I put a plate that was broken in three separate pieces and scotch taped back together in a large container and submerged it in milk.
How to fix ceramic plate with milk.
Then placed it in the refrigerator for three days and pulled out one perfect plate.
You want the milk to cover the leaking area and then some to account for evaporation.
I never thought this would work but tried it after my son told me it would work.
Pour milk already close to its expiration date into the teapot.
While the overall effect of kintsugi is that of a repaired ceramic when it s fixed the break in the piece becomes part of its structure and part of its beauty.
If you can carefully tip and support the pot in a safe place you can use less milk and the process will go more quickly.
Now as it warms gently.
Turn the oven on to a very low heat and put the plate inside.
Milk contains a protein casein that with heat can be formed into a natural plastic.
Use this to your advantage if you ever crack a fine plate or dish that looks fine otherwise by dunking it in.
Gild the flaw and it becomes lovely making permanent the drops and breaks and chips in the porcelain s past.
It isn t thrown away.
A cracked plate will inevitably break if you turn a blind eye.
It s mended with with metallic veins.
You place your cracked piece in a pot and cover it.
Yup your china is getting a day at the spa curious about how it works.
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I could hardly believe it.
Fret not though the fix is simple.
The idea is simple.
A plate isn t just glued together.