I think its beautiful to let the patina "grow" on naturally, coz if you try to clean it/rub too much, as I can see from your photo, the body will develop patches of cloth marks.... I have a pot with the same problem - cleaning patch marks. Over a period of time, the patch marks will be more visual and the only way to get rid of it, its to restart.betta wrote:One of my pots develop also dark patina. It seems to be trapped between the shrinkage and curvature of the pot. What I do is normally pour the "first flush" on the pot and everytime I brew, the overflowing liquid is brushed.
I want to remove only dark stain but not willing to loose the entire patina. Gentle rubbing isn't able to remove it. I don't dare to rub it roughly because it is thin and old. Please suggest me. Thanks for any feedback.
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@ Tead: I'm afraid I'll rupture the surface if I rub too vigorously. I've tried to reach the stained area by brushing using normal toothbrush. It won't go off.
@ Tim: I've restarted twice already and I don't really think I'll be able to avoid this dark stain if I start over again. Maybe I'll let it grow as it is.
Thanks everyone
@ Tim: I've restarted twice already and I don't really think I'll be able to avoid this dark stain if I start over again. Maybe I'll let it grow as it is.
Thanks everyone
Well, there's always steel wool.
I rub my pots pretty vigorously. The spots come off easier if you pour boiling water over it first, then, rub. But, I haven't been able to get all the spots off mine either. The ones in the tiny crevices are not reached with a cloth. I think good clay doesn't need to be 'patinated'. The natural warm glow from the clay is beautiful enough for me, especially zhuni clay. And, it ages naturally from use. The pot I posted was bought already used. It is at least 30 years old. It was much dirtier when I bought it. The simple rubbing as I described, cleaned it up rather well. It makes great tea.
I rub my pots pretty vigorously. The spots come off easier if you pour boiling water over it first, then, rub. But, I haven't been able to get all the spots off mine either. The ones in the tiny crevices are not reached with a cloth. I think good clay doesn't need to be 'patinated'. The natural warm glow from the clay is beautiful enough for me, especially zhuni clay. And, it ages naturally from use. The pot I posted was bought already used. It is at least 30 years old. It was much dirtier when I bought it. The simple rubbing as I described, cleaned it up rather well. It makes great tea.
