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Joined: Oct 08, 2002
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Hi everyone. I'm new to this group and I hope someone can help me out. I searched the site to find an answer to my question, but I couldn't, so here goes.
I recently bought a Trader Dick's Tiki mug at a local antique store, thinking it was so inexpensive because it was chipped. Well, the chip turns into a crack, which I didn't notice until i got it home, so this mug cannot hold any liquid in it. I don't know if crazy glue will work, b/c whatever you're gluing together needs to be in pieces so you can get one piece wet and put glue on the other. I cannot fit the crazy glue applicator between crack. However, I think I might have gotten crazy glue to work, but any suggestions in case it doesn't?
Now, problem #2: the paint has almost completely rubbed off of this mug. Again, this something I somehow missed at the antique store, don't ask me how! I have seen pictures of other Trader Dick's mugs on the internet, and this seems to be a common problem with these mugs. It looks like it just needs the standard reddish-brownish-orange "Tiki Mug Paint" and, I assume, some ceramic glaze or something.
To make matters worse, it was only AFTER I bought the mug that I found out that Trader Dick's is not only still open in Reno, but they STILL sell mugs! Of course, I am not sure if they still sell this exact mug. Anyway, is this a lost cause? Should I just give up put the mug on my shelf and never drink out of it? Or has anyone attempted anything like this? Any help any of you nice folks could offer would be greatly appreciated.
Trader Rick
former host of "Rock-Don't Run!" & "The Cocktail Hour"
KCSB 91.9 FM Santa Barbara
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