Devitrification In Physically Unreachable Places

[etorres451]

how do you guys deal with this?

i cant reintroduce the piece to any flame, and im trying to figure out how to solve this issue of having Devitrification pop up inside a piece where i cant physically reach

has anyone tried anything out with any results?

[BORO]

You will have to use a flame to buff out the devit.

You can reach anything. I open up tubes and rebuild trees that busted , I have rebuilt inlines inside head pipes the same way.(through a open hole ) "YOU CAN DO IT"

Will the devit buff out , That's a different question. I would heat the out side to start. puff condense....

Pics sure would help.

[etorres451]

You will have to use a flame to buff out the devit.

You can reach anything. I open up tubes and rebuild trees that busted , I have rebuilt inlines inside head pipes the same way.(through a open hole ) "YOU CAN DO IT"

Will the devit buff out , That's a different question. I would heat the out side to start. puff condense....

Pics sure would help.

the piece in question is a multi thousand dollar piece, i cannot risk putting a flame to it, thats my ordeal

I was thinking that I could maybe put some home distilled water mixed with cerium polish and somewhat fill it up leaving space to swish around in, I would set it on a pneumatic paint shaker at low rpm’s and leave it there to do its thing for a hell of a while as I know it would take like a week or two straight just to even see some kind of result

That’s the only thing ive come up with so far, is cerium polish and a shit ton of time in something to swish it around

Don’t know how crazy that sounds

[BORO]

Cerium has to be pushed into the glass to polish it. Its a good idea? I doubt it will work.

Did you make the piece? I can't count how many big $ pieces I have had almost done.... Something gets fubar , then I had to tear a section off and replace.

If it fits in a kiln, heat it back up. Use a hand torch inside the hot kiln. The piece stays hot. Much less risk if the piece never gets cool when repairing.

Are you sure your not being over critical? Devit on the inside of clear sections? So you can see it? Will it really make the piece worth more after a repair that is cosmetic??

PICS!!!!! (I want to see whats worth thousands )

[Nuggie]

PICS!!!!! (I want to see whats worth thousands )

^Seconded.

[istandalone24/7]

PICS! PICS! PICS! :mob:

[etorres451]

^Seconded.

Ill get some pics up but its definitely bloom- (dev)

I didn’t make the piece and that’s also a thing, I don’t want to have to get it hot again and have something go wrong

I have no way to physically get in there and rub the cerium, but id imagine with some g force of a pneumatic paint can shaker it would eventually do the same thing, if the polish is going round and round and moving across the inside surface of the piece

[LarryC]

Ill get some pics up but its definitely bloom- (dev)

I didn’t make the piece and that’s also a thing, I don’t want to have to get it hot again and have something go wrong

I have no way to physically get in there and rub the cerium, but id imagine with some g force of a pneumatic paint can shaker it would eventually do the same thing, if the polish is going round and round and moving across the inside surface of the piece

A VERY long time if at all. Cerium needs pressure and heat to polish. Good luck.

[Slow]

I'm not sure I get it. You didn't make the piece, but it's your job to fix it? And how did devitrification "pop up" if not in the flame? Are you sure it's even actual devit, and not just "chill marks" or whatever?

[blazemaster83]

Don't mean to be an ass, but why would you accept a piece that's not yours, to fix, if you have no idea how to fix it(if even possible).

If you don't want to heat it up, and can't get to it cold, then you're probably out of luck.

[Jimi The Don]

i'd smash it. that way you can see if it is devit or not. then i'd slump it all back together in the kiln and return it and say that it turns out that it was soft glass from india. also, i'd take a huge shit, jerk off and eat a steak cuz i'm really into all of those things. oh, and watch some ren & stimpy reruns, cuz that shit is hilarious.

[unfunraygun]

I also do not understand why you are dealing with someone's work that is not your own, that is flawed. Also how is a flawed piece worth many thousands of dollars? Watch this Jason lee video and see what a flawed multi-thousand dollar piece is actually worth. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaRBpuMwKbY

[BORO]

The Don chased him away. Now I will never get to see the awesome. (We all know it was a jimmy piece )

I think it was the Panker reference.

http://www.talkglass.com/forum/showthread.php?13160-Pankers&highlight=Panker+princess