How To Fix Ceramic Plate With Milk

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How to fix ceramic plate with milk.

Unless you drop your china and it shatters into a million pieces which is usually my luck it probably only suffered a small crack from a fall or mishap. The idea is simple. Turn the oven on to a very low heat and put the plate inside. 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.

Gild the flaw and it becomes lovely making permanent the drops and breaks and chips in the porcelain s past. 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. Now as it warms gently. Instead of just waiting for the day it inevitably breaks for good try giving it a milk bath.

You want the milk to cover the leaking area and then some to account for evaporation. A cracked plate will inevitably break if you turn a blind eye. 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.

Fret not though the fix is simple. I never thought this would work but tried it after my son told me it would work. Yup your china is getting a day at the spa curious about how it works. It isn t thrown away.

It s mended with with metallic veins. Then placed it in the refrigerator for three days and pulled out one perfect plate. You place your cracked piece in a pot and cover it. Pour milk already close to its expiration date into the teapot.

I could hardly believe it.