chipped tile

[expat]

You need to clean up the back of the chipped section to get rid of any adhesive there, and carefully scrape out at much as you can from the hole it came from. Then use tile adhesive to replace it. You'll still see the crack but anyone who didnt know it was there would have to look hard to find it.

Easiest way of cleaning up the back of the chipped piece is to put a piece of fine sand paper on a flat surface and rub the chipped piece along it.

Dave, there is no old adhesive because the chipped piece is less than the full depth of the tile. But thanks.

oraclesmith, that's what I want.

[Durbs]

Superglue would not work, because as I said the surfaces are absorbent.

I reckon it would, tiles are generally quite dense and i assume you've got 2 smooth surfaces. Thats what i'd try first.

[oraclesmith]

You need to clean up the back of the chipped section to get rid of any adhesive there

From the description, I'd assumed the chipped bit is a sliver from the glazed front of the tile, so it's not a cracked tile as such - just a tiny chip which needs glueing back on.

[suityou01]

From the description, I'd assumed the chipped bit is a sliver from the glazed front of the tile, so it's not a cracked tile as such - just a tiny chip which needs glueing back on.

Cornflakes. They weld themselves onto ceramic bowls well enough.

HTH

[pzz76077]

Can I suggest that you put a similar crack on the other side of the wall and claim a new wall under the subsidence clause of your building insurance.

Im surprised that no one has offered a solution as simple as this so far on this thread.

Failing that, use Unibond mixed with either tile grout coloring or Tipex to get the right shade to match the tiles. Builders Unibond dries clear and just leaves the colorant showing.

PZZ

[Drewster]

1) Use 'kin SuperGlue as has been mentioned............

If it falls off
2) Use 'kin SuperGlue again..... the "pourousness" will be less on the second application as the initial dose will have "clogged up" the sponge like holes in the ceramic so it'll work better............

My other suggestion involves removing the offending tile, buying a Ceramic Kiln, casting a single tile the exact size of the one you removed, leaving to cool and then glazing with the exact shade of Ceramic glaze on a 2nd firing, then after allowing to anneal and cool sticking it in place using normal Tile Adhesive.............. which is silly!

[TykeMerc]

I'd simply use superglue, but applied in two stages.

Stage 1 will seal the porous nature of the tile surfaces, apply a very thin layer and leave to dry for a few days.
Stage 2 apply a similarly thin layer and bond the two bits together carefully.

It will never look unbroken, but using a thicker glue than superglue will make the repair stand proud and look awful.

The only other approach I can think of is to do some deft work with a Dremmel and grinding bit on the base tile to make room to apply Araldite so that the glazed surfaces sit exactly level. This would be very risky, take plenty of skill and not a little luck.

[TimberWolf]

I usually keep a few spare tiles.

[pzz76077]

Actually, my wife just reminded me that something similar happened in a shop we used to run.

Anyway, we stuck the tile fragment back on with nail varnish of a similar colour. Dries almost instantly and is designed for adhering to porous nails.

The stuff we used was made by Maybellene if it helps.

PZZ

[Durbs]

The stuff we used was made by Maybellene if it helps.

Maybe its Maybellene

Nyaaargh, i've got that going round my head now.