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Posted by Jerry  on February 20, 2007, 2:19 pm, in reply to "repair of hairline"
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Hi Cal, first and foremost, I am not a repair-person but I will share what I know. Hopefully, some of our club experts will follow my comments. Repairing chips, cracks and hairlines is somewhat like doing body work on an old classic car - you get back exactly what you put into it. There is alot of time spent in preparing the piece for the repair or restoration. Most Restorers I know will grind out the area where the damage is before they do most anything else. I believe, a very small hole is drilled at the end of the hairline to stop it from going farther up/along the piece. A body filler is prepared and the ground out area is filled and sanded. I think some restorers will put support "pins" across the crack to help reinforce the filler. Painting the piece to match the pattern and applying a glaze seems to be one of the most difficult steps in the process of restoring a piece. Color match is very difficult. There are alot of steps I have omitted and abbreviated. The temperature of the piece must be at certain points for a specific steps to work. The glue you discussed will turn yellow after a short time. If the candlesticks are of value, I would suggest investing money to restore them correctly. Flow blue, mulberry and polychrome candlesticks bring good money in many markets. I hope this helps. We have several Restorers in this club as do most of the clubs that collect and educate others on their beauty and history. We have had many classes on how to make repairs, how to clean china/ironstone and how to recognize repairs/restorations. These classes take place at our national conventions. We will have some great classes this July in Indianapolis IN. Hope you decide to join this club - for what you receive, its a great buy. Take care, Jerry
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