Amateur Crafter Posted January 1, 2020 Report Share Posted January 1, 2020 My cousin has asked me if I can fix an old piece of pottery he got from his father. The only value is sentimental, no pressure there! The piece is probably from the 50's. It needs to be repainted then reglazed. Any suggestions? Sorry, I tried to figure out how to insert a picture, but couldn't figure it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liambesaw Posted January 1, 2020 Report Share Posted January 1, 2020 Depending on how it's broken, I've seen chips repaired with nail polish, and cracks are easy with some ceramic super glue. Unfortunately there are no "permanent" fixes that I'm aware of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callie Beller Diesel Posted January 1, 2020 Report Share Posted January 1, 2020 Firing things back together is theoretically possible, but not feasible in most instances. In the absence of knowing how it was fired in the first place, anything you try is a guess. Glue is your best bet. It’ll add to the story of the piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rae Reich Posted January 5, 2020 Report Share Posted January 5, 2020 It doesn't sound like you're repairing a broken pot. If you just want to re-do the surface decoration and the piece won't be used for food or drink, there are non-fired as well as oven fired paints for ceramic and glass that you could use, finished, perhaps, with a clear acrylic spray. I would not recommend putting an older piece back into a kiln unless you know for certain what the original clay, glazes and firing temperature were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denice Posted January 5, 2020 Report Share Posted January 5, 2020 You also have the problem of the glazes not being compatible. I found some cheap plates and decided to try glazing a pattern on them. They looked perfect when I took them out of the kiln, since they were a test I stood them up on a shelf. About a year later I starting hearing a binging noise and a shard of glaze landed next to me, the added glaze pattern was flying off the plates. Denice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted January 6, 2020 Report Share Posted January 6, 2020 22 hours ago, Denice said: You also have the problem of the glazes not being compatible. I found some cheap plates and decided to try glazing a pattern on them. They looked perfect when I took them out of the kiln, since they were a test I stood them up on a shelf. About a year later I starting hearing a binging noise and a shard of glaze landed next to me, the added glaze pattern was flying off the plates. Denice same thing will happen to glass. It takes a year or three but it will more likely than not separate and fall/pop off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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