PSA: Paid $80 for a professional mug repair kit and it was a total bust

I bought this ceramic repair epoxy kit from a specialized craft store to fix the chip on my favorite diner mug from the 90s. The instructions said to cure it for 24 hours but after a week the chip fell right back out when I rinsed it. Has anyone else had better luck with a specific brand or method for patching a chipped mug?

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bell.emma7d ago

Used to swear by those kits but your story totally flipped my view on them.

the_jana7d ago

Most of those repair kits are just overpriced super glue with fancy packaging. I tried something similar on a sentimental mug and had the same result. A two-part epoxy from the hardware store for around eight bucks has held up for years on a different cup. Sometimes the specialist stuff is worse than the basic options.