How To Repair Clay Statues

Pace-by-step process of filling a large gap or missing pieces on a pottery vessel or sculpture using the best commercially available materials. This production (PC-Super-Epoxy) works extremely well where missing volume is required to exist filled upwards and strengthened without sagging or dripping used on horizontal or vertical surfaces. This process can employ to damaged plate, vase, bowl, pitcher, figurine or any pottery, mainland china or ceramic vessel.
What Will You Need - cementing and filling large gap - ceramic vessel
i. Ii-part articulate five minutes PC-Clear epoxy two. Wooden stick, paper clip or a pivot-tool 3. A container with pvc pebbles, rice or sand 4 . Razor blade 5. Denatured or 91% Alcohol 6. Paper pad to mix PC-Clear Epoxy on 7. Good low-cal 8. Protective eyewear Where to get PC-Supper Epoxy and PC-Articulate Epoxy Of import: Ceramic restoration materials are non food-rubber, liquid or heat proof (over 190 degrees F) and repaired items should not be used on cooking or food serving ware more...
Cementing Ceramic Pieces Steps
Brand sure the pieces are clean using alcohol. If the particular has been fixed before clean off any old agglutinative, or the new adhesive may non bond properly. Instruction to remove old adhesives.	Identify even amounts of 5-minutes clear epoxy on a paper or paper-thin pad
Mix epoxy well with a pin tool, paper clip or a wooden stick.	Use epoxy mix to one side using a pintool or a wooden stick
Utilise merely enough adhesive to embrace the edge. Also little will leave gaps, resulting in a weak repair	Place cleaved piece over the epoxy. Important: You have only well-nigh 60-90 seconds from get-go of epoxy mixing to consummate the broken piece'due south permanent placement before the epoxy becomes gummy and not workable
Rapidly bring together the pieces together while applying light pressure to squeeze actress epoxy out. You only have about 60–90 seconds from start of epoxy mixing to placement before the epoxy becomes gummy and unworkable. Do not wipe off the squeezed-off epoxy to avoid smearing.	Verify that pieces tin stay steady during the cure period (permit it cure at 75 degrees F or warmer)
Bend blade for amend access clearing unwanted cured epoxy. Warning - wearable protective eyewear	Let the epoxy cure for 60 or more minutes before removing backlog cured epoxy with a blade
Filling Large Gap or Missing Piece on Ceramic, Pottery or Sculpture
	Clasp PC-Super Epoxy Filler on a disposable pad
PC-Super Epoxy Filler fix for mixing - notice the two colors	Mix the PC-Super Epoxy Filler until blue disappears
Carefully utilise the mixed PC-Super Epoxy Filler to the deep cavity	Missing piece area all filled up with Super Epoxy Filler
Pour 91% booze in a cup
Gently shine acme surface of PC-Super Epoxy Filler	Await several hours for PC-Super Epoxy Filler to cure
	If fine filler is required, see this tutorial using PC-11 Filler