Repair Chipped Glass Cooktop

I've dropped a glass jar on the edge of my black glass cooktop and chipped the edge of it. The chip is approximately 3cm wide and about 7mm deep, roughly semicircular in shape, extending all the way through the cooktop from top to bottom (about 5mm I guess). The chip is nowhere near any area that gets hot.

Does anybody know of a product that I can use to repair the chip? It would have to be some sort of glass filler, as the chip itself has shattered and could not be simply glued back into place.

Cheers

Stemail23 welcome here

I've been looking around over the internet for you but to no avail. More disturbing: the solution seems to be replacing the cooktop??

Thanks Jeffie,

I'm hoping the solution need not be so drastic as to replace the entire cooktop. It's still entirely functional and the damage is purely cosmetic. If all else fails I'm going to repair the chip with some carefully sculpted black bathroom sealer or caulk, to disguise the damaged area, but I was hoping somebody might have a better solution for me.

Cheers,
Steven

Ok, good luck I am curious now as well, because it became a challenge for me to find a solution for it on the internet and I really can't find any special repair (kit) - so I look forward to knowing if something exists as well

There is no repair for the cooktop except replacement. Thats the bad news. The good news is that glass is really tough, we can thank the space program for that, and from where you describe where the damage is, it probably won't affect the performance of the cook top. Replacement is REALLY expensive, and you would probably think about replacing the whole thing. Only you can decide if you can live with it or not. Just a parting thought, how about some 5 minute epoxy (which dries clear) and smooth the chip in with that. It's not a factory authorized repair but it might get the glaring chunk out of sight.

I have not come across a fix for Chipped glass. You can try and sand and buff it, but that size chip will never go away. If you do sand it you can get 220 grit sand paper on a belt sander. Or start with 120, move to 220, 400 and then a cork belt. that is your best bet... it will not go away but you might be able to make it better. You can get a lot of glass supplies like belts etc from www.wilsonglass.com

Post edited by: Ricker7, at: 2007/06/27 21:15

Hello Ricker7 welcome to the forum, I'm glad you joined.

So, Stemail23 - it looks like my first assumption about not being able to fix it until such standard that it completely is vanished, seems to come true....

what did you do in the end?
I am curious as I just did the exact same thing (a jar fell on the edge of the stove and chipped it) in an apartment I am staying at. The apartment is not mine, so I am twice as distressed.
thanks