Hey everyone.. I know this question is very elementary but I guess it is just something I never learned, or have forgotten over the years.... anyway, my synspar opaque is coming out of the oven on 1st bake cracked, I do try to keep the 1st layer thin and even.... thoughts on how to remedy this? Let the copings sit longer to dry? Reduce drying time? Less water in opaque mix? More water?!!? (lol, ok, I know that one is wrong... ) I fill the cracks in on 2nd bake and they come down beautiful, if the cracks are too big, I grind them open a bit before that 2nd bake... but come on, I remember when I first started opaquing kind of "showing off" that I could do 1 layer opaques they were so perfect!! LOL!! my how times change....
Thanks for your input!!!
~Willa