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Title: Guilloche Repair on a clock face
Post by: Biju on March 03, 2022, 04:43:25 PM

Hi All,

Has anyone done a successful guilloche repair?  Any advice for how to repair this clock face?

Thank you!

Title: Re: Guilloche Repair on a clock face
Post by: NevB on March 03, 2022, 06:45:09 PM

I'm not an expert but from what I've seen on various TV programmes it is not something you can do yourself. It needs an expert, if you can find one, to repair even the smallest of chips and it is very expensive. I can't see how the cracks could be repaired and I would imagine the only way your clock could be fixed would be to strip all the enamel off and re-do it.

Title: Re: Guilloche Repair on a clock face
Post by: Biju on March 03, 2022, 06:48:10 PM

Quote from: NevB on March 03, 2022, 06:45:09 PM

I'm not an expert but from what I've seen on various TV programmes it is not something you can do yourself. It needs an expert, if you can find one, to repair even the smallest of chips and it is very expensive. I can't see how the cracks could be repaired and I would imagine the only way your clock could be fixed would be to strip all the enamel off and re-do it.

Thanks for the reply NevB.  I'm also concerned that this would be a high-priced, expert repair, but maybe someone on the forum had experience with such a fix (fingers crossed).

Title: Re: Guilloche Repair on a clock face
Post by: Anne on March 04, 2022, 04:02:08 AM

There's a FAQ page here that says how a restorer does it... https://enamelrestoration.com/FAQ.html

Title: Re: Guilloche Repair on a clock face
Post by: Biju on March 04, 2022, 02:47:27 PM

Quote from: Anne on March 04, 2022, 04:02:08 AM

There's a FAQ page here that says how a restorer does it... https://enamelrestoration.com/FAQ.html

Thanks Anne.  I had also seen this page and actually contacted that restorer.  Have not heard back yet.