What glue would you use for thick old ceramic like this?

What glue would you use for thick old ceramic like this?

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Would cyanoacrylate (crazy glue) work (I have lots)?

Reply to
Frank Baron
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CA needs closely mated surfaces, doesn't look like your tile has such.

The normal adhesive is thinset, sometimes mastic (the type MADE for tile). Thinset is better, mastic is easier especially on walls.

Reply to
dadiOH

Check out the advice here:

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Reply to
Bennett

Didn't even look at the picture did you ? For that project I'd use Gorilla Glue . Scrape the squeeze-out off before it's fully set up and hard .

Reply to
Terry Coombs

A white or clear epoxy is probably the best. Work it into both surfaces, wipe off the excess after they are mated and support it until it cures.

Reply to
gfretwell

On Tue, 20 Dec 2016 13:36:54 -0500, dadiOH advised:

Thanks. I don't keep "thinset" blue in the house.

Since the bowl has curved surfaces, I won't be able to hold it for more than five or ten (or whatever) minutes.

Does that "thinset" set quickly?

Reply to
Frank Baron

Painters tape works fairly well to hold things together if you have been sure to clean off all of the squeeze out. Wiping with acetone will take uncured epoxy right off.

Reply to
gfretwell

If the item is simply for display, then, Elmer's white glue will work wonders. If this is a dish that gets used for food and washed regularly, then I would use epoxy.

Cyanoacrylate works best on non-porous materials such as skin, glass and metal.

Reply to
Stormin' Norman

I have no idea what thinset blue is but thinset is cementatious so it takes hours to set, days, weeks to fully cure.

Reply to
dadiOH

On Tue, 20 Dec 2016 11:59:07 -0800, Bennett advised:

That is a very nice glue site! Thank you very much for pointing it out!

This broken dish is about 1/8th inch thick (give or take) and very porous, and there may be chips (but I don't see any big ones).

The site seems to go by brand name and not chemical (which is fine):

  1. Krazy Glue
  2. Super Glue
  3. Zap
  4. Zap-a-Gap if you have gaps to fill

The first two are cyanoacrylate (but the edges may be too porous for cyanoacrylate which is lousy when it isn't spread extremely thinly).

Clicking on their link for "Zap" which says it's a cyanoacrylate too!

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There is a nice page on how it works:

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Reply to
Frank Baron

On Tue, 20 Dec 2016 14:00:54 -0600, Terry Coombs advised:

Thanks for looking at the photo of a dish that I broke that the wife bought in Europe and which she can't get here in the states ever again.

My only problem with "gorilla glue" is that it foams and expands, and, I have a slight problem with the brand naming in that it seems lots of

*different* glues are called "Gorilla" glue.

But, if the brownish honey-colored gorilla glue is the right stuff, that's fine by me.

Reply to
Frank Baron

That's the stuff . I repaired the handle on my wife's favorite (Eeyore ...) tea mug with it several years ago , still hanging in there . What ya gotta do is tape/wedge/clamp or somehow hold the pieces in place for the first few hours until the stuff is mostly set up , then carefully use a razor blade/X-acto knife/other sharp implement to cut/scrape the squeezed out foamy off . Until it's fully cured you can remove residue with acetone or other "hot" solvent .

Reply to
Terry Coombs

On Tue, 20 Dec 2016 15:13:22 -0600, Terry Coombs advised:

Thanks for that advice, as it will be hard to keep in one place for hours. It's interesting that the acetone will work on the cured stuff, but it makes sense if it's a different chemical once it's cured in that it won't melt the whole thing apart.

Reply to
Frank Baron

Fixed that for ya ...

Reply to
Terry Coombs

When I first read your OP, I saw "ceramic" and my mind added "tile", ergo my reply which was totally inapproprate for a ceramic dish.

CA will work fine, I've used it in that manner numerous times. I can't imagine using Gorilla glue for it (or for anything else for that matter).

Reply to
dadiOH

I recommend epoxy too. I've used epoxy that sets in 5 minutes to glue a broken bathroom soap dish.

Reply to
Frank

I recommend epoxy too. I've used epoxy that sets in 5 minutes to glue a broken bathroom soap dish.

What has always worked for me on ceramic tiles and dishes is "Adhesive Caulking". Just as good and as long lasting as epoxy. That stuff seems to work on anything and is my first choice for most repairs. MLD

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MLD

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