Accidentally fixed my chipped mug with a nail buffer, now it's smoother than before

I dropped my favorite mug last Tuesday and it got a small chip on the rim that kept catching my lip. Tried sandpaper but that made it worse, so I grabbed my wife's 4-step nail buffer on a whim. The coarse side did the main work, then the fine side polished it up in about 10 minutes. Now the chip is still visible but completely smooth, and I actually like how it feels. Anyone else tried repairing a chip instead of just living with it, or did you find a better tool for the job?

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logan2632d ago

Wait, is a nail buffer actually a legit fix for chipped ceramic? I always thought anyone doing that was just being cheap, but honestly, your post changed my mind. I had a chipped bowl that I just stopped using because the rough edge bugged me every time, never even occurred to me to try anything but sandpaper (which, yeah, made it worse for me too). The fact you got it smooth in ten minutes without making the chip bigger is kind of genius, especially since a new mug costs way more than borrowing your wife's buffer. Now I'm wondering if I can dig that bowl out of the back of the cabinet and give it a shot, or if I should just accept my fate and drink from glasses for a while.