How to repair broken soapstone?
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Deb8113079
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I dropped something on the lip of my bathroom soapstone counter. I kept the pieces of the broken counter in hopes of a near perfect repair....anyone have some advice for me please?
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Not speaking from experience, but I would suggest using a super glue gel (for porous surfaces) and carefully piece the broken parts back into place. Wear nitrile gloves to avoid dealing with glue on your skin. Allow excess adhesive to ooze out of the seam. DO NOT attempt to wipe off the excess wet glue. You will just smear it around and make a bigger mess. Allow the glue to cure, then use a single edge razor like from a paint scraper to neatly slice off the hardened glue flush with the surface of the soapstone. A quick setting (5 minute) clear epoxy might be a good option as well. You may want to mask out adjoining areas to prevent excess glue from going places you would rather it not. You might want to have some straight up acetone on hand for clean up. Good luck!
Robert Fineman
on Aug 07, 2016
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Any super heavy duty cement type glue will work.I have carvings in soapstone that are always coming apart!
Sophia,M.,McConnery
on Aug 07, 2016
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My husband the handy maintenance, fixit guy is swearing by Gorilla glue. Says it sticks to most anything. Must play with it at first because it expands. But after drying, any residual could be scraped off with a razor blade.
Jackie Hendricks
on Aug 08, 2016
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Soapstone is also smooth and depending on its color and how much chipping there is from the break, you can fill in the depressions with waterproof paintable caulking and just stipple paint those areas. This should be an easy fix just have confidence that you can do it and it will come out great. Just remember when you use the caulking it will be like using grout you will need to have a damp sponge on hand to wipe up the excess. Go slowly and read your instructions. Good Luck.
Leslie
on Aug 11, 2016
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