Thread: Horn scales restoration

Is there a way to repair (build up) horn scales that are chipped or peices broken out on the edges? Or is the best thing to do sand them down even and reshape?

And is there a wax or some thing to put on them after you oil and buff them to make them look new as possible?

You can fill the voice with epoxy mixed with black paint.
Or you can cover void on outside with black electric tape. Put a layer of superglue. When dry add layer of black paint. Then fill the rest with superglue.

After either process sand and polish.

Super glue won't dye and paint won't stay. Epoxy and horn dust or saw dust will though. Do a search or a breeze through the "what are you working on," thread in the workshop. There are lots of posts there about horn repair.

You can mix CA glue with bog oak dust (hard to get) or dust from sanding the horn, but I’ve also had success mixing CA glue and graphite (available at most hardware stores). The black graphite pretty closely matched the black horn I was patching.

The good thing about horn is it is easy to experiment with. The bog oak dust/epoxy works a treat.
Before that came on the scene, I used bits of hard rubber and Bakelite to create dust for repairs.
Grafting pieces for broken parts and bug damage with CA is not so hard. Horn is Keratin and CA sticks it permanently.

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Either can be done successfully. I just personally prefer epoxy.

The nice thing about epoxy is it is more workable. CA doesn't flow or fill in as easily. CA won't take dye so if the color of your patch doesn't match you can't adjust it with dye. Plus mixing it with any fibrous material is harder because it dries so quickly that it is harder to mold.

On the other hand. Epoxy looks more glossy than CA. Adding a fiber like saw dust helps but it is not as close a match as CA. CA has a more matte finish and if you do get the color matched right it is harder to recognize the patch, if that's your goal. For me a patch is like autobody repair. The goal is to not even see it has been repaired, like it was made that way.