Tesserak Studio Ceramic and Glass repair: Hxtal demo pt1
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- Опубликовано: 6 окт 2024
- I talk about some of the ways I use Hxtal in my restoration business. I show mixing it, how to apply it, and otherwise working with it. I also talk about the "hot box" which is often mentioned in my videos.
Thanks, as always to my wife, Ellen, for the assistance and camera work.
Learn more about my restoration business, including contact information at my web site: www.tesserak.com
Here are some of the tools and materials I use in my restoration business.
A+B brand epoxy putty: www.aplusbputt...
A+B brand epoxy paste: www.aplusbputt...
Milliput epoxy putty: www.milliput.c...
HXTAL-Nyl 1 liquid clear epoxy (for glass and porcelain): www.hxtal.com/
Micro Mesh sandpaper: micro-surface....
Sylmasta brand Cold Glaze Pro System:
US distributor: www.myrestorati...
UK distributor: sylcreate.com/...
Sylmasta brand Ultimate Gold/Silver (6 color set): sylmasta.net/p...
Iwata Airbrushes and accessories: www.iwata-airb...
Medea airbrush cleaner: www.iwata-airb...
Golden brand acrylic paints and mediums: www.goldenpain...
Rub n' Buff: www.allartsupp...
Novus polishing compounds: www.novuspolis...
Jasco brand Paint and Epoxy remover: www.jasco-help....
Micro Mark tools, etc.: www.micromark....
Easy Mold: Silicone Putty (quick mold): www.amazon.com...
Easy Cast: Clear casting epoxy: www.eti-usa.co...
Quick Cast: Polyurethane casting resin: www.tapplastic...
Renaissance: Micro-Crystalline wax polish: www.picreator.co.uk
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Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge with all of us, really appreciate it. I will never have your talent, but your teaching has allowed me to try and enjoy making repairs on my items.
Thanks, and you are welcome. I'm glad you find my videos helpful.
Thanks for the informative and educational video of your repair processes with this amazing bonding agent Martin.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you very much . I really appreciated. It is amazing and very informative
Good afternoon - loved you video. Am wondering if I can use Hyztal to adhere metal cupboard handles to a glass tray? Thanks you
if you have a meeting of parts with no space between them this would work. It also takes DAYS for it to cure. good luck
Thanks for the informative and educational video of your repair processes my question to you is how do you remove the remnants of Hxtal glue on glass?
Staf Van Corenland
Belgium
I wipe off fresh hxtal with rubbing alcohol dampened bits of paper towel. For older, slightly hardened hxtal I do the same with acetone instead. If the hxtal is hardened, I scrape it off with a razor blade.
This has been extremely helpful as I’m a repairing a figurine for a friend of mine that has great sentimental value and I wanted to do as professional a job as I can. Just curious as to your thoughts on using a plastic stick to apply the hxtal? The part that I’m repairing is very small, it’s a baseball player that was holding a bat and the bat was broken off. The area is very small about 5 mm in diameter. Also, do you discard your little beakers or are you able to reuse them? Thanks so much for sharing these videos, you must bring a lot of joy to people when they see their object repaired invisibly!
plastic stick for application is OK.
I do not discard the beakers. I clean them with acetone and cotton swabs. For hardened Hxtal in the beakers, I use Jasco Epoxy Remover, found at most U.S. hardware stores.
@@marsgitar Thank you so much!
Thank you Martin for sharing your experience. For hobbyists like me, these are valuable resources. Have you had experience with Polaroid B72 before?
You are welcome.
Yes I have, but not enough to have any expertise with it. I might even have some around here.
@@marsgitar From your experience, does it work well on porcelain like Hxtal does? Polaroid is more affordable and accessible to me than Hxtal, so thinking to try it first. Great camerawork by Ellen by the way, love the close-up.
I think Hxtal is a superior product. I don't have much experience with Paraloid, so I'm reluctant to give advice on it's usage. I think we should both do some testing with it. It's really the best way to learn about this. However, nothing wrong with asking.
