How To Repair Broken Ceramic Mug

Assemble all the pieces of the broken coffee mug.

How to repair broken ceramic mug.

You can fix a cracked mug if you catch it early. Remove the liquids and let the casein dry. The thing about fixing this mug is that i didn t just want to fix it. A sudden jar or clink also may turn the crack into a shattered mug.

The tutorial below shows you how to fix a broken coffee cup handle so that you can wash that sucker in the dishwasher. When complete it needs to be able to withstand typical daily uses i e. I wanted my repair to be dishwasher safe. Casein is the predominant protein in milk.

Casein glue is one of the last commonly used natural glues. Cracked ceramic is unsafe. It has broken very cleanly into 3 separate pieces. Typically ceramic glue can fix cracked and broken ceramic mug easily.

Ideally the repair will be invisible. A microwave dishwasher boiling water. It could cause leakage that could lead to mold permanently ruining your mug. Hand washing dishes is not on my agenda with a toddler to chase meals to fix and freelance deadlines to meet.

Gentle hands and the right glue can turn that cracked mug into a working ceramic keepsake. Your teapot should be sealed. When milk sours casein precipitates out. Step 2 set the main body of the ceramic mug into the bucket of sand with the part that needs to be repaired pointed up.