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Bear tooth that I unearthed. I had to add more glue to the Gomer mix to preserve it, as the enamel was flaking off when it was cleaned up. Thats why it so glossy..........
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What kind of glue did you add to the acetone? It should not have come out shiny with Duco...
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Gomer, have not heard about him in awhile. He put a tip on a Rex side hollowed for me a long time ago... Is he still working ? He did great work on restorations...Lubbock County TxComment
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Yes he is still working and his son Teben is working with him now. I have never had any work done by them . Work I have seen makes me feel they are the best in the business. I have a rose quartz lamp with baby buddhas crawling all over it some of the buddhas are missing body parts I have been thinking of having it restored by them. It is 1920's vintage. Let me know if you need his contact info. -
It’s been so long since I spoke with him.. I’ll prolly not do any more restorations but I just wondered if he were well.. He is a true artist. I’ll wager he could do a great job on the lamp !
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I have treated all my bone and antler artifacts with the Gomer solution to preserve them. Another artifact that had the tip fractured and fell off when I discovered it. I mixed a heavy solution of duco glue with acetone to glue the tip back on.....after I soaked the entire piece in the regular solution. then wiped off the broken joint with acetone......Attached FilesComment
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sometimes I switch to elmers to get a really airtight seal on a very deteriorated artifact...don’t use it to glue pottery if you live in a high humidity area it will probably fall apart....my stuff was done40 years ago and still looks like the day I did itFloridaboy.Comment
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