Would there be any way of slowing the bowls spliting process, as using the two part adhesive that is normally used could damage the bowl further so a milder version may be required.

As for the scorch mark, I can't think of anything that'll remove it. There is Turps but I am not sure if it'll damage it as that is the only Hatfield bowl you've got unless there is a company somewhere that specialises in Hatfield bowls.

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I have been told that if you have a crack creeping down a bowl, If you drill a tiny pilot hole at the end it won't carry on further. Not tried it myself but makes sense in principle...

Yes I have seen this method used on cracked shop windows.

I might have to try that and also use Dichloromethane. This is the last Highfield bowl, I got the very last lantern that still had a bowl, and so whatever I do will require a great deal of care.

As a thought: Dichloromethane attacks the surface of the plastic by melting it and resetting it - would using it on a scorch mark inside the bowl dilute the brown mark with more white plastic around it, or make the mark worse??

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