Di aesthetic apil fɔ seramik tayl kin bi wan men say fɔ sɛl na yu os. Dɛn ɔl tu prɛktikal ɛn stayl, ad stayl ɛn mɔdan luk to kichin, batrum ɛn ɔda ples dɛn. Dɛn kin mek dɛn wit kle ɛn minral dɛn we kin te, bɔku tɛm dɛn kin kɔt dɛn wit glaz fɔ mek dɛn gɛt kɔlɔ ɛn dizayn. Dis kɔmpɔzishɔn de mek dɛn nɔ gɛt mɔstɔ ɛn i izi fɔ kia fɔ dɛn. Bɔt pan ɔl we di tayl dɛn kin luk lɛk se dɛn kin te, dɛn nɔ kin skrach. Sɔfays, mɔ di wan dɛn we nɔ gɛt glaz, kin izi fɔ gɛt. As tɛm de go, we yu west ɛn te, i kin lɛf mak dɛn we nɔ fayn ɛn i kin pwɛl di fɔs say. Laki, bɔku we dɛn de fɔ fiks dɛn pesky tayl skrat dɛn de, frɔm sandpepa to skrat ripa paste. Ɛni we fɔ du tin gɛt in yon bɛnifit ɛn bad tin dɛn, so i kin tek sɔm tɛm fɔ tray fɔ fɛn di wan we go wok fayn fɔ yu sityueshɔn.
Difrɛn we dɛn kin fayn bak fɔ difrɛn kayn skrach dɛn. Pan ɔl we sand pepa bɛtɛ fɔ smɔl smɔl skrach dɛn we de ɔp, fɔ dip mak dɛn yu kin nid sɔntin we strɔng lɛk ɔksalik asid. Bifo yu wɔri bɔt di kɔst fɔ chenj tayl ɔ fɔ gɛt di flo we nɔ pafɛkt, mɛmba se bɔku skrat dɛn de we yu kin pul na yu os.
Baking soda na sodium bicarbonate, we na wan kɔmpawnd we de wok lɛk mild abrasive. Dis go mek di tayl dɛn nɔ skrach. We yu mek wan paste wit baking soda ɛn wata ɛn rɔb am pan say we skrach, di patikyula tin dɛn kin ɛp fɔ mek smɔl smɔl tin dɛn we nɔ pafɛkt nɔ pafɛkt.
Fɔ yuz am fayn, fɔs miks baking soda wit smɔl wata insay kɔntena fɔ mek paste. Di kɔnsistɛns fɔ tik fɔ stik, bɔt stil fɔ spre izi wan. Dip wan damp, nɔ-abrasive pad ɔ soft-bristled brɔsh insay di paste ɛn put am jisnɔ na di say we yu skrach yuz saful, sɛkɔral muvmɛnt. Du dis fɔ lɛk tri minit so. Afta yu dɔn put am, rins di tayl ɛn dray di say. Ripit dis prɔses te yu gɛt di rizɔlt we yu want. Duya mɛmba se: Baking soda kin abrasive smɔl. Pan ɔl we i kin jɔs sef fɔ tayl, yu kin mek yu skrach mɔ if yu skrab tumɔs ɔ fɔ lɔng tɛm. Ɔltɛm, tɛst wan smɔl say we yu nɔ go si fɔs.
So yu dɔn tray bɔku mɛrɛsin dɛn, bɔt di skrach dɛn we de kɔntinyu fɔ de stil de luk yu bak. Ɔksalik asid na pawaful ɔrganik asid we dɛn kin yuz fɔ klin pɔsin we sabi du in wok. Dis na saful saful bɔt fayn we fɔ pul di skrat dɛn we nɔ go go. Fɔ ɛgzampul, na di men tin we dɛn kin yuz fɔ mek Bar Keeper’s Friend, we de buf skrat pan ɔltin frɔm china to stenlɛs stiɛl sink.
Start bay we yu mek shɔ se yu tayl dɛn klin as yu ebul. Fɔ dis step, yuz wan fayn tayl klin ɛn mek shɔ se di tayl dɛn dɔn dray bifo yu go bifo. Naw tek spɔnj ɛn put ɔksalik asid pan di tayl dɛn ɛn afta dat, rɔb di say we yu skrach jisnɔ. Di trik we de ya na fɔ put inof prɛshɔn so dat di ɔksalik asid go go insay di skrach, bɔt nɔto so dat i go pwɛl di tayl. Sεkyulכr muvmεnt na di bεst fכ homojεnik aplikεshכn dεm.
