Pitoon
Imperial Masterpiece
The link you posted is to the same thread you posted the link on.
Kintsugi for beginners
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RJG2
Omono
How well does the gold leaf hold up if it's inside the pot under the substrate?
RJG2
Omono
What did you use for the powder? Something like this?
ABCarve
Masterpiece
Gold is inert and doesn’t corrode. It may scratch from the substrate but who cares ..... the JB is doing the work. This is a sign I carved that hung outside my studio for 25+ years. The gold is as good as when it was put on. The rest of the sign.....not so good.
JudyB
Queen of the Nuts
Yes exactly, just try to find one that doesn’t have glitter or sparkles in it as some crafting stuff does.
RJG2
Omono
Japonicus
Imperial Masterpiece
Love your sign
Repair with JB, hmm now I'm subbed to the thread for future reference.
Thanks
Repair with JB, hmm now I'm subbed to the thread for future reference.
Thanks
RJG2
Omono
Do you remember what grit you used?
ABCarve
Masterpiece
I think the white ones are 120 grit. It’s been a while since I’ve bought them.
RJG2
Omono
Thanks again for this resource!
This is probably obvious to others, but the finish of the epoxy is very important in the end result. If there are any places that didn't get filled perfectly, or sanded flat with the surface of the pot it will show quite a bit once the gold is applied.
Here's my attempt on a @sorce pot, because he decided to experiment with his packaging on my shipment (good thing he's so generous, and it was the freebie!
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Epoxied, starting to sand:
Sanded (with those flap wheels):
Gold leaf applied:
Bonus, ornament that broke when our Christmas tree fell over:
This is probably obvious to others, but the finish of the epoxy is very important in the end result. If there are any places that didn't get filled perfectly, or sanded flat with the surface of the pot it will show quite a bit once the gold is applied.
Here's my attempt on a @sorce pot, because he decided to experiment with his packaging on my shipment (good thing he's so generous, and it was the freebie!
).Epoxied, starting to sand:
Sanded (with those flap wheels):
Gold leaf applied:
Bonus, ornament that broke when our Christmas tree fell over:
ABCarve
Masterpiece
@RJG2 good effort!! There are sizes (glues) available that will work much better and easier than spar varnish. They can smooth out your sanding a bit. You still need to be able to paint evenly. Go here, there’s a lot of fun products just for gilding. https://www.goldenleafproducts.com/...MI74jKhazO7QIVzcDACh0VqQeSEAAYASAAEgKiLfD_BwE
sorce
Nonsense Rascal
RJG2
Omono
Thanks! It was a surprisingly enjoyable/rewarding project. I have a friend that owns a sign shop, maybe I'll offer my new skill
RJG2
Omono
No you don't! Well, as long as the ones I actually bought aren't broken, I still haven't opened them yet - my wife stole the box and wrapped it for Christmas.
That's what I get for buying myself presents; can't wait!
Forsoothe!
Imperial Masterpiece
I've had some pots repaired and put aside for a couple months and finally found some time to try this. I managed to loose a piece of this nice little 5" dia brown bowl and had to place that. I viewed this as a practice piece and really, expected to toss it and just hoped to learn enough to go on from there...
The last thing I wanted to happen was to fill-in the seams and be working the gold and have it collapse on me, or break in use somewhere down the line, so I decided to laminated the interior with epoxy & fiberglass. That would make it bulletproof. It can be broken, but it won't actually come apart. It's ready here...
A couple layers of lightweight cloth works fine...
And here, filled and 23k gold applied. It certainly was a learning process, but I stumbled through it and it looked pretty nice...
Cleaning up epoxy drools, finger prints, and otherwise sloppy fills was ugly and takes more time than just working more precisely. Much better to carefully apply the epoxy as a bead along the top of the seam as here on pot #2. I only have shots of the plan view as repaired (All this was done over a few weeks, so some steps were not photographed)
And here laminated...
I was really pleased with myself and a caught a lucky break. I bumped a little pot I really like and knocked it off the table onto the cement floor...
