Need suggestions for repairing ceramic birdbath pedestal
Northe
birdbath. The pedestal is hollow and made from what looks like the same
red clay used for flowerpots (glazed on the outside). All the broken
pieces are on one side, so the pedestal still stands up.
I have all the pieces, and they fit together tightly. What I'm looking
for is an appropriate weatherproof structural adhesive to put the
pedestal back together.
Since the pieces fit so well together, I don't believe that an epoxy
putty would work.
What do the experts here recommend?
(Having learned my lesson, I will put a pipe in the ground to keep the
birdbath from being knocked over again.)
Thanks for any suggestions.
Northe
Green Valley, AZ
Eric in North TX
I've had good luck with JB weld and ceramics, aside from leaving a
telltale gray outline. Epoxy, of some sort, is your likely best choice.
dadiOH
> A group of javalina (I live in Arizona) knocked over my ceramic
> birdbath. The pedestal is hollow and made from what looks like the
> same red clay used for flowerpots (glazed on the outside). All the
> broken pieces are on one side, so the pedestal still stands up.
>
> I have all the pieces, and they fit together tightly. What I'm looking
> for is an appropriate weatherproof structural adhesive to put the
> pedestal back together.
>
> Since the pieces fit so well together, I don't believe that an epoxy
> putty would work.
So use a regular epoxy (non-putty).
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How about crazy glue?
Joe
>snip<
> Since the pieces fit so well together, I don't believe that an epoxy
> > putty would work.
>
> So use a regular epoxy (non-putty).
> snip<
Best choice.
Use a water-clear slow cure two part epoxy. Once cured, some JB WEld
for back up/reinforcement wouldn't hurt. Some china restoration shops
use cyanoacrylates (Whoopee Glue) which can be found now in a lot of
useful different formulations. Pricey but fast, one could get the
assembly together piece by piece in minutes. Again, an epoxy
reinforcement would add needed strength.
Joe
Joe
> birdbath.
>snip<
Have you bought your hunting license yet? <G>
Joe
aemeijers
> Northe wrote:
>> A group of javalina (I live in Arizona) knocked over my ceramic
>> birdbath. The pedestal is hollow and made from what looks like the
>> same red clay used for flowerpots (glazed on the outside). All the
>> broken pieces are on one side, so the pedestal still stands up.
>>
>> I have all the pieces, and they fit together tightly. What I'm looking
>> for is an appropriate weatherproof structural adhesive to put the
>> pedestal back together.
>>
>> Since the pieces fit so well together, I don't believe that an epoxy
>> putty would work.
>
> So use a regular epoxy (non-putty).
>
retaining walls should probably work, if you can squish the parts
together tight enough. Scrape off any excess that oozes out before it
sets up, of course. May have to do the repair in several stages, so you
can get the rope or webbing around it to clamp it. Doing it with epoxy
would likely cost more than a new birdbath.
--
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Oren
<the-dari...@peckerhead.net> wrote:
>
>http://www.thistothat.com/
>
>TDD
That link showed up here, before...a good reminder from you.
dadiOH
> dadiOH wrote:
>> Northe wrote:
>>> A group of javalina (I live in Arizona) knocked over my ceramic
>>> birdbath. The pedestal is hollow and made from what looks like the
>>> same red clay used for flowerpots (glazed on the outside). All the
>>> broken pieces are on one side, so the pedestal still stands up.
>>>
>>> I have all the pieces, and they fit together tightly. What I'm
>>> looking for is an appropriate weatherproof structural adhesive to
>>> put the pedestal back together.
>>>
>>> Since the pieces fit so well together, I don't believe that an epoxy
>>> putty would work.
>>
>> So use a regular epoxy (non-putty).
> Doing it with epoxy would likely cost more than a new birdbath.
I guess that depends upon where you buy the epoxy...last I bought was $65
for 1 1/2 gallons. Just $15.50 for 24 oz. The little tubes (25 ml or so)
at HD, Lowes. Ace, etc are usually under $5, don't know how much OP needs.
I once put back together a largish (30" high) vase with white glue, couple
of hundred pieces from large to tiny, still together 30 years later. That
wouldn't be any good for something outside but Titebond II should be OK for
the pedestal, not for the water tray.
Northe
I'm going to try liquid nails to put the pieces together. One of the
salespeople at the local hardware store said that she'd had good results
with fixing several red clay pots using the stuff. I may back up the
inside with epoxy.
Northe
dpb
Bummer of a choice unless you don't give a rats' patootie about
appearance...just use a good epoxy
--
DerbyDad03
I'm guessing that's because the sales person has never tried a real 2
part epoxy like West Systems or a similar product.
Head over to your local Marine Supply shop and check out their epoxy
aisle.
blueman
Yup - Liquid nails is an awful choice and will likely leave you with
all types of messy smudges and since it is so thick, it is likely to
give a poor bonding if the join between the ceramic parts is truly
hairline.
A high quality, slow cure two part epoxy (like West System's) without
any filler is the perfect solution. If necessary you can strengthen the
joint by filetting with various epoxy+filler combinations +/- fiberglass
tape but my guess is that if the pieces truly fit that tight together
then just epoxy alone will be more than sufficient.
Liquid nails is for bonding subfloors, panelling, sheathing etc...
