My boss has a square glass box with a glass lid. Somehow the lid was broken. The break was clean. He would like some suggestions on how to fix it as it was a gift from an old friend of his. Crazy glue? Some type of epoxy?
Off Topic - glass repair
Jun 23, 2005
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Lead, as in stained glass stuff.
There is a CA glue marketed as being particularly good on glass. I have no idea how much that is pure marketing, or if there's any difference in the product .vs. regular CA glue. Got some to repair a glass box which had some metal hardware (evidently glued on in the first place) depart company from it, which worked OK. I think you'll still see the crack any way you repair it if the glass is broken, but that might be the glue to try.
You might try Novus?*G* How about just replacing the glass? Is it something special???
Leif
Kevin wrote: : My boss has a square glass box with a glass lid. Somehow the lid was : broken. The break was clean. He would like some suggestions on how to fix : it as it was a gift from an old friend of his. : Crazy glue? Some type of epoxy?
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How about the glue that's used to hold rear view mirrors on the bare glass inside of windshields? Don't know how it would work on a split glass, but it works well thru wide temp ranges on metal to glass.
Ken Moon Webberville, TX.
I don't know if they still make it, but we used to use a product called "liquid glass" or something like that, to glue cut bottles and other glass stuff...
mac
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Your problem is not finding a glue that will hold. Your problem is getting a glue that will not show after the repair is complete. I suggest you try the stuff that is used to repair pitted or broken windshields--it has an index of refraction that is the same as glass (or close.) The procedure is tricky, requiring a special curing lamp.
UV cure glass glue.
You can buy some expensive stuff needing a _very_ expensive UV lamp (and no other sort of lamp) or you can buy similar stuff cheaply in a small quantity for sticking car rear-view mirrors to the inside of windscreens. This will cure in summer sunshine. It's also more elastic than many of the industrial glass glues, so is better for repairs.
Use a _TINY_ amount. Don't leave it lying on the bare surface.
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