The last thing I wanted to happen was to fill-in the seams and be working the gold and have it collapse on me, or break in use somewhere down the line, so I decided to laminated the interior with epoxy & fiberglass. That would make it bulletproof. It can be broken, but it won't actually come apart. It's ready here...
A couple layers of lightweight cloth works fine...
And here, filled and 23k gold applied. It certainly was a learning process, but I stumbled through it and it looked pretty nice...
Cleaning up epoxy drools, finger prints, and otherwise sloppy fills was ugly and takes more time than just working more precisely. Much better to carefully apply the epoxy as a bead along the top of the seam as here on pot #2. I only have shots of the plan view as repaired (All this was done over a few weeks, so some steps were not photographed)
And here laminated...
I was really pleased with myself and a caught a lucky break. I bumped a little pot I really like and knocked it off the table onto the cement floor...
Forsoothe!
Imperial Masterpiece
Now I could execute a plan for the whole process. I carefully Krazy glued the pieces back together making sure the excess glue drooled or dripped to the interior or to the bottom of the exterior so I had less clean-up on the class A surface. The gold applied more cleanly and only got into the surface irregularities/pores which I scraped/scratched it off with an Xacto knife. That's a slow process and you need magnifying glasses to see that close and ruin the finished seam. It looks great...
As a matter of fact, it went so well I asked myself, "What's next? What pots would I really like to apply this art to?" How about a couple 1 inch accents?..
Hah! Nothing to it and they looked a skilled artist has been at work! So, let's go for broke with another of my favorite pot that is on break this winter...
It has inconvenient chips on the upper edges, been there for years...
So what now? I have a 14 inch Dale Cochoy Pot I bought from him about 2006 that is also resting this winter, so...
Break a Dale Cochoy pot to fix it with kintsugi? Nah, clean the surface with MEK solvent and apply the bead of epoxy, and apply the gold and ipso presto First Class is upgraded. Thank You @ABCarve for a lesson well learned of a brand new ancient art!
As a matter of fact, it went so well I asked myself, "What's next? What pots would I really like to apply this art to?" How about a couple 1 inch accents?..
Hah! Nothing to it and they looked a skilled artist has been at work! So, let's go for broke with another of my favorite pot that is on break this winter...
It has inconvenient chips on the upper edges, been there for years...
So what now? I have a 14 inch Dale Cochoy Pot I bought from him about 2006 that is also resting this winter, so...Break a Dale Cochoy pot to fix it with kintsugi? Nah, clean the surface with MEK solvent and apply the bead of epoxy, and apply the gold and ipso presto First Class is upgraded. Thank You @ABCarve for a lesson well learned of a brand new ancient art!
Forsoothe!
Imperial Masterpiece
Naturally, I just had to show my wife how superior I was. She immediately fell in love with number one and appropriated it as a gift for my son's wife with a nice big red Amaryllis that I will replace with something currently in season when it is done looking good.
Good idea, but that pot's no longer in my bonsai inventory. She also fell in love with #2 green oval and it will be a Cyclamen houseplant now.
0 for 2.
Good idea, but that pot's no longer in my bonsai inventory. She also fell in love with #2 green oval and it will be a Cyclamen houseplant now.
0 for 2.
Bonsai4life
Sapling
Awesome job!
ABCarve
Masterpiece
Yahoo! Glad to see you enjoying yourself. I’m sure your wife is enjoying it too! I guess this covid isolation thing can have a good side. I don’t know where my head would be if I didn’t have pots to make. Keep up the good work!!!
Bonsaidoorguy
Chumono
So the squirrels knocked this accent pot off of an upper shelf and it hit a rock and broke, so I thought I'd try something more than just epoxying it together. That pot was pretty hard to drill, I've done holes in pottery to repurpose it and with no problem, but that put the bit to the test.The wire is twisted tight and I think it actually is functional in helping hold it together.
I'm just glad that I can replant the dwarf hosta back in. Gives me a chance tho split it up.
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