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 Post subject: Fixing terracotta
PostPosted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 18:24 
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My wife knocked over a really nice terracotta giraffe ornament we had, and the head broke off, a bit jagged but reasonably cleanly. It's fairly hefty.

I need to fix it back on and was wondering what is the fixative of choice. The wife loves trying (and failing, well she doesn't love the failing bit so much) to fix things with superglue, but I imagine that won't work too well.

I was just thinking of using a bit of cement and then painting over the scar to try and disguise it a bit, but if anyone has any better ideas.....

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 Post subject: Re: Fixing terracotta
PostPosted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 18:27 
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Superglue won't work very well because it'll soak into the terracotta. Epoxy would probably be a better bet.

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 Post subject: Re: Fixing terracotta
PostPosted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 18:31 
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I got some epoxy once, Araldite. Fucking rubbish it was, the other tube wasn't any better.


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 Post subject: Re: Fixing terracotta
PostPosted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 18:32 
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Craster wrote:
Superglue won't work very well because it'll soak into the terracotta. Epoxy would probably be a better bet.


Mmm, that's what I told her.

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 Post subject: Re: Fixing terracotta
PostPosted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 18:39 
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I got some epoxy once, Araldite. Fucking rubbish it was, the other tube wasn't any better.

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 Post subject: Re: Fixing terracotta
PostPosted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 19:14 
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You want superglue gel with activator.


Or, well araldite.


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 Post subject: Re: Fixing terracotta
PostPosted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 20:47 
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No More Nails?

I know a man who reversed his Land Rover into a wall and made it break in two and fall over (the wall not the Land Rover). He stuck it back together with No More Nails and it was still standing when he sold the house years later.

Or I could ask Mrs Chinny when she gets home as she is a ceramic specialist.


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 Post subject: Re: Fixing terracotta
PostPosted: Wed Jun 16, 2010 22:26 
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*blink*

Seriously, chinny?

I mean, no :attitude: ?


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 Post subject: Re: Fixing terracotta
PostPosted: Fri Jun 18, 2010 10:21 
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chinnyhill10 wrote:
Or I could ask Mrs Chinny when she gets home as she is a ceramic specialist.

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Did you fix it?

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