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Repairing a Broken Ceramic Pot

Introduction

If your ceramic pot breaks, do not worry: you can repair it even if it is reduced to pieces. All you will need is precision and a strong adhesive. This guide will focus on the repair of a ceramic pot, but can be used to repair other ceramic, pottery, and porcelain items.

For this repair you will be reconstructing your ceramic pot with Gorilla Glue that you purchased from a hardware store. This guide will also explain how much glue to apply and for how long, how to handle sharp edges and strong adhesive, and how long to let the glue set.

Step 4 requires you to use Gorilla Glue. Gorilla Glue is an inexpensive and effective adhesive for this fix. Alternative adhesives can also work as long as they are waterproof and translucent.

What you need

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    • Gather all fragmented pieces of the broken pot.

    • Caution: Be careful handling broken pieces. Edges might be sharp.

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  2. Repairing a Broken Ceramic Pot: step 2, image 1 of 1

    • Assemble each fragment of the pot temporarily to understand where each piece goes.

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    • Clean the edges of the pot and its fragments with a clean cloth or paper towel.

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    • Apply a small amount of Waterproof Gorilla Glue to the edges of the broken pot.

    • Gorilla Glue recommends 1 dot per square inch.

    • Caution: Do not touch glue with fingers. Wear gloves for extra precaution.

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    • Carefully fit the fragmented piece along the glued area and hold it firmly for 10-45 seconds.

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    • Glue the inside of the pot for extra coverage and hold.

    • Repeat this process for other broken pieces, if any.

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    • Let the glue set for at least 24 hours.

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Conclusion

Repeat steps as needed until your pot is fully reassembled.

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