Repaired Celestial

[Jester00]

Received this Celestial icon smashed in the mail a few weeks ago.

I repaired it with two part epoxy, trying to leave the cracks as small as possible.

I had to rebuild a section where the it was smashed beyond repair. In order to do this, I placed a square of wire mesh behind the hole and attached it to the inside of the base with epoxy. Then I was able to fill in the space with epoxy and sand flat when it dried.

All that's left is to paint it. I can't decide whether to try to match the paint and paint in just the cracks or sand the whole thing and then respraypaint it. The only thing being that if I redid the whole thing I don't know how I would be able to get the colors on the moon/sun, etc.

Jester
--dates on photos incorrect. They're from this week.

[☆VixenGypsy☆]

Yep, airbrush it! Just take lots of photos, or ask for some of the original paintjob & overuse Masking Tape! You should be able to very nearly replicate the original.

[Jester00]

Hmm, never airbrushed before. Good idea though.
Is it that easy? To do the blending and everything?

Jester

[☆VixenGypsy☆]

Very easy... like spray painting, but with more control. Look at Michael's, Hobby Lobby... see if you can find a cheap one.

[LampHead]

Nice save on the lamp. I would suggest painting it differently than original for something totally unique.


LampHead