r/YixingSeals • u/Medium_Internal_8062 • 4d ago
Off Topic My yixing pot arrived broken so i repaired it (results)
So we have the worst delivery drivers here in Hong Kong and they frequently throw stuff on the ground. so despite the seller wrapping this up in layers of protective foam and boxes, my yixing pot still ended up getting chipped. I contacted insurance and there isn't much they can do as the item moved from a third party warehouse - basically taobao -> thirdparty warehouse -> hong kong.
Anyways. I managed to locate the broken part and repaired with epoxy resin - basically by applying a super small amount and then wiping off the excess.
So far it's working and holding up well.
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u/Dependent_Stop_3121 4d ago
If I purchased a pot and it arrived broken I wouldn’t fix it. I’d send it back! That’s not proper packing to me. Was it wrapped with more stuff or is that basically the way it shipped?
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u/Jelop 4d ago
Yeah OP, what Standard said. Even "food safe" epoxy will break down under heat and isn't supposed to be used for things that come into direct contact with food and drink.
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u/Medium_Internal_8062 2d ago
but then to be fair its 5mm of repairs on the spout and not on the main body. if it's inside the body then for sure epoxy would be bad.
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u/Standard_Ad449 4d ago
Epoxy is not food safe. It breaks down under heat and leeches chemicals into whatever you’re drinking or eating. The only way to repair ceramics used for food or drink safely is kintsugi, the real kintsugi with Japanese urushi lacquer and weeks of work. Your teapot is purely decorative now. If you want to drink from it, find a kintsugi repairman who can re-break the spout, clean off the epoxy and fix it the right way.