All of your tutorials are so very helpful. I visited family for Christmas 2021. My brother-in-law happened to mention that his dog broke one of his Harbour Lights lighthouse collectibles. I offered to try to fix it for him. I have been watching various UA-cam videos. Yours are some of the very best. Thank you...and...wish me lunch!
If you’re repairing a cup & saucer for example, would it be safe to use it or would it be just for display purposes. Thanks for the videos. I’ve found my new hobby!
I wanted to know if I can use Titanium white acrylic paint to mix with the glue instead of the powder? I have been enjoying learning to repair ceramics. I find it relaxing.
Hi Vicki, many thanks for your comment and for watching, I really do appreciate it.. I have never used Titanium white acrylic with glue as I don't think it would work. If you don't have the Titanium powder I would just use the glue by itself. If you do experiment and it works please let me know ( although I wouldn't try it on china) just on an old tile first. 💕
Hi Alison, I immensely adore your videos. I've been binging them for a while since I'd like to repair my 18th century cup. Thing is, I'd love to drink my coffee out of it. Hence my question - is there any glue that is able to survive hot liquids? Best, Frank
Hi Frank, many thanks for your comment and for watching. When it comes to glues I unfortunately cannot think of a heat resistant glue. I would probably just use your 18th Century cup for cold tea drinks. Sorry I cannot be any more help.👍
I love your videos - giving me confidence to restore a large ceramic elephant I found in a skip. this elephant has been left outside as a garden ornament - and so the glaze is dropping off in places - what can i use to consolidate the loose glaze - preventing further problems - would superglue run into the cracks work?
Hi Denise, many thanks for your comment and for watching. I tend to use Araldite glue althogh if you just want to secure the loose glaze I don't see why you can't slip some super glue in. Please let me know how you get.😀
Thank you for the tutorial! Can you use araldite to repair tea cups that would then be used as tea cups? Is it ok to use repaired china for food and drink?
Hi Elena Personally I wouldn't recommend using your teacups once you have applied glue to them. One for safety but also anything hot will soften the glue. You could fix your teacups and find another use for them, such as plant cups or candles Let me know what you eventually do.. Hope that helps.❤
HELP! I accidentally broke my moms old hello kitty piggy bank, most of the piecies are big and fit together well but there is one small piece and some bits that are chipped and leave gaps that dont fill in when i piece it all together, what do i do?
I wouldn't use liquid glass, like she says it might not allow you to make those fine adjustments. Titanium dioxide powder is an "artist's pigment", you may be able to find it at a professional art supply store. It's also used in makeup.
Interesting, I have a question: if I'm going to repair a kettle I use for tea, will the constant heat affect the repair job, or could the glue start to infiltrate or come undone? I'm about to watch and see if the answer is in the video, do you or any of the commenters know?
Hi there, unfortunately the glue will become warm then will be unstable. So I wouldn't recommend using the kettle with hot/warm water. Really sorry hope this helps.💕🍀
Thanks for the great tutorials! VERY helpful. I followed your technique on a similar break on my wife's favorite Portmeirion Welsh Dresser bowl that we purchased while stationed at RAF Alconbury back in the early 1990's. Unfortunately, it appears that I didn't remove all of the excess glue when wiping and now the piece is a bit sticky. What should I use to remove the glue film remaining on the bowl?
Hi Bob, I would recommend using cotton wool with washing up liquid in warm water if the excess glue is still sticky. Many thanks for watching and pleased the videos are useful.
The Amazon link to Araldite Heavy Duty Epoxy Adhesive says it is "currently unavailable." Do you have any other recommendations? Also, if I can find Araldite, what do you recommend for coloring the epoxy black - I'm repairing a Forman Hot Pot, china with a black surface color. My kids gave me that tea post about 50 years ago and Forman has been out of business now for many years - so a repair is most desirable!
Hello! Great video and best tutorial online. I am attempting my first ever repair tomorrow and I have a dumb question! Like you, I have the large piece and two broken pieces. Would it be advantageous for me to bond the two smaller pieces first, let them set and then apply that piece to the largest one later? Breaking the job down might help? Thank you :)
Hi Shaun, I would always glue at the same time to avoid a lockout. Using a slow hardening epoxy allows time to adjust the pieces. Good luck with your project and please let me know how you get on.
