Can this craft project be saved?

Post date: 2019-12-07 17:06:48

My kid painted ceramic mugs with acrylic paint for her grandparents, but it doesn't seem to be sticking as I expected. Is there any way to salvage this? Details of materials and procedures to this point inside.

I bought these mug kits from the craft store, but since the paint colors that come with them are limited, I also bought a big pack of inexpensive acrylic paints for her to use, because that seems to be a thing that people on the internet do (I'm now skeptical that they do it with success.) The packaging from the mug kits does not indicate what the paints are made of.

After painting, I put them in the oven at 350 for 30', then turned of the oven and let it cool to room temperature with the mugs inside. I just rubbed at some of the dry paint with my thumb, and it comes right off. No way this stuff is going to make it through a single morning of coffee, much less washing afterwards.

So, is there any way to seal the paint? Maybe the Mod Podge Dishwasher formula?

If it is not salvagable, and I scrub the paint off, will the stuff that came with the kit work any better? Is there some other paint product I should go buy?

Does not actually have to be dishwasher-safe, but should make it through at least a few dozen hand-washings.

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