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Cleaved drinking glass is a bummer, but often you can fix information technology. For a cleaved window, remove the old broken drinking glass and supervene upon it with a new windowpane. If you broke glassware, like a vino glass or a vase, you may be able to glue it back together.

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    Remove the broken pane from the window. Wear leather gloves and safety glasses to protect yourself. It may help to apply pliers to pull out pieces of glass that are nevertheless in the window frame. Dispose of the broken drinking glass pieces in a cardboard box, considering they will tear through plastic trash bags.[one]

    • Make sure there are no kids around as you exercise this footstep, so the glass doesn't hurt them.

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    Scrape off the putty with a putty pocketknife and heat gun. Chisel off the old putty (likewise chosen caulk or glazing) that'southward around the inside edge of the window frame with a putty knife. Utilise a estrus gun to help soften the putty if you have trouble scraping it off. Wear leather gloves to protect your hands from the heat gun. With the gun in 1 paw, move it steadily forth so you don't concentrate heat on one spot for also long.[two]

    • Discard the putty, because y'all will demand to reglaze with new putty when yous put in the new pane.

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    Salve all the clips or glazier points. Every bit you remove the putty, you will come across jump clips in metal frame or glazier points in wooden frames. Keep them so that you can use them for the new window pane.[3]

    • Put the clips or points in a bowl or jar so that you lot don't lose track of them.
    • Call up the location so y'all can put them back near the same spot.

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    Prime number the frame if it's fabricated of forest. Metal window frames volition mostly concur up pretty well, just if you have a wood frame, the process of scraping out the putty will most likely scrape the frame a bit. Use a shellac-based primer and paint it on the within of the window frame. Let the primer dry before you supervene upon the drinking glass.[4]

    • Different kinds of primers have unlike drying times, so cheque the instructions on your primer.

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    Measure the frame and buy a new pane of drinking glass. Measure the window frame using a yardstick to make up one's mind the dimensions of the glass. Measure out from inside edge to inside border. Buy a glass pane that is 0.25 inches (0.64 cm) smaller than the peak and width you measured. Glass expands in heat, which is why y'all need a slightly smaller pane of glass.[five]

    • You can buy drinking glass cut to your specifications at a glass store, hardware store, or online.
    • If information technology's a tempest window, yous will demand tempered glass.
    • If you lot accept a double-paned (also called double-glazed) window, yous should probably get professional assistance to install it.[vi]

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    Lay down a thin layer of putty and put the new pane in the frame. Apply an oil-based window putty if you intendance about having a very polish result, or a latex window putty if y'all want it to dry quickly. Set up a thin bead of putty within the frame and put the drinking glass on top. Press the glass down firmly.[vii]

    • Put the new glass in the frame very carefully to avoid breaking it.

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    Replace the window clips or glazier points. Press the points into the frame with a putty knife. The glazing points should get in about every 8 inches (xx cm), though it depends on your window frame.[eight]

    • You lot don't need to screw the clips or points into the window, they just wedge between the window and the frame.

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    Apply new putty between the glass and the frame. Piece of work on the outside of your window, not the inside, because the putty keeps moisture out of your house. Take a glob of putty and roll it around in your hands for a minute until it is warm and an even consistency. Coil it out into a tube and press it lightly along the border of the window, in the infinite betwixt the window and the frame.[9]

    • Another way to warm upward the chemical compound is to prepare the tin inside a bowl of warm h2o.
    • You can find window putty (glazing compound) at hardware stores.

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    Smooth the putty with a putty knife and let information technology dry out for a week. Printing the putty with the putty pocketknife until information technology is firmly in place and there are no gaps. Rub the surface of the glaze with a long stroke of your putty pocketknife, so that it is smooth. Be extra conscientious to brand sure that at that place are no gaps in the corners. The putty takes a while to cure, then let it dry out for about a week before you repaint the frame.[10]

    • If there might be rain, you should protect your window frame so that it doesn't get moisture.[11]

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    Prime and paint the frame. Pigment the frame with a primer, including the new glaze. Let the primer dry fully before you motion on to painting. So, employ an exterior pigment that matches your other window frames. Carefully paint the entire frame, including the putty. Lap the paint onto the glass almost one/16 in (0.159 cm).[12]

    • Check the instructions on your primer to detect out drying times. It will often be more than an hour.
    • Painting non just looks prissy, it also protects your frame.

