Lesson Covering Old Glue Removal, Cementing, Filling, Painting and Glazing Broken Ceramic, Pottery or China Vessels
Many of our restoration "How-to" tutorials and lessons cover one or two aspects of the repair process. After receiving many requests to see a repair example process from beginning to end (removal of old repair, mending, filling, sanding, painting and glazing), we have generated this video covering the full spectrum using commercially available materials for the DIY audience. This process can be used with plates, platters, vases, figurines, bowls, pitchers, urns and other items made with glazed ceramic.
Pottery Repair Video Tutorial A to Z - Complete
Pottery Repair Video Tutorial A to Z - Abbreviated
What is needed for mending: 1. Two-part clear 5 min. PC Clear epoxy 2. Wooden stick, paper clip or a pin-tool
3. PVC pebbles, resin pellets, or rice
4. Clay
5. Razor blade
6. Denatured or 91% Alcohol 7. Rag
8. Paper pad to mix Epoxy on
IMPORTANT: Ceramic restoration materials are not food safe, liquid or heat proof (over 190 degree F) and repaired items should not be used on cooking or food serving ware more...
To match placement of broken pieces so that gravity alone can keep proper alignment, fill a container, that is slightly larger than the piece you want to prepare with plastic pebbles, rice, or sand. This will cradle and hold the repaired piece still and in place while it cures. We use ABS Plastic Pellets made for injection Molding.
What is needed for filling: 1. Two parts Epoxy filler PC-11
2. Dremel with EZ lock sanding disc 120 grit
3. 220 grit sand paper
3. 400 grit sand paper 4. Rag
5. Mini Spatula
6. Paper pad to mix Epoxy on
7. Denatured or 91% Alcohol
IMPORTANT: Ceramic restoration materials are not food safe, liquid or heat proof (over 190 degree F) and repaired items should not be used on cooking or food serving ware more...
What is needed for painting: 1. Acrylic paints
2. Compressor and airbrush system. We use Paasche’s single action HS model
3. Brushes
4. Amaco rubber latex
5. Painters tape
6. Clear glaze
Visit this lesson to see more details of maintaining cemented pieces in position
To hide the repair lines for a seamless repair, painting and application of 'Cold Glaze' are required and more details can be seen in our Painting Lesson