@@marsgitar of course, any advice is much appreciated. I will experiment around and let you know in the future
Martin when using my Hyxtal today the Part A had gone cloudy. Have you ever seen this before yourself? Do you think it might be the way I’m storing it? Or could it be caused by air getting in, as I’ve always felt that the rubber tops were a bit dodgy. I just keep it on a shelf in my garage. I received a quite curt reply from TALAS suggesting the only way this might happen was by contamination during usage. They made it very clear that it couldn’t be anything wrong with the product. If you could shine any light I would be very grateful.
I once got a brand new Hxtal kit with a cloudy bottle of part A. I've also had a perfectly clear set go cloudy (part A). It doesn't seem to have any effect on its function or clarity in use. Not sure but I think this happens when it gets old. Unless it affects clarity when cured, I wouldn't worry about it.
@@marsgitar After expressing my annoyance at the tone of their email, Talas got back to me and suggested that it might have become too cold and developed crystals. That I could heat it up to 50c and perhaps the solution might become clear again.
Obviously, thanks to you sharing your experiences with Hyxtal, I won’t put myself through the trauma of attempting their suggestion.
I hope you don’t mind too much my questions, I really appreciate your support.
Thank you for your video Martin. Question for you... I made a stained glass panel for a restaurant in Carmel Ca. It is 36" X 24" and I noticed I have a heat fracture crack..damn but I have Hxtal. I don't have a hot box so can I use a hair blow dryer and heat the fracture line up and apply the Hxtal? And will the Hxtal flow into the hairline crack? How much heat? Hot? or just Warm? Please let me know as I need to deliver the panel soon. Should I patina the panel first before fixing the heat fracture line? Best Regards.... Dean
Yes, you can use a hair dryer. Just warm up the glass slowly so you don't get a thermal shock crack. If you can estimate temp at about 150F. That'll be warm enough. Yes, it will wick into the crack but using gravity to assist is a good idea. If it doesn't penetrate all the way to the other side of the glass, turn it over and apply the Hxtal again from the other side. It takes a few (3-5 days) for the hxtal to fully cure. So, heating the area a few times will speed up the cure (to a couple of days, maybe). I don't think it matters on the patina question - just keep it away from the crack, if before. Good luck to you!
Thank you....give it a try tonight after I get home from work...@@marsgitar
Really late chiming in, but would Hxtal work to repair a hairline crack in porcelain? I’ve got a Royal Dux polar bear that his a crack and I haven’t wanted to touch it, but if Hxtal would work like this on my bear, I might give it a try
Yes, Hxtal would work for this. Hxtal is not easy to work with, and takes a long time to cure but it is perfect for your problem. Be sure to read an follow the instructions for hxtal. Good luck.
It works best if you heat the object you'll be applying it to. You can use a hair dryer for that.
Good luck to you!
@@marsgitar wow! Thanks!!
Very usefull. Thank you
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you Martin for sharing your craft your work is perfect. Can you advise if Hxtal can be used for putting a pottery vase back together or would you recommend something else?
@ Use Hxtal for non-porous materials. For porous materials I use "Elmer's white glue", or "Elmer's China and Glass Cement". Good luck to you.
What would you recommend if one cannot get their hands on hxtal nyl-1 glass epoxy?
There are a number of UV cured liquid adhesives available. They come in different viscosities, depending on your needs. They are made to penetrate cracks and are cured almost instantly with exposure to UV light. I recommend looking them up on line and reading up on the differences among them to find the one you need. Good luck.
do you think the a-1100 solution and cleaning w whiting is necessary? i have a glass ashtray that broke and i haven’t touched the glass pieces so i don’t think there’s oil on it …
I'm sorry to say, I don't know the answer to this question.
@@marsgitar is there a certain way you prep glass for hxtal?
@@a8371-x9xI just make sure the glass is very clean.