@@theceramicrepairstudio Bad news, unfortunately. It was a delicate ceramic ornament on a ceramic base that was in a few pieces. It was going so well! I took my time and I avoided lockout but I think because there were so many hairline cracks in the base it just fell apart in my hands as I brought all the pieces together. Extremely fiddly and probably not a job for a first-timer. The base is now in more pieces than I started with! Luckily the ornament part is still in tact so I am looking to rehome that on my bookcase. Thank you for your help regardless, it was kind of fun to do even if I didn't get the result I wanted. The ornament part has an extra story now.
@@theceramicrepairstudio Thankyou so much. I’ve just been to Petra on holidays from Australia and bought the most beautiful ornate plate but sadly I didn’t look at it before the dodgy bloke wrapped it…got back home to Australia, opened up the wrapped plate and found it had been previously broken and then glued back together VERY badly. Now hopefully I can try to fix it so it will look better.
Hi can I remove dried glue from the China piece so I ca redo it yr way. I should have looked up yr video before I tried t ok hot glue it. It dried too quick ugh
Hi Glenda, you should be able to take old glue off your china, obviously it does depend on the glue you used. I do have a couple of video on various ways in which to take off glue without damaging the piece. Please let me know how you get on.🥰
Are you located in the U.S. you have a beautiful English Accent. I am repairing a piece of English China. Just used crazy glue. That's all I had on hand. Again please tell me what is better to use and where can it be purchased? What can one use to fill in cracks,then possibly paint and put a gloss on the repair. Thanks David in Broomall Pennsylvania. 👍👍
Hi There, many thanks for your comment, I am from England hence the English accent. I do have a list of items in the description box as well as many other videos. Hope this helps.👍
Love your videos! I am restorer out of California , US. I have a client reaching out about the restoration of her broken antique porcelain statue. It is from the 16th century and I am wondering if you advise me on the type of adhesive to use, so as not to degrade the integrity of fact that it is an antique. I hope to hear from you. Thanks for the videos!
Hi Rafael, I use a slow hardening glue from Araldite. I do have other video on gluing if that helps. Good luck with your commision and please let me know how you get on. 😃 💕🍀
@@rafaelloera5541 Hi Rafael, I always use a slow curing glue from Araldite. I haven't mixed it with gold but you could experiment on an old plate to see if it works out. Please let me know how you get on. 🥰
Check out my latest course for beginners in the description box ❤
This was so helpful! Thanks so much for the tutorial and the product recommendations!! Cheers from Germany!
All of your tutorials are so very helpful. I visited family for Christmas 2021. My brother-in-law happened to mention that his dog broke one of his Harbour Lights lighthouse collectibles. I offered to try to fix it for him. I have been watching various UA-cam videos. Yours are some of the very best. Thank you...and...wish me lunch!
Many thanks. And very calming for some reason!
Many thanks fir your comment.
Learned a .lot about where to place glue and best types of adhesives. Thanks a lot
Glad it was helpful!
Good job! My wife and I enjoyed your video.
Toby, many thanks for your comment and for watching, I hope you find the videos useful.
@@theceramicrepairstudio From Amazon, we bought all the ingredients you recommended.
Another Great Video my friend! Congratulations it looks beautiful!
Thank you. Subbed!
Glad you enjoyed the video.😀
Just found this video and found it very helpful,thanks
Glad you found it helpful, good luck with your china repair.
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Will have to work my way through more of your videos. More great useful tips in this one. Thank you
I hope you find them useful.
Liked you video short and sweet 🤗
Many thanks.👍
Love this thank you! trying to fix up a favourite vase of my mums so this is very helpful :)
Really pleased 😀 you found the video useful. Please let me know how you get on with your mums vase.💕
If you’re repairing a cup & saucer for example, would it be safe to use it or would it be just for display purposes. Thanks for the videos. I’ve found my new hobby!
I would only use it for display purposes
Ok thanks
Please show the name of the glue again
Thank you for your work. Can one use Titanium White instead of pure Titanium Dioxide for adding to the epoxy?
A Titanium Dioxide powder is better than using than using than Titanium Dioxide paint.
@@theceramicrepairstudio oh I meant the powder called titanium white, which is mostly titanium dioxide.
@@ayeda69 That is probably OK.
@@faceyogamaster thank you!
I wanted to know if I can use Titanium white acrylic paint to mix with the glue instead of the powder? I have been enjoying learning to repair ceramics. I find it relaxing.
