Repairing pot/porcelain - Das Pronto

[Murph7355]

Not scale model related admittedly, but does anyone have any recommendations for pot/porcelain repairs?

I remember using stuff called Das Pronto for modelling as a kid, but never as a means of repair. And am wondering if this might work...

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Murph7355 said:

Not scale model related admittedly, but does anyone have any recommendations for pot/porcelain repairs?

I remember using stuff called Das Pronto for modelling as a kid, but never as a means of repair. And am wondering if this might work...

I've never tried using DAS anything but I doubt if it would do what you'd need

One stuff I found recently that MIGHT is GS-Hypo Cement

Claims to repair with pinpoint precision (it has a needle thin applicator built in, blimey it's hard to pop the pin back down the tube with old man's eyes!) on non-porous surfaces.

I have used it on some modelling applications and it is almost invisible when dry, it is used by jewellers for watch glasses.

Sorry but I had to use the 'bay to get it...

[unclepockets]

What about Milliput? I've not used it for what must be 20 years but it's still available.

[Murph7355]

unclepockets said:

What about Milliput? I've not used it for what must be 20 years but it's still available.

I was thinking about this but not sure whether it would do the job either. I suspect it might be similar to Das Prontp (air drying clay?).

I need to use it to both fill gaps and stick a couple of parts together.

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Murph7355 said:

unclepockets said:

What about Milliput? I've not used it for what must be 20 years but it's still available.

I was thinking about this but not sure whether it would do the job either. I suspect it might be similar to Das Prontp (air drying clay?).

I need to use it to both fill gaps and stick a couple of parts together.

Ahh

I get it now, some holes in the porcelain huh?

Milliput do a good white material, it needs very careful mixing because both "parts" are white and you cannot tell easily whether it is ALL mixed together but it is a very good adhesive as well as a perfectly good gap filler.

You might still have a "shineyness" issue when the repair is finished but I would say that White MilliP would work nicely for you, it can be very smoothly finished if you wet the "put" as you finish off.

Good luck

As for if Milliput is a good adhesive, I used it on a recent build to stick a pair of engines to the wing of my latest scratchbuild model. Perfect job.

[Murph7355]

Thanks guys. Will give Millput a go.