We have a tile at the entrance door to the common stairwell that has
been damaged by repeated contact with the hook used to hold the door
open. It is a semi-circular abrasion of the glaze. The tile survived
for 100 years until new neighbours moved in but that's another story.

I'm wondering the best way to carry out a repair for maximum
durability. Ordinary filler or enamel paint would just wear away.

Scott Wrote in message:
We have a tile at the entrance door to the common stairwell that has
been damaged by repeated contact with the hook used to hold the door
open. It is a semi-circular abrasion of the glaze. The tile survived
for 100 years until new neighbours moved in but that's another story.

I'm wondering the best way to carry out a repair for maximum
durability. Ordinary filler or enamel paint would just wear away.


Put another felt pad over it.
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Yes you don't want it to be even more damaged. Some of those large rubber
square stick on feet can be good. You get more than one in a packet so when
the cleaner knocks it off, just clean the surface and stick another on
On repair, personally, I've found that its almost impossible without making
damage worse so it can be filled.
Brian

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Scott Wrote in message:
We have a tile at the entrance door to the common stairwell that has
been damaged by repeated contact with the hook used to hold the door
open. It is a semi-circular abrasion of the glaze. The tile survived
for 100 years until new neighbours moved in but that's another story.

I'm wondering the best way to carry out a repair for maximum
durability. Ordinary filler or enamel paint would just wear away.


Put another felt pad over it.
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On Sun, 18 Oct 2020 08:53:38 +0100, "Brian Gaff \(Sofa\)"
wrote:

Yes you don't want it to be even more damaged. Some of those large rubber
square stick on feet can be good. You get more than one in a packet so when
the cleaner knocks it off, just clean the surface and stick another on
On repair, personally, I've found that its almost impossible without making
damage worse so it can be filled.
Brian

The damage is a semi-circle of about three inches, where the hook has
been allowed to drop.

I wondered about a bead of two part epoxy resin adhesive?

Scott wrote:
We have a tile at the entrance door to the common stairwell that has
been damaged by repeated contact with the hook used to hold the door
open. It is a semi-circular abrasion of the glaze. The tile survived
for 100 years until new neighbours moved in but that's another story.

I'm wondering the best way to carry out a repair for maximum
durability. Ordinary filler or enamel paint would just wear away.


Could you cut out a circle with a diamond core drill and insert a brass
disk with a rubber pad behind. Not original but possibly in keeping with
the style not an original idea I saw something similar done in a place we
rented on holiday once.

On 18/10/2020 10:11, Scott wrote:
On Sun, 18 Oct 2020 08:53:38 +0100, "Brian Gaff \(Sofa\)"
wrote:

Yes you don't want it to be even more damaged. Some of those large rubber
square stick on feet can be good. You get more than one in a packet so when
the cleaner knocks it off, just clean the surface and stick another on
On repair, personally, I've found that its almost impossible without making
damage worse so it can be filled.
Brian

The damage is a semi-circle of about three inches, where the hook has
been allowed to drop.

I wondered about a bead of two part epoxy resin adhesive?

That with a small amount of the right pigment in is about as good as you
are ever likely to get. But unless you do it well it could look much
worse than the original damage. There are some ceramic repair pens
available in the sheds but I doubt if the polymer will last against
abrasion by a metal hook. Intended fro chips in sinks etc.

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On Sun, 18 Oct 2020 11:22:57 +0100 (GMT+01:00), Jimk
wrote:

Radio Man Wrote in message:
Scott wrote:
We have a tile at the entrance door to the common stairwell that has
been damaged by repeated contact with the hook used to hold the door
open. It is a semi-circular abrasion of the glaze. The tile survived
for 100 years until new neighbours moved in but that's another story.

I'm wondering the best way to carry out a repair for maximum
durability. Ordinary filler or enamel paint would just wear away.


Could you cut out a circle with a diamond core drill and insert a brass
disk with a rubber pad behind. Not original but possibly in keeping with
the style not an original idea I saw something similar done in a place we
rented on holiday once.

