Question I used a paint pen on the bottom of a mug before it was glazed and put in the kiln. Now I understand that this was not a good idea. Is there any way to remove the paint pen or cover it up with darker paint? What will happen if I just leave it and fire it? Will is simply evaporate or cause some sort of chemical reaction in the kiln? I certainly don't want to ruin all the children's projects.
Answer Kristi,
What type of paint is it? Most will burn off in the kiln completely. Did you just do one mug or all of them? You could wash off the glaze, if it's not fired already, run the mug through a bisque fire & it should burn off. If you've already glazed the bottom of the mug & fired it, what happened? You can try a dark glaze, like cobalt (blue) or dark green to cover it. I'm assuming this is a low fire. Let me know if I can help further. Leisha
