Repairing a ceramic plant pot

[Shinyandnew1]

This pot didn’t cost me anything, so this isn’t the end of the world, but the design on the front is beautiful so I’d like to try to make it last a bit longer if I can.

It has patches on the back where the glaze has gone and is glazed/cracked as well. Would it possibly to fill it with external polyfiller and then add some sort of glaze (what sort of thing??) to protect it a bit?

I’ll add a photo of the damage.

What would they do on the repair shop?! 😂

You could try squirting superglue behind the flaking bits to stabilise them?

Thank you-that’s definitely worth a try!

When this happens to a pot, it's not good news I'm afraid. Technically speaking it mean the glaze isn't fitting the pot and it will continue to 'shiver' off. Please be careful as the shivered pieces of glaze will be like sheet glass and very sharp.

To add replacement glaze would be really tricky to do with a low success rate.

You could paint a varnish over the top to hold the remaining glaze in place, although that won't last for ever.

I can't quite see from your photo but if the plant is planted directly into the pot, watering will be making the situation worse. So put the plant in a plastic one, plus a saucer so the pot remains dry.

Good luck

ps - I doubt the superglue suggestion would work as it would lift the glaze away from the pot surface

Thank you for your reply- I’ve just put the plastic pot inside with a saucer like you said.

Can I ask what sort of glaze I could buy to paint over the top? Most of the varnishes I found on Amazon seemed to be for wood?

You could try a sealant like this one https://www.hobbycraft.co.uk/plastikote-twist-and-spray-gloss-sealer-400ml/5773441002.html?glCountry=GB&gclid=Cj0KCQjwj_ajBhCqARIsAA37s0zQ6MgUue8LosamGdWOk3HsHm_3bU2kCnoMQfiiEMoRNRiPU_xJoJAaAif1EALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

You can get them in shiny or matt.

If the pot isn't going to get wet, then you could water down some PVA glue and apply this.

Is there a maker's stamp on the base - if there is you could see if you can buy a replacement