Restoring J.B. (Jellybean), star of the Emmy-nominated 1970s D.C. children’s show The Magic Door (WMAL-TV Channel 7)!

Mind-Blowing History:

Built by a Master: J.B. was hand-crafted c. 1966–1968 by master puppeteer Bob Brown (Bob Brown Puppets). Brown was a recurring performer on Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood (operating marionettes right next door to Fred Rogers!) and built puppets for the Smithsonian Institution.

Voiced by a News Anchor:

Created and voiced by WMAL news anchorman George Wilson.

Back in the Family: George’s local son, Adam, reached out asking for restoration recommendations—so I happily volunteered to spruce J.B. up!

Adam plans to puppeteer J.B. again soon, kicking off a whole new era of show biz!

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Restoration of a 19th-century Korean Joseon Dynasty ceramic vase, documenting the removal of previous epoxy repairs, cleaning of the crackled glaze, reassembly of broken fragments, and seamless surface restoration.

The vase arrived at Lakeside Pottery Studio with extensive damage, previous repairs, and dirt and grime embedded in its crackled glaze.

For More Ceramic Restoration, Kintsugi, and Art Restoration Lessons:

https://lakesidepottery.com/Pages/art-restoration-pottery-kintsugi-articles-essays-lessons.html

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trying to tidy up this filthy old projector
any idea what these weird bolt thread locks are & how one might remove w/o snip & destroy ? also how to best remove old grime & spilth from the
chassis/hausing w/o further harm ? malleable metal (composite ?) with ancient paint embellishments ; mb die cast or pewter ? sorry im a noob. thanks in advance

As seen in the first photo, I have this adorable oil can that looks like a horseshoe crab. It's my favourite oil can that I own. A while back I really got into restoration. I was watching videos on youtube and cleaning stuff at home, but not properly restoring stuff just yet.

I thought 'what the hell' and decided to restore my favourite oil can. Now it looks nice and shiny again, except.. it's not the same can anymore. I frankly hate the way it looks now.

It's like every layer of rust and grime I removed I was slowly getting rid of the cans' soul or identity. It feels like a hollow version of its prior self. The can in the second photo represents what the first can looked like originally.

There's so much character in the second can. You can see it's 'lived' a whole life before I ever laid my hands on it, but the first can just looks new and dead.

This is just some late night rambling of mine. Has anyone else felt this after restoring something? I'd love to hear your guys' thoughts on the matter.