How to Fix Cracked and Chipped Porcelain Tile | Ask This Old House

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In this video, This Old House paint expert Mauro Henrique shows host Kevin O’Connor how to handle chips in porcelain surfaces.

Paint expert Mauro Henrique teaches Kevin O'Connor how to patch scratches and chips in porcelain. While it is a tough material, Mauro explains that these types of damage are extremely common, and he teaches Kevin how to handle them.

Difficulty: 1/5
Time: 3 hours
Cost: Under $30

Porcelain is a durable material, but it's relatively soft as far as tiles go. This means it's susceptible to cracks or chips, and they're often eyesores. Luckily, it's possible to hide the damage with a bit of touch-up glaze. Here's how to fix cracked and chipped tiles.

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Mauro shows Kevin ways that homeowners can patch small porcelain scratches and chips.

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Cheaper solution: Use fingernail polish. It comes in different tones that match popular tiles, including beige. Let it dry, then remove any excess with fingernail polish remover.

jej

Show me the final result !!! everyone can put some thing on the tile,

panteraptg

did I miss the part where they show what brand they used? I've spent a lot of time reading reviews, I don't what to have to purchase one of each to find out which works well and which brands shrink, discolor or do something that is undesirable. I would think the professionals here, would know what products work the best... save the consumer the problems finding out for ourselves?

cerir

Ugh, why bother producing a video like this if you refuse to show the results?

jab

I like this video a lot. Unfortunately, the link to the putty used for the divot on top does not seem to be correct. Can you point me to the product used in the video?

FrederikRoikjer

Thanks. Between the demo and everyone's comments, I'd like to try repairing tile and a 70's (steel & porcelain?) bathtub.

leslieaharden

That was fixing a scratch, not a crack!

hawkins

This is a very thin putty you are using and exactly what I’m looking for but the link in the description brought me to Locktite putty which doesn’t have the consistency I need. What’s the name of the product(second product) in the video? Tia

atlantis

Id ditch the tape and just feather it with a knife. The tape is gonna leave some build-up you're not gonna be able to remove without ruining the job.

Mr.Pop

Does not show the end result which is frustrating.

phillipedwards

How about hairline crack? And don't you need to sand it?

ASUSproz

Must have turn out very bad since they dont show the end result. Useless video.
Btw ...the product in bottle is porc-a-fix

jjjohn

Did I miss the bit where they showed us what it actually looked like when it was done?

OllyDawson

Wouldve been nice to see the finished result.

acerjuglans

Wow, I can't believe they posted this. pure crap . that patch is a mess. Mauro just gobs the stuff on. it will look like an amateur patch once it's dried. of the shelf touch up paint will NOT match colour wise, These guys are really stretching for content

johnmolnar