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How do I make a hard white glue/filler?

Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2023 11:32 am
by Bitsilly
I know and I'm sorry, this has little to do with Minis but you are a knowledgeable lot!
I have a victorian tiled hallway and most of the broken/cracked/previously drilled tiles are white or off-white.
Does anyone know of a white or off-white paste or putty that i could fill the cracks and damage with that will harden and stick well?
It doesn't have to be a perfect match as anything will be an improvement.
I was thinking along the lines of builders resin or milliput, neither of which I have used before!
Thanks in advance, (and Sorry Mark, deleted if you need to!).

Re: How do I make a hard white glue/filler?

Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2023 12:08 pm
by trevorhp
Toupret filler sands easily stays white, but not very shiny.

Re: How do I make a hard white glue/filler?

Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2023 12:34 pm
by Bitsilly
I’ll have a look, cheers.
Not shiny is good!

Just thought that if it sands well it wouldn’t be up to being walked on.

Re: How do I make a hard white glue/filler?

Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2023 2:35 pm
by mab01uk
The BuildHub forum is very good for asking similar questions/suggestions:-
https://forum.buildhub.org.uk/

Re: How do I make a hard white glue/filler?

Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2023 8:05 pm
by trevorhp
Bitsilly wrote: Mon Sep 11, 2023 12:34 pm I’ll have a look, cheers.
Not shiny is good!

Just thought that if it sands well it wouldn’t be up to being walked on.
It's quite tough actually

Re: How do I make a hard white glue/filler?

Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2023 10:40 pm
by Pandora
Epoxy with chalk dust mixed in?

Al

Re: How do I make a hard white glue/filler?

Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2023 4:37 am
by Exminiman
Tiling adhesive like this may work https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01 ... UTF8&psc=1

This is brilliant white, but will dull down or you can add a colour to tint it, its a matt finish.

When dry you can sand it.

Re: How do I make a hard white glue/filler?

Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2023 7:41 am
by Tds76
Will grout do the job?

Re: How do I make a hard white glue/filler?

Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2023 12:22 pm
by mk1
My instant thought when I read this was Milliput. Superb stuff. I have used it for 1,000,000 and one jobs for years. It is available in white as well as the usual, grotty green / grey.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/312440568413 ... B151305309&

Re: How do I make a hard white glue/filler?

Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2023 12:57 pm
by goff
Why don't you see if you can replace them with new ones , i layed a victorian floor using old and new tiles , this company still makes them ,

" Originalstyle " Victorian geometrick floor tiles. based in Exeter

Go on there Webb site and take a look .

Re: How do I make a hard white glue/filler?

Posted: Tue Sep 12, 2023 5:27 pm
by Bitsilly
Geees guys, you have excelled and exceeded once more!
I definitely have enough to go on!
Thanks

Re: How do I make a hard white glue/filler?

Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2023 8:12 am
by mk1
Great Tip Goff, Adam has been wanting to find a supplier of these for ages.

Thanks, M

Re: How do I make a hard white glue/filler?

Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2023 9:07 am
by wantafaster1
Goff, that's stunning work

Re: How do I make a hard white glue/filler?

Posted: Wed Sep 13, 2023 9:24 am
by MiNiKiN
How these tiles have been made in the past:
Artistic artisan work in Egypt
https://youtu.be/n5x7GLl-mMo?si=g3J8fOpc66jwoszn

Re: How do I make a hard white glue/filler?

Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2023 8:29 pm
by goff
mk1 wrote: Wed Sep 13, 2023 8:12 am Great Tip Goff, Adam has been wanting to find a supplier of these for ages.

Thanks, M
Mark i just found these two photos , one when laying the tiles , note the underfloor heating pipes layed in 20mm overboard from Polypipe and the other photo working out a pattern to suit floor width and length , laying about a square mtre a day :o , not hard work but mentally hard :lol: :lol: :lol:

Re: How do I make a hard white glue/filler?

Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2023 8:30 pm
by goff
wantafaster1 wrote: Wed Sep 13, 2023 9:07 am Goff, that's stunning work
Thanks for the nice comments ;)