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Do it yourself - Reliable Materials and Purchase Sources
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Ceramic and China Repair & Restoration Complete Kit:
This is a Do-It-Yourself Kit especially made for repairing broken ceramic, broken china, and broken porcelain items. These are Professional Quality products in a convenient and affordable size for minor to mid size repairs. Kit will fix up to 5 average size repairs.
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IMPORTANT: Ceramic restoration materials are not food safe, liquid or heat proof (over 190 degree F) and repaired items should not be used on cooking or food serving ware more...
A. Cleaning, Old Cement Removal and Surface Preparation
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Cleaning Old Glue: Goof Off removes stains, paint, oil, cements, glues and cold glazes. It does not remove all 2-part epoxies.
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This thinner is specifically designed for ColdGlaze Pro 2, solvent based for cleaning acrylic paints, Ultimate Golds & Silver Sylmasta products.
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Surface cleaning: Acetone or Lacquer thinner do a good job cleaning surfaces before applying cements, coloring or cold glazing. Do not use alcohol for surface cleaning! It leave oily coat on surface. Can be purchased in any hardware store
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B. Two-Parts Epoxies and Cements For Ceramic, Glass and Stone
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Fast Cure Clear Epoxy TR25: Restorer Supplies or Loctite 3-5 minutes cure time strong bond. Smells a bit. With a sharp knife, cut off excess glue after the first hour but prior to 3 hours. Can be mixed with pigments to match ceramic color. Get thinner at 120 degree F. ($7)
Demo of it's strength: Video clip
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Slower Cure Clear Epoxy: This is a standard rapid setting epoxy that is very popular in England. Araldite Rapid initially cures in 5-10 minutes, but gains in strength overnight. ($15)
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Higher strength, clarity and quality clear epoxy. UHU clear epoxy family are 2-component epoxy adhesives for heavy-duty applications. The bond strength can be increased by curing at a higher temperature. It will set with a very hard surface finish, with high resistance to impact, ageing and moisture. Cures in 2-6 hours ($14)
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Glass and Ceramic Repair: Optically Clear Epoxy. Araldite 2020 was specifically designed for glass bonding. It is suitable for clear castings and laminates. Araldite 2020 is a low- viscosity, two- component system which cures at room temperature. Cures in 2-6 hours.
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Glass Repair and Fine Cracks Filler: Optically clear epoxy. Used most often as an adhesive for bonding glass, cures clear and can be thinned with aromatic or ketone solvents thus enabling the application by air brush. Soluble in Methylene Dichloride. Hxtal can be tinted, and is often used that way for color matching the glass, ceramic or porcelain. Cures in 2-4 days. Expensive
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Stone & Marble Repair This Stone Repair Kit is light-years beyond its competition. This kit is for all granite & marble surfaces. Use it to repair chips & scratches. It is both, temperature and UV stable. Repairs from this kit will not crack-out. You can get up to 40 repairs per kit.
This kit contains pulverized stone dust, powdered pigments, pumice blocks, mixing cups & sticks and 2-Last Patch Gel w/ catalyst. Instructions included.
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C. Epoxy Fillers That Cures Extremely Hard
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Magic Sculpt is a two-part epoxy putty specifically designed to meet the needs of modelers, crafters and sculptors alike. Magic Sculpt is one of the only epoxies that will smooth out with water. It can be sanded and drilled.
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Magic Smooth is similar to Magic Sculp; however it is much more lower in viscosity than a putty. Magic Smooth has a consistency of a thick honey, which allows you to fill-in curved areas without it flowing out of your working area. It spreads like a creamy peanut butter and is easier to work into cracks and smaller chipped areas where you may feel that the Magic Sculp is too dense for.
