Repair Ceramic Mug Handle Super Glue
Use self gripping tweezers to hold each broken piece of ceramic.
Repair ceramic mug handle super glue. If your ceramic coffee mugs handle has broken off repair it by using epoxy glue instead of super glue. As an amazon affiliate i get commissions from purchases made from links in the description of my videos. Yep people have been gluing mugs back together for ages. Apply the epoxy or super glue to the end of an ice cream stick and dab the adhesive onto one of broken edges then press it into the corresponding edge with light pressure.
Hold each piece in place until it s stable then release it. It is not just ceramic super glue but an epoxy meaning that it is stable and permanent in repairs. From the name minute weld it dries in a minute under most temperatures. Posted by runningwithscissors at 8 47 am on may 12 2008.
Set this aside and let it cure for a bit. It doesn t fill gaps as well as two part epoxy and isn t so resistant to sideways pull an important factor. Hairline cracks in ceramic mugs can be repaired either by soaking them in warm milk or by gluing them with cyanoacrylate glue or epoxy resin which method you choose depends on how severe the crack is and whether you re repairing it for appearance or functionality. J b weld minuteweld instant setting epoxy best glue for ceramic repair the epoxy super glue is a higher brand of the j b weld ceramic glue production.
That s why epoxy works better than super glue on ceramic. Please help support my channel by using my link to. How to repair a ceramic mug with milk. I used regular glass ceramic epoxy from home depot to repair my favorite coffee mug when the handle came off.
Epoxy glue has better structural strength than normal superglue. The bond is very strong and has stood up to the microwave dishwasher regularly for the past five years. Press firmly and hold for 60 seconds to get a nice strong bond going. Put epoxy on the broken area and set the handle then wait 24 hours before handling.
Definitely do not use super glue or other cyanoacrylate adhesive for a repair like this. Repeat until you have a completed mug handle.