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    Discard shattered items. If your glass is cleaved into a agglomeration of little pieces, it's going to exist actually hard to glue back together. However, if the drinking glass is broken into a few big pieces, it's worth a shot. Vacuum up the pieces if they are actually small, and wipe off any remaining glass dust with a damp rag. Wear gloves when you lot pick up the large glass shards.[13]

    • If glass shattered on the floor, put on shoes to protect your feet while y'all make clean upwardly the pieces.
    • If your picture frame or telephone screen shattered, replace information technology.

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    Clean and dry the glass pieces. Wash the pieces of glass with dishwashing detergent and water, and so dry the pieces off with a clean fabric. If at that place is any dust or oil on the drinking glass, it won't stick together equally well.[14]

    • You lot can likewise utilise a special glass cleaning production if you lot have one, only you lot don't have to.

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    Get a glass-specific glue. Depending on the kind of glassware, you may need a unlike kind of glue. Make certain to become a gum that fills your needs, such as estrus-resistant, dishwasher-safe, or waterproof. Become to a hardware store, art store, or online to find glass glues.[15]

    • Many pop glue brands make glass-specific glues, such as Loctite, Gorilla, and Elmer'southward.
    • Aquarium glues are strong, but toxic, then don't use them for items you lot want to eat off of.
    • UV resins piece of work well for clear glass, though they will have to cure in sunlight or nether a UV light.

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    Apply glue to i of the broken edges and line information technology up with some other edge. Vesture gloves while gluing the glass. Apply a thin line of gum to one entire cleaved edge. Line it up with the other broken edge, then that they fit together like puzzle pieces. Glue only two pieces together at a time if your glassware bankrupt into multiple pieces.[16]

    • If yous're using an epoxy, you volition have to mix it earlier you lot apply it.
    • Follow the directions on the back of your glue for more specific instructions.

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    Agree the glass pieces together for at least a minute. Make sure the pieces are properly lined up 1 more than time, and employ gentle pressure to the glass as you lot hold the two broken pieces together. Some glues crave you to agree them for longer, so check the instructions on your glue.[17]

    • If yous don't utilise pressure, the glue might not bond with both pieces of glass.

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    Repeat the process with any boosted broken pieces. If your glass broke into multiple pieces, you will take to gum them each on separately. Advisedly piece together i piece at a time until the whole object is put together.[xviii]

    • Be patient and apply pressure for at least a infinitesimal each time you add a new piece.

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    Permit the glue set for the fourth dimension specified on the packaging. Follow the directions on the gum y'all are using to figure out how long the glue needs to set. Some ready in as little every bit 5 minutes, while others have a week to fully bond.[19]

    • UV resins will demand to dry in sunlight or nether a UV calorie-free.

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  • Sunny weather is the best time to install windows, if you accept the option. If you have a gaping hole in your window in the middle of winter, though, don't expect around for the lord's day to come out.

  • If you take to wait a while before fixing your broken window, you can tape a trash bag over the hole as a temporary fix.

  • If you don't similar the extra lines of glue afterward your glassware dried, y'all can rub them off with some acetone (nail smooth remover) and a cotton swab.

  • Even if the glue says it's dishwasher safe, you might desire to be extra cautious and hand-wash your glass detail.

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  • If your window frame is in an old house and painted with lead, you should ask for professional guidance with the window repair. You don't desire to risk chipping off the pb paint and inhaling information technology, considering lead is toxic.

  • Avoid atmospheric condition that will impairment the glue after you've glued your glassware dorsum together. For case, some glues will not withstand heat or water, while others volition be fine.[xx]

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Things You'll Demand

  • Safety glasses and leather gloves
  • Measuring stick
  • Heat gun
  • Putty knife
  • New window pane
  • Window putty (glazing compound/caulk)
  • Gloves
  • Dishwashing Soap
  • Glass gum

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