Kintsugi Repair Kit Gold Japanese Kintsugi Kit to Improve Your Ceramic Repair Your Meaningful Pottery with Gold Powder

***this product is not food grade rated because it is epoxy*** I was able to put my childhood teapot back together because of this kit and I’m very grateful. I preferred a cleaner look so I waited for the epoxy to dry and I was able to scrape away the excess. Also wiped away excess while it was still wet and I firmly pushed the pieces together until the epoxy took hold. Be sure to arrange your pieces before you mix anything and make sure everything fits together correctly. Make sure you mix together enough epoxy to do one piece at a time because it dries V E R Y quickly. Remember to take your time! I ended up just missing one piece but I was able to fill in the gap with the epoxy and it did the job. I’m happy to say that this epoxy is water proof but definitely make sure you hand wash whatever it is you’re using this on. Overall a good product and labor of love. Read more

This was a fun way to repair a cracked pot and fairly beginner friendly. The only downside is it’s messy and the epoxy dries fast so you must move quickly. Read more

I have to say - this worked a treat. I had purchased a handmade bowl I LOVED and my new kitten knocked it over her first night in the house and broke it into about 9-10 pieces. I remembered this method of repair and thought it could be perfect. Here’s what I learned: 1) it can’t hurt to try this. You’ll likely throw your broken item out anyway if you’re unhappy with the outcome - at least this could repair it. 2) follow directions. Put epoxy on both sides you’re joining. It makes a difference. 3) you need to be confident enough to move quickly but not so fast that you’re sloppy with the handling of the materials. It dries in about five minutes from the time you mix it - and with good reason. It’s enough time to get it mixed, put the epoxy on both sides and line up your pieces —- and then you need to join those pieces confidently so the epoxy oozes from the seem and HOLD IT in place until the five minutes is up and its chemical reaction is complete enough to hold. If you let go to early, the seam will split (it won’t look good) and you risk the piece falling off. Hold it long enough to bond and you’re golden - don’t get impatient!!!! 4) don’t rush. Give the previous pieces you’ve joined time to really bond/cure before adding your next piece so you’re not pushing/pressing on pieces that don’t have good firmness yet. All in all I’m VERY pleased with the outcome - but I’m also no novice to handcraft. I’d imagine that inexperienced crafters would really struggle with this. You have to have a solid game plan, a good sense of what needs doing, an appreciation for the method and both confidence and patience all at once. If you’re not experienced crafter and skillful with your hands, this will likely be very messy and frustrating for you. Also: this method isn’t for perfectionists. It’s meant to highlight the breaks and putting a piece back together will not result in a perfect outcome with smooth gold lines. It’s oozing epoxy and that doesn’t happen evenly ;-) Read more

I really like the kit and what it did to a vase. The only thing is that glue has to come out from both parts equally but it doesn’t always. You have to waste sometimes some of it. If you don’t make 2 parts equal amount, the glue will not dry. But it is more than enough of it in there to waste sometimes of it. So not a bit deal. Read more

The epoxy works great in terms of drying quickly and getting the bowl stuck together again. However, when it dries or even in general, the gold is very cheap appearing and the consistency is not what is desired for a ceramic bowl. It looks very stuck on. I had chunks of my bowl missing so I could only really fill it with the gold epoxy, and it turned out looking lumpy and weird so unfortunately, unfortunately not keeping this piece Read more

Easy to work with but the product never dried, not sure if I got a bad batch but saw someone else on here say the same thing. Totally useless and now my mug is just covered in gold goop. Read more

Turned out way cuter than I thought. Super fun way to repair a clay bowl that was made my me as a kid and didn’t want to toss it. Love it! Read more

This is a great kit, and i have repaired to treasured items with it. As the note says, I took away a star because the epoxy sets way too fast for a detailed job at higher temperatures. This is a typical problem with fast setting epoxy. I determined that the best way to slow it down was to run air conditioning at very high cooling and fan, and use a vent to pull the fumes away. Epoxy is a hazardous adhesive with high volatile organic compound VOC off-gassing, so be aware of that risk. As long as you take precautions and use in a cool, well ventilated area, then it's safe and almost slow enough. I went to the hardware store and bought slower setting epoxy to finish the project that I had to do in a high temperature location. Other epoxies that are compatible with ceramics work well. Read more