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When repairing
porcelain or china there are two methods. One is mending in which
the broken pieces are mated and glued together. A line will still
show. The other method is restoration. This involves mending, painting,
glazing and filling. It can cost a customer up to ten times more the
price of mending alone.
Glass, unfortunately, cannot be restored, only repaired. It is just
about impossible to add glass to glass. It involves matching the
exact formulas used in the processing of the glass item. If a goblet
encounters a large chip around the rim, Wayne would imply cut it
down until abut 80% of the damage is gone. He would then roll the
edges and one could not see the difference. It is possible to notice
a difference in the height of the goblet as compared to it's matched
stemware, but since most glass prior to 1972 was hand blown, the
height of each goblet would vary anyway. The other most common repair
in glassware is when an item has split in half. First, Wayne checks
for additional cracks. The more chips along the break, the more
damage will show. The type of adhesive used can hide up to 90% of
the break. If the crack is clean, in other words, if there are no
chips along the edges, the pieces can be used as before. If not,
it would be best to leave it out for display purpose only. The adhesive
used is an acid and bonds permanently. It is dishwasher and microwave
safe.
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