We yu dɔn, was di say ɛn chɛk di skrach fɔ si aw i dɔn layt ɔ i dɔn lɔs kpatakpata. If yu nɔ satisfay, yu kin du ɔda kɔs fɔ trit ɔksalik asid. Bɔt, tek tɛm. Di las tin we yu want na fɔ aksidɛntli pul di varnish ɔ finish na yu tayl. Mek shɔ se yu rid wetin di wan we mek am tɛl yu ɛn put di asid fɔs na say we yu nɔ go si di tɛst.
Yu biliv ɔ yu nɔ biliv, wan tiub we gɛt tut paste na di bafa de du dɛbul duty: i nɔ jɔs de fɛt di tut we de rɔtin, bɔt na fayn tin fɔ pul di skrat dɛn we de na di tayl dɛn. Yu want fɔ no aw i de wok? Tut paste gɛt wan miksɔp fɔ abraziv, mɔstizayza ɛn ditajɛn. Di men tin dɛn we de ya na abrasives—bɔku tɛm na kalsiɔm kabɔnɛt ɔ silikayt—we de it di ed dɛn we gɛt jag na di skrach dɛn jisnɔ, ɛn dis kin mek dɛn nɔ luk fayn.
Mɛmba se ɔltin dipen pan di tɛknik ɛn di kayn tut paste we yu de yuz. Pik tut paste we nɔ gɛt jel ɛn swɛt lɛk af pan di tin we yu go yuz fɔ yu tut brɔsh. I nɔ de tek bɔku tɛm fɔ pul dis trik. Put tut paste dairekt pan di skrach ɛn was am jisnɔ wit wet klos. As wi bin dɔn tɔk, di abrasives we de insay di tut paste de du ɔl di wok, so mek shɔ se yu gi dɛn inof tɛm fɔ mek di tut paste smol smol. Smɔl sɛkɔral muvmɛnt dɛn kin wok fayn ya fɔ mek shɔ se dɛn kɔba ivin ɛn mek dɛn nɔ pwɛl mɔ.
Bɔt mɛmba se if yu yuz am tumɔs ɔ if yu rɔb am tumɔs, dat kin mek di say we di tayl de shayn pasmak, ɛn yu nid fɔ yuz wan polish we de mek di tayl brayt lɛk Rejuvenate All Floors Restorer apat fɔ mek di tayl shayn bak. Bɔt if ɔl di glaz dɔn west, dɛn nɔ go ebul fɔ mek am bak. Yu go gɛt fɔ ri-glaz ɔ riples di tayl insted, so tek tɛm.
Bɔku tɛm dɛn kin yuz bras polish fɔ ad shayn to mɛtal sɔfays ɛn i kin bi fayn sɔlv fɔ pul skrach pan tayl. Dis prכdak we de fכm bכku bכku wan de kכmbayn fayn fayn abraziv dεm lεk pεrsכlfεt εn nכrishכn כyl dεm lεk tכl כyl fεt asid dεm. Di abrasive de du di fɔs had wok, i de mek di skrach smol smol, ɛn di ɔyl de ful-ɔp am, ɛn lɛf wan say we smɔl ɛn nɔ gɛt wan bɔt.
Fɔ pul skrat, tek wan rag ɛn sok am insay bras polish. Naw, rɔb di say we yu skrach yuz mɔdaret prɛshɔn. Di men tin na fɔ tinap tranga wan bɔt fɔ ɔmbul. Afta yu dɔn masaj di polish, put sɛkɔn kot. Wash am ɛn di skrat dɛn go dɔn. WƆNIN: Smɔl risk de fɔ yuz bras polish pan tayl. If yu tayl dɛn wayt, dɛn kin lɛf mak ɔ chenj kɔlɔ. Bikɔs dɛn mek bras polish fɔ mɛtal, i go fayn fɔ mek yu tɛst am na smɔl say fɔs.
Smɔl smɔl chips dɛn we de na tayl, mɔ we de rawnd di ed dɛn, kin mek di yay vɛks. Dis kin apin mɔ fɔ dak tayl usay di layt sɛramik ɔ pɔslɛn we de ɔnda kin rili si. Na wan mɛrɛsin we nɔto kɔmɔn bɔt we de wok fayn: nel polish. Dɛn mek di nel polish wit wan polima we gɛt sɔlvɛnt we kin ful-ɔp smɔl smɔl tin dɛn we nɔ pafɛkt na yu tayl dɛn fayn fayn wan.
