Post a pic of your pot please, that will help determine the best method.
You could try muriatic acid. Pro method would be sand blasting. Agree with leaving it outside and it will get less shiny on its own.
How to make a bonsai pot less shiny
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You could try muriatic acid. Pro method would be sand blasting. Agree with leaving it outside and it will get less shiny on its own.
Tieball
Masterpiece
I think that outdoor exposure to all the environment has to offer is best. If you don’t have a bonsai for the pot just yet then just put the empty pot on one of your benches with full Sun and rain exposure.
Some time ago, I lowered a gloss slightly by just rubbing over and over with crumpled newspaper. The newspaper is like a very high number grit.
Some time ago, I lowered a gloss slightly by just rubbing over and over with crumpled newspaper. The newspaper is like a very high number grit.
Barbells and bonsai
Mame
Keep it away from light sources and it won’t shine. Probably will kill whatever tree is in said shiny pot though
Paradox
Marine Bonsologist
Resell the pot if you don't like it
Next time buy an unglazed pot if you don't want shiny glaze on it
Do not damage it with sand paper....
Charlo
Sapling
The pics online did not show the shine. It did look like it was very close to being matte. I would love to find someone to give me the $450 plus tax and shipping I paid for it. However, I am not a sales person and don’t want to deal with the hassle of sales and shipping. It is modern Japanese, but if it was antique I would not touch it.
Gabler
Masterpiece
That's why it's shiny. As Rockm pointed out, it needs time to dull a bit.
Just store it outside under your benches and let it age gracefully. Plastic surgery never looks right.
It's Kev
Omono
my pots all cost under 50CNY and their brilliant shine comes back with minimal effort
Gabler
Masterpiece
Yeah, but they do lose their shine if you don't put in that minimal effort. OP wants the pot to lose its shine, which will happen on its own in time.
I'm a potter and I read Michael Ryan Bell's blog. Out of curiosity, could you tell us who the potter is?
leatherback
The Treedeemer
A well-known befriended potter told me he every once in a while puts pots in the dishwasher for a few cycles. Make sure to NOT include the glass-protective salt in there. That effectively erodes the glazing.
I thought he was joking when he told me, but.. nope, he was dead serious.
Never tried it myself.
I thought he was joking when he told me, but.. nope, he was dead serious.
Never tried it myself.
WNC Bonsai
Masterpiece
My potter wife suggests wet sanding using a fine sandpaper under a stream of water. I would test it on a hidden area or a broken pot. Too large a grit might leave streaks.
Tieball
Masterpiece
- You bought it. You don’t want the effort to sell it (…and I totally understand). So, just plant a tree in it.
- Display it on a shelf where you can see it to remind yourself not to do that again. One day in the future you may want a pot like this. Just save it on the shelf.
- Give it to a bonsai person near you and ask for nothing in return. I’ve done this.
- Display it on a shelf where you can see it to remind yourself not to do that again. One day in the future you may want a pot like this. Just save it on the shelf.
- Give it to a bonsai person near you and ask for nothing in return. I’ve done this.
Lionheart
Yamadori
Or sandblasting
Applicative
Mame
sounds like silver polishing cloth. Often guitars and others are buffed like this. Buffing can produce abrasion to either dull or shine depending on what you want.
buffing and shining actually cut into the finish, very finely, generally in woodworking that's from course finish (like a paint brush) up by increasing grits. Each grit is actually producing fiber and finer scratches into the surface.
Dulling is the opposite, your going down to a tougher finish. Sandpaper is likely way way way too aggressive.
the other aspect is you can't work spot by spot. You need to buff the entirety to the exact same level.
it's your pot and I doubt a glaze is much different than so many other finished objects, though it's likely more akin to glass than anything else.
silver cloth, wet sanding, Mr clean eraser, steel wool etc, these all range from like 20,000 grit to 1000 grit. Using too low of a grit would likely destroy the finish by being extremely aggressive.
Those polishing pastes and compounds are just extremely fine ground glass or abrasive (silver polish at home depot)
buffing and shining actually cut into the finish, very finely, generally in woodworking that's from course finish (like a paint brush) up by increasing grits. Each grit is actually producing fiber and finer scratches into the surface.
Dulling is the opposite, your going down to a tougher finish. Sandpaper is likely way way way too aggressive.
the other aspect is you can't work spot by spot. You need to buff the entirety to the exact same level.
it's your pot and I doubt a glaze is much different than so many other finished objects, though it's likely more akin to glass than anything else.
silver cloth, wet sanding, Mr clean eraser, steel wool etc, these all range from like 20,000 grit to 1000 grit. Using too low of a grit would likely destroy the finish by being extremely aggressive.
Those polishing pastes and compounds are just extremely fine ground glass or abrasive (silver polish at home depot)
vp999
Masterpiece
Honestly if it bothers you that much just get another pot and save this one for future trees...Always goo to have space pots laying around.
Applicative
Mame
honestly I bet a matching shoe polished not buffed up would dull it. Even a clear / semi transparent wax.
Deep Sea Diver
Imperial Masterpiece
Once again…apply glass etching paste such as you buy at the hobby and craft stores to etch glass! Simply apply it only to the glazed areas, not the non-glazed clay…. suggest yet again doing tests first because you will want to see how long you need to leave it on to get the desired finish you want.
Got this from a ceramic website blog. Ought to work splendidly.
CBest
DSD sends
Got this from a ceramic website blog. Ought to work splendidly.
CBest
DSD sends
leatherback
The Treedeemer
Yup. Same thinking at the dishwasher. Low grade chemical etching of the smooth glaze top.
Mechanical damaging I think will create too much of a pattern-creation risk
In the end, just using the pot, leaving it outside will over the years also dull it
. This is why old pots are more valuable than new pots, and why pots are often stored completely exposed..Similar threads
