56. Sealing & Polishing Pitfired and Raku Pottery

In this video I will show you how I seal and polish my low-fired pottery - raku and pitfire. I will show you which products and methods I use, how it will look and function and where you can get them.
I will also show you how you can make your pitfired pottery perfectly food safe!
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INDEX:
00:00 Introduction to sealing and polishing pitfire pottery
01:08 Why to polish pitfire pots
01:35 Using Mink Oil (wax) to polish pitfired pottery
03:10 Sealing and polish pitfired pottery with Rakuvaria Sealant
05:03 Sealing pitfired and raku pottery with Multi Binder (100% water proof!)
07:39 Food safe sealing of pitfired pottery
12:40 Polish pitfired and raku pottery with Renaissance Wax
13:25 Using Acrylic Spray on pitfired pottery

[@mae6310]

i just started pottery at my local college like a semester ago now and this is such great information i’m gonna try pit firing at home thank u!!

[@deMibPottery]

Good to hear :-)

[@memlmt]

Incredible I was very impressed, I've been looking for something to seal my pitfired pots for years thank you for sharing this information.

[@deMibPottery]

Glad it was helpful! :-)

[@glassnadia]

Thank you for this interesting and informative video! You have inspired me, to do Raku again!

[@deMibPottery]

Thanks. Good to hear ❤️🙏

[@shelleyboniface9569]

Hey Mikkel, Thank you for your very interesting videos. I am Australian and will look up the Liquid Quartz. I live how you explain things, just as if we were sitting down together having a chat. - Shelley B

[@deMibPottery]

Thanks a lot :-)

[@annagray6491]

Thank you for all this valuable information! I have only been making pottery for a year and all my pieces are normally kiln fired in the studio where I have my classes. I have one piece which was fire in a metal refuse bin with paper sawdust grasses extra which I would love to be sealed. Now I can! I am also inspired to get my own bin so I can fire things at home. I just love the pit fired and raku amazing patterns you get! Thank you again and happy potterying!

[@deMibPottery]

You are so welcome! :-)

[@annashipulinaceramics]

Thank you! I just did my first saggar raku firing and was looking for sealant options. It’s very helpful!

[@deMibPottery]

Thanks. Happy you could use it :-)

[@321ReadysSetG0]

Just the info I needed - thanks 😃👍🏼

[@deMibPottery]

Glad it was helpful! :-)

[@gigi3242]

Have a Beautiful Weekend

[@deMibPottery]

Thanks .you too :-)

[@Allinteapottery]

Great information!!! Thanks a lot

[@deMibPottery]

🙏

[@Dazounette]

Interesting, thank you.

[@deMibPottery]

Thanks

[@gabrielaramirez1776]

Gracias!!! Muy útil! Fantástico! 💓💥

[@deMibPottery]

Thanks 🙏

[@kaymartyn5672]

Thank you for this very interesting lesson. I really enjoyed it. I am not a potter but bought a large raku pot online in Australia. It was made about thirty years ago by one of Australia's best known potters. It is darker than it appeared online and I would like to make it a little more colourful. It does have nice swirls of colour but it is very rough to the touch so it is very matt. I bought mink oil from China and it is very nice, as you say. I would like to know how many applications of mink oil I can put on my pot. I have done three now and each time it looks better. It dries quickly and is not sticky. Can I do more or is there a limit to mink oil applications? Thank you for your help.

[@deMibPottery]

Thanks :-) I don't know for sure - I only apply 1-2 layers, but I don't think there should be any problems adding more

[@cynthiaknox2131]

Do you have a video for cleaning up the pitfired pots, and then applying sealant? If not, I would love to learn that.

[@deMibPottery]

Yes, this is one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZTGaoeahrqWf68 but in many og my other, long pitfire videos I also show how I finish my pots

[@TheBanner777]

Hi! I would love to test the liquid quartz, may I buy 1/2 liter from the Netherlands?

[@deMibPottery]

Yes, we can work this out. Can you email me at [e-mail]

[@keesstaps4606]

Hello Mikkel how to stop copper matte raku from reoxidizing and end up with brown pot

[@deMibPottery]

I don't know of any sealing that can fully prevent that. The best option is probably a spray layer of acrylic and keeping it out if the sun

[@nokia32107]

Tusind tak for god information! Har du prøvet med bivoks? Mon ikke det også kunne fungere? Ellers må jeg igang med at teste :)

[@deMibPottery]

Tak. Bivoks kn også godt bruges, men det er som regel en smule mere hårdt, og mange varmer derfor det - eller krukken lidt op. Og så er det knap så blankt.

[@marquitusus]

Hola Mikkel! Have you tried beeswax as a food safe sealant? I have applied it hot in also heated ware, and it works making ware waterproof. The only bad thing is it gives some wax/honey flavour to liquids inside, but can be acceptable being a natural, cheap and easy to find product.

[@deMibPottery]

I dont use it. I know many do. The Liquid Quartz works perfect for me on pitfired pots that need food safe sealung :-)

[@majahjgaard5949]

Hej Mikkel, LIP multibinder - hvad gør den ved overfladen? Ville man kunne bruge den udenpå krukken også? På forhånd tak😊

[@deMibPottery]

Jeg bruger den ikke udvendigt da den påfører en hinde som jeg ikke synes er så flot

[@aleksandardonnerstag4760]

Hey Mikkel, I've made saggar to achieve a reduction atmosphere in an electric kiln for cone 8 to cone 10. Do you know how can I seal saggar to prevent vapors leaking and damaging the kiln? I saw long time ago, some poters sealiing the lid with clay, but I suspect clay will breake in high fire. Do you have any idea?

[@deMibPottery]

Interesting - but no, I have never experimented with that. I don't want to damage my electric kiln :-)

[@Bob-Is-A-PotterNow]

Have you considered the food safe versions of Mod Podge? (I'm in the U.S. - so not sure about Denmark) I've been planning to experiment with it. It's also dishwasher safe. Just a thought. Thanks for all the suggestions. One other thought comes to mind, Sodium Silicate (water glass) which is also used in the food industry, as well as ceramics, and dozens of other industries...

[@deMibPottery]

I use Liquid Quartz for pots that needs food safe sealing. For the rest I found a local concrete sealant that seals better (100%) than any other product I tried. kzbin.info/www/bejne/b3OWXmubnNOHh80

[@patriciaabuxapqui9976]

Thanks for sharing, I ‘m about esto make some naked Raku and obvara and saggar tiles; do you think they will last in a bathroom if i seal them? Thanks again.

[@deMibPottery]

Thanks :-) if its too humid it may not br the best for them

[@wonderwond]

im new to all of this, what would be a good sealer for the inside of a roku coffee mug thats non toxic?

[@deMibPottery]

Liquid Quartz is the only food safe sealant I know of

[@wonderwond]

@@deMibPottery thank you ! would you happen to have a link to an example of it? can't seem to find any

[@wonderwond]

@@deMibPottery thanks!!

[@deMibPottery]

madeofaustralia.com/liquid-quartz/