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That broken Roman pot I tried to glue back together taught me patience
Found a piece of terra sigillata in a field near York last summer and spent 4 hours trying to reassemble it with the wrong adhesive. Learned the hard way that pH neutral glue is the only way to go with ancient ceramics - the normal stuff eats right through the patina. Anyone else ruin a good find with bad restoration choices?
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margareto2629d ago
Oh man, I feel your pain on this one. Ruined a little glass bottle from a Roman site because I used super glue like an idiot. The stuff turned cloudy and peeled off the surface in gross white patches. What finally worked for me was Paraloid B-72. You mix it with acetone and it dries clear and doesn't hurt the artifact. I buy it in little pellets online and keep a jar mixed up all the time now. Total lifesaver for tricky repairs like that.
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william_harris29d ago
Actually, Paraloid B-72 isn't mixed with acetone. It's a common mistake people make. You need to use a different solvent like xylene or toluene for B-72. Acetone evaporates way too fast and won't dissolve the pellets properly. If you try mixing it with acetone, you'll end up with a clumpy mess that's impossible to work with. I learned that the hard way myself. You want something slower drying so you can actually brush it on and position the pieces. That's the trick with acrylic resins - the solvent matters just as much as the resin.
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davis.noah29d ago
Oh I learned that one the hard way too, @william_harris. At least my mess was just a modern dollar store jar.
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