If you haven't tried it, you're working too hard.
The cost of shipping is included in the price shown.
Please order according to your zip code.
2 1/2 Pound Bag Zip Codes: | 99401 thru 83501 | $23.25 | |
Zip Codes: | 83401 thru 50501 | $25.95 | |
Zip Codes:
| 50401 thru 00401 | $26.75 | |
Price includes shipping within the continental U.S.
SPECIAL BUY: Five pounds Zip Codes:
| 99401 thru 83501 | $38.44 | |
Zip Codes: | 83401 thru 50501 | $42.94 | |
Zip Codes: | 50401 thru 00401 | $44.38 | |
Price includes shipping within the continental U.S.
Super Duper Buy: Ten pounds Zip Codes: | 99401 thru 83501 | $68.19 | |
Zip Codes: | 83401 thru 50501 | $74.90 | |
Zip Codes:
| 50401 thru 00401 | $77.46 | |
Helpful Hints
Mix with water to the desired consistency. Mixes easier if you add the dry to the wet. Always stir before using - it settles quickly.
BEADS: For bead mandrels it should be thick - like a thick pancake batter. If it is too thin it will "rinse" itself off when you dip. If it is too thick, it will "pull" itself off. Use a whisk to mix it - when it clings nicely to the whisk it will cling to the mandrels.
BEADS: For a very smooth and creamy consistency, and eliminate any lumps or grains, mix it in a blender. Leaves a smooth hole inside clear beads. Grains or lumps can also be "finger sanded" off the mandrel before starting the bead.
BEADS: The fresher the "dip" the better it holds to the mandrel. If you pre-dipped the mandrels and left them sitting around for a long time (weeks) it is recommended that you clean them off and re-dip them. I usually re-dip after a week or so, especially if I'm making larger beads.
BEADS: Double dip for a bigger hole in the bead. Let the first coat partially dry, or dry it with a blow dryer, and then dip the second time.
KILNS: Stainless molds can be dipped in the release, for a thick coating. No need to spray or preheat the mold. If a thin coating is desired, warm the mold in the sun for 15 minutes (depending on the weather) and brush on a watery coating - that's all you need for slumping anyway. There's no need to heat the mold to a kiln temperature and "fry" the release on. For ceramic shelves or molds, use a thin (watery) consistency and two or three coats.
Getting mold or algae in your release? It doesn't hurt anything (just mix it in when you stir) but some algae stinks. To eliminate the problem, use distilled water.
Any questions or problems? Talk to me.
Alice
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