Hi Vicki, many thanks for your comment and for watching, I really do appreciate it.. I have never used Titanium white acrylic with glue as I don't think it would work. If you don't have the Titanium powder I would just use the glue by itself. If you do experiment and it works please let me know ( although I wouldn't try it on china) just on an old tile first. 💕
Hi Alison, I immensely adore your videos. I've been binging them for a while since I'd like to repair my 18th century cup. Thing is, I'd love to drink my coffee out of it. Hence my question - is there any glue that is able to survive hot liquids? Best, Frank
Hi Frank, many thanks for your comment and for watching. When it comes to glues I unfortunately cannot think of a heat resistant glue. I would probably just use your 18th Century cup for cold tea drinks. Sorry I cannot be any more help.👍
My dictionary has entries for toothpick and cocktail stick that don’t reference each other. Is there really a difference?
I'm gonna burn everything down and you'll never get another one and I'm going to fix that vase myself
Came here from a science channel and I was curious if you knew anything about a supposed trick involving fixing china/porcelain with milk.
I will show a demonstration on using a milk method in one of my future video's in the not too long future.
@@theceramicrepairstudio Awesome! Thanks for taking the time to respond.
I love your videos - giving me confidence to restore a large ceramic elephant I found in a skip. this elephant has been left outside as a garden ornament - and so the glaze is dropping off in places - what can i use to consolidate the loose glaze - preventing further problems - would superglue run into the cracks work?
Hi Denise, many thanks for your comment and for watching. I tend to use Araldite glue althogh if you just want to secure the loose glaze I don't see why you can't slip some super glue in. Please let me know how you get.😀
Thank you - perhaps I could send a photo of the elephant ? :-)
Thank you for the tutorial! Can you use araldite to repair tea cups that would then be used as tea cups? Is it ok to use repaired china for food and drink?
Hi Elena
Personally I wouldn't recommend using your teacups once you have applied glue to them.
One for safety but also anything hot will soften the glue.
You could fix your teacups and find another use for them, such as plant cups or candles
Let me know what you eventually do..
Hope that helps.❤
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@@theceramicrepairstudio I live in Karachi Pakistan and I follow your channel UA-cam
@@sayyamzahid7312 Glad you enjoy the channel 😀
HELP! I accidentally broke my moms old hello kitty piggy bank, most of the piecies are big and fit together well but there is one small piece and some bits that are chipped and leave gaps that dont fill in when i piece it all together, what do i do?
Hi there, I do have videos on how to glue, applying Milliput to the chips and sanding ext... Good luck and please let me know how you get on. 😀
What do I do if I don't have the pieces that broke off
Can I do repairs with Liquid Glass rather than glue and white powder as you do? I have no idea whether the white powder is available in my country.
I wouldn't use liquid glass, like she says it might not allow you to make those fine adjustments. Titanium dioxide powder is an "artist's pigment", you may be able to find it at a professional art supply store. It's also used in makeup.
@@FayeVert Thank You, I finally managed to get hold of the titanium powder.
Interesting, I have a question: if I'm going to repair a kettle I use for tea, will the constant heat affect the repair job, or could the glue start to infiltrate or come undone? I'm about to watch and see if the answer is in the video, do you or any of the commenters know?
Hi there, unfortunately the glue will become warm then will be unstable. So I wouldn't recommend using the kettle with hot/warm water. Really sorry hope this helps.💕🍀
Thanks for the great tutorials! VERY helpful. I followed your technique on a similar break on my wife's favorite Portmeirion Welsh Dresser bowl that we purchased while stationed at RAF Alconbury back in the early 1990's. Unfortunately, it appears that I didn't remove all of the excess glue when wiping and now the piece is a bit sticky. What should I use to remove the glue film remaining on the bowl?
Hi Bob, I would recommend using cotton wool with washing up liquid in warm water if the excess glue is still sticky.
Many thanks for watching and pleased the videos are useful.
@@theceramicrepairstudio ok, thanks!! Keep up the great work!! Cheers!
@@bobwoods3074 Your welcome.
I don’t know if I missed it. But what glue do you use.
I use Araldite slow realise.🥰
Hope you enjoy and find this tutorial useful, on how to glue your china.
