How to Repair Broken Pottery and Ceramic - Basic Lesson

This lesson presents a basic, fundamental overview of ceramic repair and is best watched first. It shows the core steps involved in repairing broken pottery, ceramic, and china, including proper alignment during mending and surface preparation for painting.

Transcript / detailed notes - What the video shows

This video shows how to repair broken pottery or ceramic using simple tools and materials. We’ll walk through cleaning the breaks, lining the pieces up, and gluing them with epoxy. You’ll see how to support the piece so gravity holds it in place while it cures, and how to work fast before the glue sets. After the repair is solid, we show how to scrape off excess glue, fill cracks, sand the surface, and prepare it for painting or glazing.