Post #599047 by danlovestikis on Sun, Jul 24, 2011 7:28 AM

Hi Lavalounger, I because a tiki artist because my husband the tiki collector asked me over and over again to repair his "found" tiki treasures. He had even bought the sneaky tiki Harvey's mug with all the orange tiki paint moved the new places by a dishwasher. After searching for a long time I found the best product for these paint repairs. To buy it go to Google and type in Dick Blick. This is a paint supply business.

Then search for Liquitex glossies black.

You paint it on, let it dry for at least 24 hours and then bake it in your home oven at 325 degrees for 45 minutes.

Their red is an exact match for the skirts on the Islander surfing girl. So if you have other mugs to repair you could order some other colors as well. I use this paint on the hula girls that I've made for the swap put on by ZeroTiki if you want to see how well it works. It will be shinny and not dishwasher safe but it will make your mugs look better. To get the paint off your mug that you don't want use a razor blade, it won't hurt the mug but it will get off the paint you do not want.

Good luck, Wendy