What u used
@@sumeerabano7211 Summer, I have the Araldite glue and Milliput which I used in the description box. Hope that is helpful.💕
The Amazon link to Araldite Heavy Duty Epoxy Adhesive says it is "currently unavailable." Do you have any other recommendations? Also, if I can find Araldite, what do you recommend for coloring the epoxy black - I'm repairing a Forman Hot Pot, china with a black surface color. My kids gave me that tea post about 50 years ago and Forman has been out of business now for many years - so a repair is most desirable!
Why not glue the two pieces together first, then glue that piece to the bowl?
If you glue the two pieces first then add to the bowl you would end up with a lock out.
Hello! Great video and best tutorial online. I am attempting my first ever repair tomorrow and I have a dumb question! Like you, I have the large piece and two broken pieces. Would it be advantageous for me to bond the two smaller pieces first, let them set and then apply that piece to the largest one later? Breaking the job down might help? Thank you :)
Hi Shaun, I would always glue at the same time to avoid a lockout. Using a slow hardening epoxy allows time to adjust the pieces. Good luck with your project and please let me know how you get on.
@@theceramicrepairstudio I think I am going to need all the luck I can get so thank you very much! Will do as you suggest and update tomorrow.
@@theceramicrepairstudio Bad news, unfortunately. It was a delicate ceramic ornament on a ceramic base that was in a few pieces. It was going so well! I took my time and I avoided lockout but I think because there were so many hairline cracks in the base it just fell apart in my hands as I brought all the pieces together. Extremely fiddly and probably not a job for a first-timer. The base is now in more pieces than I started with! Luckily the ornament part is still in tact so I am looking to rehome that on my bookcase. Thank you for your help regardless, it was kind of fun to do even if I didn't get the result I wanted. The ornament part has an extra story now.
@@ShaunOnYT Sorry to hear that it didn't go as planned! Maybe in the future and feeling brave you could start again with multiple breaks. 🤣
I do have a video on gluing multiple breaks.
Maybr its a silly question, but should I wipe away excess or wait?
I would definitely wipe the glue before it drys.👌
@@theceramicrepairstudio awesome, I did lol
How can I remove glue from a plate that’s been broken and re-glued back together very badly?
HELP!!
I have videos on my playlist.
@@theceramicrepairstudio Thankyou so much.
I’ve just been to Petra on holidays from Australia and bought the most beautiful ornate plate but sadly I didn’t look at it before the dodgy bloke wrapped it…got back home to Australia, opened up the wrapped plate and found it had been previously broken and then glued back together VERY badly.
Now hopefully I can try to fix it so it will look better.
@@debbiekelly8775
Please let me know how you get on. 😊
Hi can I remove dried glue from the China piece so I ca redo it yr way.
I should have looked up yr video before I tried t ok hot glue it. It dried too quick ugh
Hi Glenda, you should be able to take old glue off your china, obviously it does depend on the glue you used. I do have a couple of video on various ways in which to take off glue without damaging the piece. Please let me know how you get on.🥰
thank
Your welcome. 🥰💕🍀
Hello. How do I access the next video showing repair of the chip? Thank you.
Hi there, iI do have videos on chips, you will find them on my playlists.👍
@@theceramicrepairstudio How do I find your playlists please?
Are you located in the U.S. you have a beautiful English Accent. I am repairing a piece of English China. Just used crazy glue. That's all I had on hand. Again please tell me what is better to use and where can it be purchased? What can one use to fill in cracks,then possibly paint and put a gloss on the repair. Thanks David in Broomall Pennsylvania. 👍👍
Hi There, many thanks for your comment, I am from England hence the English accent. I do have a list of items in the description box as well as many other videos. Hope this helps.👍
Love your videos! I am restorer out of California , US. I have a client reaching out about the restoration of her broken antique porcelain statue. It is from the 16th century and I am wondering if you advise me on the type of adhesive to use, so as not to degrade the integrity of fact that it is an antique. I hope to hear from you. Thanks for the videos!
Hi Rafael, I use a slow hardening glue from Araldite. I do have other video on gluing if that helps. Good luck with your commision and please let me know how you get on. 😃 💕🍀
@@theceramicrepairstudio Thank you. Going for it today. Instead of white, could I mix gold into the araldite?
@@rafaelloera5541 Hi Rafael, I always use a slow curing glue from Araldite. I haven't mixed it with gold but you could experiment on an old plate to see if it works out. Please let me know how you get on. 🥰
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