Of course he can't, he's just collecting ideas & info to appear
knowledgeable at the tenants' Vs management co. meeting
..
That could be a fair comment in some circumstances, but I point out
that I did carry out the last three repairs to the close as the jobs
were too small and tricky to refer to the Factors.

On Sun, 18 Oct 2020 10:05:14 -0000 (UTC), Radio Man
wrote:

Scott wrote:
We have a tile at the entrance door to the common stairwell that has
been damaged by repeated contact with the hook used to hold the door
open. It is a semi-circular abrasion of the glaze. The tile survived
for 100 years until new neighbours moved in but that's another story.

I'm wondering the best way to carry out a repair for maximum
durability. Ordinary filler or enamel paint would just wear away.


Could you cut out a circle with a diamond core drill and insert a brass
disk with a rubber pad behind. Not original but possibly in keeping with
the style not an original idea I saw something similar done in a place we
rented on holiday once.

No - the problem is that the the hook descends in a semi-circle to so
the damage extends to several inches.

In article ,
Scott wrote:
On Sun, 18 Oct 2020 10:05:14 -0000 (UTC), Radio Man
wrote:

Scott wrote:
We have a tile at the entrance door to the common stairwell that has
been damaged by repeated contact with the hook used to hold the door
open. It is a semi-circular abrasion of the glaze. The tile survived
for 100 years until new neighbours moved in but that's another story.

I'm wondering the best way to carry out a repair for maximum
durability. Ordinary filler or enamel paint would just wear away.


Could you cut out a circle with a diamond core drill and insert a brass
disk with a rubber pad behind. Not original but possibly in keeping
with the style not an original idea I saw something similar done in a
place we rented on holiday once.

No - the problem is that the the hook descends in a semi-circle to so
the damage extends to several inches.

Get rid of the hook and use a magnetic type?

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On 18/10/2020 11:27, Scott wrote:
On Sun, 18 Oct 2020 10:05:14 -0000 (UTC), Radio Man
wrote:

Scott wrote:
We have a tile at the entrance door to the common stairwell that has
been damaged by repeated contact with the hook used to hold the door
open. It is a semi-circular abrasion of the glaze. The tile survived
for 100 years until new neighbours moved in but that's another story.

I'm wondering the best way to carry out a repair for maximum
durability. Ordinary filler or enamel paint would just wear away.


Could you cut out a circle with a diamond core drill and insert a brass
disk with a rubber pad behind. Not original but possibly in keeping with
the style not an original idea I saw something similar done in a place we
rented on holiday once.

No - the problem is that the the hook descends in a semi-circle to so
the damage extends to several inches.

Stick some rubber tubing over the part of the hook that constantly
drops down and contacts the tile

Radio Man Wrote in message:
Scott wrote:
We have a tile at the entrance door to the common stairwell that has
been damaged by repeated contact with the hook used to hold the door
open. It is a semi-circular abrasion of the glaze. The tile survived
for 100 years until new neighbours moved in but that's another story.

I'm wondering the best way to carry out a repair for maximum
durability. Ordinary filler or enamel paint would just wear away.


Could you cut out a circle with a diamond core drill and insert a brass
disk with a rubber pad behind. Not original but possibly in keeping with
the style not an original idea I saw something similar done in a place we
rented on holiday once.



Of course he can't, he's just collecting ideas & info to appear
knowledgeable at the tenants' Vs management co. meeting
...
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On Saturday, 17 October 2020 17:13:00 UTC+1, Scott wrote:

We have a tile at the entrance door to the common stairwell that has
been damaged by repeated contact with the hook used to hold the door
open. It is a semi-circular abrasion of the glaze. The tile survived
for 100 years until new neighbours moved in but that's another story.

I'm wondering the best way to carry out a repair for maximum
durability. Ordinary filler or enamel paint would just wear away.

Epoxy with TiO2 is the usual thing for white tiles. You can get terracotta epoxy too.


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