How to repair a cracked ceramic basin?

If it?s just to stop leaking I?d try some ?creeping crack cure?. That?s the product name.

Tim

superglue dries too fast to do penetrate far.

NT

Do not use superglue, its useless at that sort of thing. I think the repair products to some extent work, as do epoxy products, but won't it look a little erm bodged? Brian

Thanks, that looks promising. I've ordered some.

The epoxy will be out of sight, underneath. It's a 1930s Twyfords Ceramant basin and I'd prefer to replace it with something similar. A repair might buy me time to find one in good condition in a salvage yard, but hopefully it will last until we get round to the cloakroom and I might then decide to go "modern" while decorating.

We had a corner broken off an acrylic bath at MIL's house. (The things some tenants do!) It was fixed with white two part wood filler. I got somebody more skilled than me to do the filling, and you can scarcely see the join. Fortunately, the bathroom lighting is quite dim, but even with the portable worklight on it looks good.

Milliput may work

You shpuld be able to get a period repolacement that is 'in style' if not an exact match...

It is also water soluble to some extent. Slow cure epoxy or actual ceramic glue would be my choice of glue.

Aldi/Lidl sometimes have the latter in their weird DIY products offer.

Yes, that's correct. If you're interested, there's a very detailed history here

"Ceramant" and "Vitromant" are early types of china not specific styles."

"CERAMANT from 1938 Vitreous China. Twice fired. First introduced around 1939 but production was halted during the Second World War. It was reintroduced in 1950/51. The new 1957 Alsager Works was dedicated to the production of Ceramant. A white vitreous (non porous) clay body of very fine texture with a glazed white or coloured surface. The clay is vitrified in the firing process so that to all intents and purposes it is non porous and will not absorb moisture. It is denser and stronger than earthenware of the same thickness but dearer. A strong superb quality ware that will not craze, stain or deteriorate in any way. It will satisfy the most exacting demands of quality. The most suitable ware for many fixtures in semi public buildings like hotels, offices, schools, hospitals etc."

Wonder where yours came from?