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●[WHAT IS WAX RESIST?] - Wax resist creates a barrier between the clay and ceramic glaze. Wax naturally repels water and seals over the ceramic clay to keep glaze out. Our wax is made in the USA and has excellent quick drying properties with just the right viscosity so it brushes evenly and smoothly.
●[HOW TO USE IT] - The most common use is to paint the bottoms of pots and plates before applying pottery glazes (a glazed bottom will likely likely stick to the kiln furniture when firing). Another awesome application is to paint designs on your pieces to create negative space and show off the unglazed clay. Wax resist will also slow down drying of your pottery clay.
●[FIRING WAX RESIST IN A POTTERY KILN] - Dont worry about applying as much wax resist as you need to your ceramic clay. Wax will burn off at low temperature during the bisque firing process, revealing designs, base colors, or just unglazed clay underneath. Thats why wax for pottery is such a fun and awesome tool in your pottery supplies toolkit!
●[HOW TO CLEAN WAX] - Cleaning wax resist is super easy to clean because we use water soluble wax resist. Dip your brush in soapy water or fabric softener before using wax resist, and the brush will be easier to clean. When youre done, make sure to rinse your brush in warm soapy water. The wax is water soluble so itll come right off.
●[LIFETIME WARRANTY] - All Penguin Pottery products are backed by our Lifetime Warranty. if you have any issues, we will give you a refund or replace your product - no questions asked! See warranty & support section for more information.


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About Penguin Pottery

  • Employee Owned and US-Based: our company was founded by and run by potters. We conscientiously manufacture our products in New Hampshire, USA. We love getting our hands dirty while we share our love for the ceramic arts!
  • Our Mission & Impact: we founded Penguin Pottery in 2020 with a simple mission: to increase access to the ceramic arts, while doing so in an ecologically-responsible manner. To that end, we donate 1% of our sales to environmental groups.

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Wax resist is a great aid to potters and ceramicists who want to keep their glazing neat and clean. Wax creates a barrier between the clay and the glaze so its not absorbed.

You can paint the bottoms to protect your pots from absorbing glaze, and you can also paint designs on your pieces to show off the unglazed clay with negative space.

The wax will burn off at low temperature during the bisque firing process, revealing designs, base colors, or just unglazed pot underneath.

How to Use Wax Resist:

  • Dip your brush in soapy water or fabric softener before using wax resist, and the brush will be easier to clean.
  • The only purpose of the wax is to make it easier for you to wipe the glaze off.
  • The wax will burn off at low temperature during the bisque firing process (approx. 500 degrees), revealing designs, base colors, or just unglazed pot underneath.
  • You can paint the bottoms to protect your pots from absorbing glaze.
  • When youre done, make sure to rinse your brush in warm soapy water. The wax is water soluble so itll come right off.
  • Now go out there, and have fun!