Old Enamel Toilet Question

Factual Questions
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We’ve just moved into a house in one of the more historic districts in Little Rock. Yippee. Now for the cleaning extravaganza…
The toilet in the bathroom is a very old enamel coated iron fixture, and it gives the black and white tiled bathroom a lot of ambiance (yeah, ambiance in a bathroom- who’d a thought?). One slight flaw is that there are a few chips to the enamel on the tank lid where the metal peeps through. Do they make patch liquid for this sort of thing? Could I just use model paint? What would be the best way to fix these little chips in the finish?

Thanks in advance!

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Oops, P.S.:
I have googled this topic, but have come up so far with special order stuff or how to contact a professional. All I’m really wanting is a quick cosmetic fix (re:cheap)

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Yes, there’s all sorts of different brands. Here’s one that’s available in different colors. I’ve never tried the brand.
If you have a good old plumbing store in town, the kind that has replacement faucets for clawfoot tubs, and conical leather gaskets for 100 year old taps, go and ask them what they use.

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Faster, easier and cheaper…
go to any appliance store and ask for appliance chip paint. It comes in a wide variety of “whites” and one will prob match real nice to yer terlit of antiquity…
Make sure surface is clean and dry before you use it.

cost= under $10.

Regards
FML

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I went to a hardware store when I had a similar problem, and they actually have a liquid specifically for porcelain touch-up. Of course, my sink was yellow (it was awesome btw) and they only had white and ivory. But sounds like it would work for you. I tried to find the little bottle I bought for my other sink, but I can’t, so I can’t tell you what it’s called. But the folks at the hardware store will know what you’re talking about.

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Do be careful of the color. If you use too bright a white (and most of them will be on an old fixture) it’s going to be more obvious than the chip was in the first place.

Just out of curiosity, which district are you in? My husband and I renovated houses in Argenta and Parkhill, and lived in the Quapa quarter for a while.

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Thanks for the replies everyone! I feel kind of dumb now (it was so easy to find after I knew what I was looking for). My google fu is weak, I guess.

We are in Hillcrest, and loving it. My parents have lived here for a while, so we already knew and loved the neighborhood before we moved into it.

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That’s an amazing neighborhood. Congratulations on your new house!