Repairing enamelware tea pot

by Denise Boyce

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I dropped my favorite tea pot and need to repair the handle. Will black nail polish work? I can't find the porcelain touch up paint in black.
Thanks!!

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Denise Boyce on Oct 25, 2015
heres a close up

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Swan Road Designs on Oct 25, 2015
If you are only trying to make the area black again, a black blunt-point Sharpie will do that. Otherwise, you could wrap the pot tightly, except for the handle, then spray it with Rust-Oleum high heat black paint. I think it comes in a matte finish, so the area won't shine like the rest of the handle. That's all I can recommend.

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- Denise Boyce on Oct 26, 2015
  @Swan Road Designs This is an enameled porcelain tea pot, I was hoping to find a way to make it look original again. Not concerned with the heat aspect so much as the aesthetics. I really appreciate your advice. [ =
  
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- Swan Road Designs on Oct 26, 2015
  @Denise Boyce If that's the case, then your least problematic solution would either be black nail polish (which might not last too long) or go to the hobby store and buy a small bottle of black model car paint. That should do the trick.
  
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Janet Pizaro on Oct 26, 2015
I believe amazon sell the touch up paint, other wise I would spray paint with heat resistant paint.

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Anna Marie A on Oct 26, 2015
http://www.hobbybunker.com/products/black-metallic-metallic-enamel-paint14-oz-bottle-tes1154?gclid=Cj0KEQjwnrexBRDNmZzNkf7c4c4BEiQALnlxhQ5wbNDA8t6Bdo_0d-HkR-6JFePREGhO4plgw_se09saAhkQ8P8HAQ

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Janet Pizaro on Oct 26, 2015
Also did you try a hobby store?

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Suzanne Lee on Oct 26, 2015
What about touch up paint for appliances, if it comes in black.

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- Denise Boyce on Oct 27, 2015
  @Suzanne Lee Ordered some from appliance depot. Thank you for the suggestion!
  
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Judith Boyd on Oct 26, 2015
What about fixing/covering the rust on the inside of the enamel pot...anything for that?

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- Duv310660 on Oct 30, 2015
  @Judith Boyd since it needs to be food-safe, I would recommend scraping off loose bits and applying a few coats of hemp oil. The oil stops the rust, and if you cure each coat, it finishes hard like tung oil.
  
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- Judith Boyd on Oct 31, 2015
  @Duval.26 Thank you so much.
  
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- Duv310660 on Oct 31, 2015
  @Judith Boyd I know it sounds a bit loopy, but I was just recently over on the 'Ms Mustard Seed' site, and she was extolling the virtues of hemp oil's ability to stop rust - I have yet to try it, but only because mail order is a bit costly for me.
  
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Suzanne Lee on Oct 27, 2015
You are welcome. Hope it works for you.

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