How to Attach a New Post to an Earring

Knowing how to attach a new post to an earring will save you time and money. It is a repair you can do yourself, saving you the expense of going to a professional jeweler. So, don't throw your earrings away if a post breaks off. Instead, just follow these steps to fix it.

Instructions

1

Take your earring with you to a craft store and find a post that most closely matches the post that was on your earring. Buy the new post.

2

Use tweezers to remove any leftover pieces of the old post from the back of your earring.

3

Place your earring on a flat surface. Work in a well lit area so you can see what you are doing.

4

Dab a bit of your glue to one end of the new post. Use glue made for use on non-porous materials.

5

Center the post on the back of your earring. If the earring is part of a set, look at the back of the other earring to see where to attach the post. Hold the new post in the same position on the earring you are repairing.

6

Press the end of the post with the glue on it to the back of the earring.

7

Hold the new post in place for several minutes until the glue dries.

8

Use a self-adhesive earring post for quick repairs. You can also use these products to convert clip-on earrings to post style earrings.