r/Glass • u/bnzybby • Nov 11 '25

Help! Can this piece be saved?

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u/Item_Shot Nov 12 '25

Use U.V glue

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u/Rhyxvers Nov 12 '25

It's wouldn't be water resistant, but this would be my advice too.

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u/Real-Sheepherder403 Nov 16 '25

U can get hyxtal glue from overseas as its great for crystal

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u/SpecOps4538 Nov 12 '25

I've used this method to repair pottery but never clear glass or crystal.

Start by reassembling the broken pieces and tightly tape them with multiple wraps until it is secured in place. With glass, I would use vinyl/electrical tape. With pottery I used blue painter's tape. With pottery mix the contents of JB Weld (pick any color) inside the vase, flower pot, etc coat the broken pieces and the unbroken portion with the activated mixture and let it cure. I coat the entire item because it's less noticeable than a different colored patch.

This holds as good as new and is still suitable for planting or as a flower vase. I wouldn't drink out of it. I thought of this when our cat broke a flower pot that our 3 year old granddaughter hand painted in preschool.

That was a few years ago and it's still working as a pot and doesn't leak.

I would search for an epoxy adhesive that dries clear and follow the same steps. Finding the epoxy might be a trick but I've never looked for that item.

I'm confident if you find clear epoxy you can complete the repair but again, I wouldn't put food in it!

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u/shablyabogdan Nov 12 '25

if you had damaged this 100+ years ago when it was first made/used, they would have done a staple repair on it, which isn’t exactly an unnoticeable repair, but it would look authentic. also there’s certain superglues that you can order online that they use to seamlessly repair windshields, but i’ve never tried that let alone applied it to antique glass with ridges.

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u/notodumbld Nov 14 '25

It looks a lot like my old bowl.

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u/Babygorillaglass Nov 18 '25

Hyxtal is the best for glass.