Repairing My Broken Dish With ' Kintsugi '

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Today I'm going to restore /fix one of my broken plate 🍽... The method I will use for this job is a very old method... It's "Kintsugi".... Kintsugi, also known as kintsukuroi, is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending the areas of breakage with lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered gold, silver, or platinum, a method similar to the maki-e technique.

**In this project in only restoring the plate with everyday materials... And I'm not using Food safe ingredients... So pls don't use this technique for dished or Bowles which will be used for food-related purposes... I will only use this plate for decoration and show purpose...

So without wasting any more time... Let's get into the project...

Step 1: Things We Gonna Need...

For repairing any clay pot or dish with kintsugi method... We will need some items... They are 👇

• An old broken plate or bowl
• A rotary tool with grinding bits(I used tungsten carbide bits)
• safety equipment like eye protection and mask
• Superglue
• Gold paint (acrylic metallic paints are suggested)
• Fine liner paint brush
• Epoxy clear resin
• Exacto knife
• Sand papers
• Clear lacquer spray
• Some small chisel
• Gloves
• Plenty of time
• Some random items

More and less these are the items needed for this project or small repair job..

Step 2: Preparation of the Broken Pieces...

Firstly gather all the broken pieces and try to roughly arrange all the pieces...

If any of the pieces have any dirt or any other type of marks, clean those in this step...

After cleaning the pieces,

take sandpaper and try to eliminate sharp corners that might cause injury or looks bad...

Now take a rotary tool and with a grinding bit or a tungsten carbide bit(because it's very hard to grind ceramic with any other materials... If you use clay pots.. Then you don't have to use tungsten bits) gently carve around the sides of the pieces... It will not only make the pieces look good after joining but also makes a small place or groove where we can pour the epoxy later...

Step 3: Doing a Test Fit and Grinding Some Areas...

After the sides are ground..... Make a test fit...

It's a very important step... And I don't think that this step should be skipped... You may use tape to temporally hold the pieces while testing...

After the test fit... If any piece seems too much tight to fit... grind some more materials from where it needed...

When all the pieces fit nicely... It's ready for the next step...

Step 4: Joining the Pieces With Superglue...

For this step, I will suggest you wear a pair of protective disposable gloves as the superglue is very hard to take off from the skin...

Take the largest piece and apply a small amount of superglue and press the respective piece for a couple of seconds...

As the glue dries continue the process till all the pieces are fixed in place...

After the glue dries completely... Apply some more superglue at the joints...

Now let the plate rest for at least 2 hours...

Step 5: Cleaning the Plate

Now it's a good time to clean all the extra residue of the superglue and other glue marks...

Use a scrubber with some Soap...

If the glue isn't coming off.. Then scrape the extra with an Exacto knife or a chisel...

Don't skip this part... Otherwise, it will be hard to do the next steps...

Step 6: Filling the Cracks With Gold Paint...

Now take a fine brush and paint the cracks with gold metallic acrylic paint...

The paint I have used was water soluble... But waterproof after drying... And very easy to work with...

I will suggest using at least 3 to 4 coats for a better finish...

Let the paint dry for at least 1 hour(may vary upon your paint)

Tough this is optional but you can use a blade to scrape the excess paint after the paint dries...

Step 7: Mixing Some Resin With Gold Paint...

Now take a small plastic container and take a very small amount of 2 part clear epoxy resin... I have used a normal generic resin and nothing fancy...

Mix the resin for at least 1 minute...

Add gold paint and mix well...

Step 8: Filling the Cracks With Resin...

By using a metal spatula or some other tool like a stick spread the resin in the cracks...make sure to leave some extra resin for better results...

Repeat the same process on the other side of the plate... If needed use 2 layers of resin...

After all, the cracks are filled with golden resin... Let the resin cure for at least 24 hours and for the best result... Wait 36 hours (depending on your resin type)

Don't poke the resin in this curing process...

Step 9: Scrape the Extra Resins

After the resin is cured well...

Take a chisel or Exacto knife or sandpaper to sand down the surface and removing excess resin...

This process is very time-consuming and can be tricky if not done properly...

Take your time and do as much good as you can...

Step 10: Repainting With Some Gold Paint (retouching)

After the resin is cleaned and the excess is cleaned... It's a good time to add some more gold paint over the resin in case the color isn't satisfactory...

Again make 2 ~3 coats and let that dry for an hour...

Also, you can add some decorative lines if you want...

Step 11: Cleaning Excess Paints and Surface...

After the paint is dried... Scrape away the excess paint as before...

This will ensure the final product looks good enough...

If needed use gold color pens for fine lines... I think those will also work just like a charm...

Step 12: Sealing the Surface With Clear Coat...

After all of this madness... It's already a week or so...

So to seal everything... And to make sure that the surface and Crack paints are safe...

I will use a clear coat of lacquer paint... I'm here using a clear spray...

It will not only make the paint permanent... But also ensure that your project doesn't get ruined by moisture or dust... While sealing the surface...

I have used 2 coats of clear lacquer... On both sides...

And this is the process I have repaired my once broken plate into something new... Yeayyyy

Step 13: It's Finished. Yeayyy...

After the clear coat is dried well.. our first ever kintsugi style plate repair is done...

I'm literally very much happy with the way my piece turned out... I will definitely try this procedure in the future...until then, best wishes from me...

**Some pictures shown in this project are taken with one of my ongoing project...

I make things and post them on my channel (link is in my bio)...

You can check my other marvel related projects on Instructables (especially my MK 1 arc reactor replica) both on Instructables and youtube...

I will suggest one thing... That though the project is super simple... But don't try to speed up the process... Take plenty of time... And patients... So the pieces come beautifully...

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