Mayco Classic Crackles CC-101 Transparent Crackle Glaze, 118 ml

Mayco CC-101 Transparent Crackle – crackle glaze for fine cracks and a vintage look

Mayco Classic Crackles CC-101 Transparent Crackle is a transparent crackle glaze for ceramics, supplied in a 118 ml (4 oz) bottle. When fired, it forms fine surface cracks (crackle) and gives your pieces a vintage or antique look. Because the glaze is transparent, colours and decoration underneath stay visible.

The glaze is intended for decorative items only, not for dinnerware. It is therefore suitable for vases, bowls used as decoration, figures and other pieces that will not come into contact with food.

Applying the crackle glaze

Apply the glaze to properly bisque-fired clay. Mayco recommends a bisque firing to cone 04 (approx. 1063 °C, guide value per Orton chart). A wide, soft brush helps you lay the coats evenly.

• Shake the glaze well before use
• Apply three coats, letting each one dry
• Fire to cone 06 (approx. 998 °C, guide value per Orton chart), oxidising
• Use only 1–2 coats of colour or glaze under the crackle glaze, as too much material underneath can prevent cracking

Cone 06 or cone 6?

According to Mayco, at cone 06 the result is a transparent, cracked surface through which decoration underneath remains visible. At cone 6 (approx. 1222 °C, guide value per Orton chart) the crackle pattern is more clearly defined, but the surface then will not take ink or stain. If you want to emphasise the cracks after firing, fire to cone 06. Then wipe acrylic paint or ink over the piece and wipe it off again, so that the colour stays in the cracks.

Mayco CC-101 Transparent Crackle product details

• Manufacturer: Mayco, Classic Crackles series
• Code and name: CC-101 Transparent Crackle
• Finish: transparent, with fine cracks (crackle)
• Contents: 118 ml (4 oz)
• Firing: cone 06 oxidising (approx. 998 °C, guide value per Orton chart)
• Application: brush
• Suitability: decorative use only, not for dinnerware
• Seal: ACMI AP (Approved Product)
• Origin: USA

You will also need: wide, soft brush; bisque-fired ceramics (bisque firing to cone 04); kiln

Not suitable for dinnerware or for contact with food (Not Dinnerware Safe). For decorative items only, as the surface crackles. According to ACMI, the ACMI AP (Approved Product) seal means: no hazard labelling.