On Sun 06 Jul 2008 09:24:59a, ChattyCathy told us...

> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>
>> On Sun 06 Jul 2008 08:28:00a, ChattyCathy told us...
>>
>>> Wayne Boatwright wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> What color is your tile, Cathy? In a previous home in Ohio, we had
>>>> an almond color ceramic tile put down by the previous owner, with no
>>>> spares on hand. There were a couple of tiles that had hairline
>>>> cracks and a couple that had tiny chips in them which revealed the
>>>> darker color below the almond glaze. I bought a bottle of almond
>>>> colored appliance touch up paint. Working very quickly I used a tiny
>>>> brush to force the paint into the cracks and chips, quickly wiping
>>>> all excess off the surface. They damages were virtually invisible
>>>> unless you were down on your knees looking for them. Something to
>>>> consider.
>>>>
>>>
>>> Wayne,
>>>
>>> Our tiles in the kitchen/laundry have a sort of very light 'peachy'
>>> background color with patches/swirls(?) of various shades of brown in
>>> them. We did fill in the crack with some grouting (if that's what it's
>>> called?) that we tried to make the same color as the main part of the
>>> tile with some coloring - but like I said it still shows if you look
>>> closely. Irritates the cr*p outta me, because the previous owners left
>>> a whole bunch of other useless stuff behind in the yard and they only
>>> picked up some of it - sigh. A couple of spare tiles would have been a
>>> god-send, but I never thought to ask if they had any before they
>>> left... silly me.
>>
>> Well, sorry. It was just a thought. :-(
>>
> Oops. I didn't mean to sound rude or offend you, but we also had the
> same idea and it didn't quite come off the way we hoped...which was a
> real bummer. Maybe if the tiles were a 'solid color' it would have been
> just fine. I could kick myself for not being more careful, but as they
> say, this kinda sh*t happens, so I just wanted to warn Goomba to keep
> spares if she goes that route ;-)

You're never rude and could never offend me, Cathy. It would definitely be
hard to achieve with the coloration of the tiles you have. Mine were a
solid color. Hey, we all have accidents...it happens. It's less likely to
happen with porcelain tiles than with ceramic tiles, as the porcelain is
much harder.

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Wayne Boatwright
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