Repairing a broken ceramic pot

Repair a ceramic pot

If a pot breaks, or another piece of pottery, which we are particularly fond of, do not worry: you can repair a ceramic pot even if it is reduced to pieces. Thanks to modern chemical compounds such as cyanoacrylate adhesives and ceramic fillers, it is also possible to remedy damages that seem irreparable. The only thing that is required in this work is an absolute precision.

1) Pick up all the fragments of the broken pot, even the smallest. Clean up the score line with petrol to remove any dirt.

2) Assemble the fragments of the jar temporarily with masking tape, so that you understand what position they shall be placed during the gluing process and if any piece is missing the call.


3) Apply along the lines of fracture of the fragments, super glue to stick immediately and rebuilt the pot. Do not touch the adhesive with your fingers, use gloves and take extra care.

4) Go over the entire surface of the pot with a cloth soaked in alcohol.


5) If the surface of the vase there are holes or cracks, fill them with putty two-component ceramic. Smooth it well to make the surface even.

6) When the filler is dry, sand it to regularize any burrs.



7) Fill the container with water to locate holes and cracks remained.

8) If the water is filtered through some crack, fill it with additional ceramic stucco.


9) If the repaired vase does not have any decorations of particular interest, it may be treated with cementite and a suitable ceramic glaze. In this way, the repair will become completely invisible.

10) To protect a pot from bumps and drops by increasing its stability, you should fill it partially with sand.

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