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J-B Weld is two-part epoxy system that provides strong, lasting repairs to metal and multiple surfaces. It forms a permanent bond and can be shaped, tapped, filed, sanded and drilled after curing. J-B Weld sets in 20-25 minutes to a dark grey color. A full cure is reached in 15-24 hours. J-B Weld has a tensile strength of 3960 PSI and sets to a hard bond overnight. It can withstand temperatures up to 550ºF
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White Slow Cure Epoxy Filler: PC-11 is off-white and slow cure time and sandable / drillable filler epoxy. Powder color pigments can be mixed in for closer color match to the repaired ceramic. Slow cure time set in 30-40 minutes and fully cures in 10-12 hours. See a step by step repair using PC-11.
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Dark Grey Slow Cure Epoxy Filler for maximum bonding power of tremendous strength. PC-7 formulation provides extended working time, set in 60 minutes and fully cured in 24 hours. PC 7 is sandable / drillable filler epoxy with great bonding power.
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PC-Fahrenheit is a hand moldable putty epoxy designed for increased temperatures. Temperatures extremes of 350°F (176°C) to 500°F (260°C). PC- Fahrenheit sets in 8 minutes to a dark grey color. A full cure is reached in 60 minutes.
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Mold Making Materials
Rigid clear casting that is commonly used for lenses, encapsulations, and water reproductions.
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Casting Resin
two-part liquid urethane casting systems designed for use by sculptors. A wide a variety of fillers can be incorporated into this casting resins such as, metal powders, micas, pigments, non-water based dyes, marble dust, micro balloons, and solid glass spheres.
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Water Clear Casting Resin
Rigid clear casting that is commonly used for lenses, encapsulations, and water reproductions.
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D. Coloring Paints and Pigment
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High Quality Acrylic Paints: Matisse Derivan Acrylics paints are high quality and can be used with the over coating and additives listed below..Where to Purchase
An all-purpose, premium quality acrylic paint Americana is water-based and non-toxic and has a matte finish that can be varnished to create various sheens. Highly pigmented. Excellent one coat coverage. Purchase at Mister Art
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Metallic Silver and Gold Paints: Ultimate Gold & Silver have been developed by Sylmasta to fulfill a void for high quality gold's. These golds and silvers are compatible with other Sylmasta products. They can be mixed with the dry pigments as well as the solvent-based acrylics.
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Iridescence and Gold Leaf
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Water Clear Resin
Rigid clear casting that is commonly used for lenses, encapsulations, and water reproductions.
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Acrylic Additives: Liquitex Fluid Mediums are designed to be mixed with acrylic paints or be applied over for the right sheen, protection, durability and texture.
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E. Cold Glazes
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High End Cold Glaze - ColdGlaze (Advancement to Rustins) is a 2 Part Epoxy System. ColdGlaze system has been specially developed for the re-glazing of repairs on china, ceramics porcelains etc. It cures to a tough; almost glass hard finish, which has excellent clear characteristics.
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Matting Agent S532 - This is a matting agent for ColdGlaze Pro 2 & ChinaGlaze. For a matte finish, simply mix Sylmasta Matting Agent S532 with the Coldglaze PRO 2 or ChinaGlaze to achieve desired finish.
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Cotton Flox: A structural resin filler. The mixture of cotton fiber and epoxy is referred to as "flox". The mixture is used in structural joints and in areas where a very hard, durable buildup is required. Where to Purchase
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One-part Urethane Cold Glaze: Water-clear, durable one part cold glaze. Slight-yellowing when exposed to day light. Very good finish at a reasonable quality without dealing with "two-parts epoxy" mess. The rod finish industry worked for long and hard to create very tough finishes and are sold in small quantities at lower cost. Generally - not recommended.
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G. Misc. and Tools |
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Kutzall Tungsten Sculpting Burrs:
These tools are fast-cutting and long lasting, designed to work easily and efficiently where other conventional tools fail
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ProTouch Micro Paint Brush:
Place or remove the smallest drops of paint with non-linting, non-absorbing fibers. Exact positioning even in the hardest to reach locations.
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Dental Supplies and Tools
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Micro-Mesh products enhance the performance, life and appearance of materials and products. These "cushioned", long lasting fine abrasives provide the ultimate finishes "sanding" results.
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