Got a crack / fracture repair project ! Hxtal

[George Ingraham]

Total flop...

Could not get the Hxtal to absorb into the crack very well.. And the little bit I was able to get it to absorb, because of the dark staining within the crack that I could remove, the crack would always have shown any way..

 

[surfaceone]

Hey George,

Sorry to hear of flopdom on the hxtal project:

Did you happen to notice these offerings from a new member:

https://www.antique-bottles.net/forum/Chinese-Antique-Snuff-bottles/m-518423/tm.htm

https://www.antique-bottles.net/forum/Beijing-glass-bottle/m-519106/tm.htm

I figured that you, of all our far flung members, might offer the best response.

Fare thee well...

 

[AntiqueMeds]

I have heard heating it makes it less viscous for filling cracks but as you say if the fracture is stained you arent going to achieve a nice transparent repair.
Heating it also runs the risk of forming micro-bubbles in the HXTAL.

 

[George Ingraham]

ORIGINAL: surfaceone

Hey George,

Sorry to hear of flopdom on the hxtal project:

Did you happen to notice these offerings from a new member:

https://www.antique-bottles.net/forum/Chinese-Antique-Snuff-bottles/m-518423/tm.htm

Yes, I saw those bottles.. He signed up and posted them on my forum..

Right or wrong, I deleted his membership right off the bat.. Not only are the bottles extremely high priced, but myself and other members have a problem with someones first posting being that of selling something.. Not only selling something, but asking rediculous high price.. Those are about 30.00 bottles.. Not several thousand dollar bottles..

AntiqueMeds,

Yes, it was the heating of the bottle that did help, but the stains were just not going to work out..

Will likely try again sometime on another one though !

 

[AntiqueMeds]

have a problem with someones first posting being that of selling something

I think that is a universal mostly un-written rule of forum etiquette.
I would tend to overlook it if they stick around and discuss what they are selling as the seller did here.

 

[George Ingraham]

ORIGINAL: AntiqueMeds

have a problem with someones first posting being that of selling something

I would tend to overlook it if they stick around and discuss what they are selling as the seller did here.

Agreed...

 

[surfaceone]

Hello George,

Thanks for your insight, and excellent forum etiquette policies.

I'm not too tuned in on the whole pricing angle, but thought the prices asked were stratospheric...