Have you ever filled in nicks or small chips with color seal? I find a lot of home owners either don't have extra tiles or dont want to pay the fees for replacing tiles. I have seen many tiles where the customer has either tried to paint or use nail-polish to fill in the nicks/chips in their tiles. I have applied Grout Perfect color sealer to several small nicks with very good results. I explain to the customer that this is in no way a repair...simply cosmetics. It is also not a guaranteed fix in any way. I'm just curious if anyone else has tried this? Mark
I haven't tried that but have found in certain cases that Sharpies work well. Also I have used my stone repair kit (basically epoxy with colors to mix in for those who may not be familiar) to fix a chip here and there. I have also been known to use Bondo as a last resort. It is sandable and paintable.
Gary, here is a pic of a crack I filled with color seal. The home owner said "Oh my god!" like 8 times...he was actually jumping around his kitchen...kindda scared me...lol. Mark
That looks awesome Mark. Did you just happen to have a color that matched well or did you have to do some mixing? Also, are you providing this as part of the overall service or charging separately? How much time was involved in the job pictured above?
David, the color I used was Malibu Sand (Grout Perfect). That was also the color I used for the color sealing. I typically dont charge for this if it is only going to take me a few seconds to apply and wipe. If I need to put more than say 1/2 hr into (cosmetic repairs) I try and just add it into the estamated price. When I first do my demo, I always try to ask if there are any chips/cracks in the tile & grout; besides looking for myself. If there are and I think I can fill it in with the color seal, I show them that too. ***If you do or try this, please remember to write it up as strictly cosmetics to CYA*** Mark
Thanks Mark. I'll give this a shot. I haven't run into cracked tiles too often and when I have I've referred the owner to a tile installer. But this sounds like a good thing to keep in mind for situations where just a few tiles need a face lift.
