thin fire shelf paper

[Anne]

Boy, I'm just starting on a new batch of thin fire paper and this stuff is the pits!! It's heavier than what I was using in the past and I'm finding that I have to put extra pieces of glass on all four corners - if I don't sometime during the process the paper flips up.  If it lands on my glass then I have a dull  almost matte finish where the paper went and it's not cleanable! (in effect wrecking the piece)  It also clings to the bottom of the glass that was on the shelf so is a mess to clean up.  The last thin fire paper I used just turned to powder.  I thought this one was Bullseye like my first batch, now I'm wondering. 

Anyone else experiencing this?

[Kev]

What you using now is what I first had and it was exactly like you describe. Since then the local shop has switched to bullseye thinfire......what a difference..so much smoother, cleaner, and easier to clean up...I love it!

[Anne]

oh boy, I have 100 sheets of this paper to use up.  Such a drag!!  And the bullseye paper doesn't flip up on your project either Kev!   Obviously this isn't Bullseye.

[Kev]

I cut mine about a 1/2 inch bigger then i need all the way around and even with that other paper, had no flip up.

[Anne]

I have a hot shot kiln so my shelf is round.  My paper is overlapping but still flips up.  Maybe something to do with the shelf being round or the kiln.  Who knows!  Anyway I've learned this lesson the hard way. It's probably a less expensive paper.  I can't remember as I bought it a long time ago and split the order with a friend.  Just goes to show, you get what you pay for!!

Everyone else can learn from my mistake.  Don't buy this junk guys!! Get Bullseye!

[ct4mom]

I bought bullseye...but thanks for the heads up

[Becki]

Bullseye is now labeling Thinfire on the "wrong" side...it helps identify the smoother side and identify the good paper!

[Kev]

Yes...it makes it very easy to know which side down.

[Linde]

I've only ever used Bullseye thinfire paper and I've never had a problem with curling up and I never weigh the corners down. I like that they are now labeling one side...takes the guesswork out of deciding which is the smoother side.