lady Posted September 23, 2019 Report Share Posted September 23, 2019 I am fond of my good china (Lenox) and every day (Sonoma, Oatmeal) and have lots of service pieces. Over the years it has some cuts and scratches as well as the Sonoma has crazing in the glaze. Is there any remedy I can do at home? I read about cold glaze, baking in the oven. But have not found specific directions if it will work on my dishware. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neilestrick Posted September 23, 2019 Report Share Posted September 23, 2019 You could, in theory, refire the pieces to get the scratches to melt out, however you'd have to know the firing temp the used when making it, and it would probably change the look of the pieces. Unfortunately, dishes wear out over time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liambesaw Posted September 23, 2019 Report Share Posted September 23, 2019 7 minutes ago, neilestrick said: Unfortunately, dishes wear out over time. Thank God Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady Posted September 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2019 Thank you Neil. I actually thought of that and put an ad on Nextdoor.com to see if any one had a kiln or where I could have it done. No one answered. I know the cone - 4 to be refired. The price of replacement pieces for my pattern ( so many service pieces that are fine) dictate that it would be economically feasible to refire them. Maybe I should buy a kiln!!! I tried one patterned piece years ago. just to try. Awful, it ran and faded not usable. I will seek a place to refire one piece. (Sarasota FL) Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady Posted September 23, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2019 2 minutes ago, liambesaw said: Thank God 3 minutes ago, liambesaw said: Thank God Good for the economy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liambesaw Posted September 23, 2019 Report Share Posted September 23, 2019 3 minutes ago, lady said: Good for the economy! Good for potters Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldlady Posted September 30, 2019 Report Share Posted September 30, 2019 lady, try Carla's Clay. it is not open on monday but will open tomorrow. Oldlady Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady Posted September 30, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2019 Thanks so much. Only 8 miles from me. I read her FB page and website I truly will contact her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew engineer Posted May 22, 2021 Report Share Posted May 22, 2021 I would be very interested to know how the re-firing went. If there are chipped places might you think of applying new glaze to the damaged area? I have occasionally tried repairing broken china by 'glueing' with glaze, propping the piece in the kiln so that gravity holds the assembly together, and firing. I would appreciate any advice on refining this process. Andrew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callie Beller Diesel Posted May 22, 2021 Report Share Posted May 22, 2021 Hi @Andrew engineer, It looks like the OP hasn’t been back to the forum since she made that last post 2 years ago. (You can click on someone’s bio to see when someone last checked in.) I would venture that adding any new glaze to a piece of unknown providence is going to prove a crap shoot at best. If you don’t know what the original glaze chemistry was, or the original firing range, you’d need to do some testing to figure that out first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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