Fɔs, klin di say we di prɔblɛm de wit sɔm sop ɛn wata. Mek shɔ se i dray bifo yu kɔntinyu fɔ du am. Naw, pik yu nel polish. Tray fɔ fɛn wan kɔlɔ we rili fiba di tayl. Jɛntri put wan kot fɔ nel polish pan di stɛyn. Mek i dray ɛn afta dat, rayt. If yu stil de si chip ɔ skrach, put ɔda kot wantɛm wantɛm. Kɔntinyu fɔ du dis te yu gladi fɔ di we aw yu luk.
Bɔt wetin yu go du if yu de dil wit chip we go de fɔ lɔng tɛm? Dis na di say we epoxy resin kin kam fɔ ɛp. Fil di chip wit wan epoksi rɛsin we go kɔmpit wit tayl, lɛk Gorilla Clear Epoxy Adhesive, ɛn lɛ i dray. We i dɔn rɛdi, peint am wit nel polish so dat i go miks wit di tayl dɛn we de rawnd am.
Tayl ripa fila na spɛshal prɔdak we dɛn mek fɔ ripɛnt chips, krak krak ɛn ɔda tin dɛn we nɔ fayn na ɔl kayn tayl, ilɛksɛf na sɛramik, pɔslɛn ɔ ston. I de wok lɛk spɛshal silin we de protɛkt ɛn mek di tayl dɛn luk fayn. Brand dɛm lɛk MagicEzy de gi prɔdak dɛm we de yuz nano-coating teknɔlɔji fɔ gi wan durable, tin layt fɔ protɛkshɔn pan di surface of di tile. Dis kɔtin nɔ jɔs de mek wan layt we nɔ de mek wata pas; I kin wok fayn bak fɔ pul skrach ɛn smɔl smɔl tin dɛn we nɔ pafɛkt na di say we yu de. We yu yuz dis prɔdak, di fɔmula in nanokrɔs dɛn kin bon dairekt to di sɛramik matirial, ɛn dɛn kin ful-ɔp di skrat dɛn ɛn mek wan say we smol smol.
Dis prɔdak kin kam insay tyub fɔ mek i izi fɔ yuz. Fɔ yuz am, swɛt smɔl puti pan puti nɛf ɔ ɔda tin we tan lɛk dat ɛn tek tɛm put am na di say we dɔn pwɛl. Mek shɔ se yu put inof prɔdak fɔ kɔba di chip ɔ krak krak krak, bɔt nɔ put am pasmak fɔ mek di say dɛn nɔ ivin. We yu dɔn put am, smol di filin wit spatula ɔ tul we gɛt flat ed. Dis de mek shɔ se di prɔdak de flush wit di tayl sɔfays. Bɔku tɛm, di puti go bigin fɔ at insay sɔm minit, bɔt chɛk yu instrɔkshɔn fɔ di rayt tɛm fɔ wɛl.
Sɔntɛnde, pan ɔl we yu de tray tranga wan, tradishɔnal we fɔ du tin nɔ go sɔlv di prɔblɛm. If na so i bi, i kin bi se na tɛm fɔ pul di big nɛf: wan spɛshal skrat ripa kit, lɛk di Faber Scratch Repair Kit, we dɛn mek spɛshal fɔ sɛramik tayl. Dɛn kit dɛn ya nɔ tan lɛk tin dɛn we dɛn kin yuz fɔ mek tayl ripɛnt, dɛn nɔ de yuz nanoteknɔlɔji. Bɔt dis nɔto ɔdinari tin fɔ klin. Dɛn mek dɛn fɔ pul skrach dɛn na difrɛn tayl dɛn.
Fɔs, mek shɔ se yu pik wan kit we go mach di kayn tayl we yu gɛt. Sɛramik, pɔslɛn ɛn natura ston tayl dɛn gɛt dɛn yon spɛshal nid. Dɛn kit ya gɛt tin dɛn fɔ klin ɛn mek tin dɛn bak – ɔl wetin yu nid insay wan fayn fayn paket, so fɔ pik di rayt prɔdak impɔtant. We yu dɔn gɛt yu kit, ɔl wetin yu fɔ du na fɔ sprɛy ɛn was am. Dɛn fɔ fala di instrɔkshɔn dɛn we di wan we mek am gi. Bifo yu ad di ripa prodak, yuz di pad dɛn we de insay di kit fɔ ad di klin to di tayl dɛn ɛn klin dɛn fayn fayn wan. Mek i sok insay fɔ 15 minit, dɔn yu was am. Dɔn yu kin put ripa paste ɛn spre am oba di tayl dɛn. Neks, tek di tayl polisha, put am pan di polish pad we de kam wit am, ɛn yuz am fɔ polish di tayl te i krak stret bak ɛn go bifo. Du dis te di tayl dɛn dray ɔl, rins ɛnitin we lɛf ɛn was am wit klos.