Adhesive Plate Hangers

The instructions on my Leeds packaging says that the disc "has excellent adhesion to wood, hardboard, and blockboard." I'm guessing that fine porcelain without a glaze should work as well as wood of a similar weight, wouldn't you agree? I have not seen any manufacturer's recommendations about weight limitations. My heaviest plate, hung with a 100mm disc weighs 1.25 pounds.

Safe? Humm... That's a loaded question. I have never seen manufacturer's guidelines for weight limitations using the Leeds discs (available in 75 mm and 100 mm diameter disc size). The largest, heaviest plate I've hung on a 100 mm disc has been a 10" plate weighing 1.25 pounds. I've used the Leeds Display Disc Plate hangers for three years, They have worked well for supporting my plate collection on the dry wall. I have not used the wall picture hanger supplied with the disc; I use better anchored screw hooks. Manufacturer instructions state that the disc can be removed by soaking the plate in warm water. Can your plates be soaked for a prolonged time without damage? Can the bottom be lightly scoured without damaging the inscription? I have never removed a disc, so don't know if the adhesive (the glue... It is good old fashioned, water soluble glue) would leave a discoloration on the bottom of my antique plates. Even if it might leave a stain, I want to enjoy my collection, so I don't care. If the resale value is of primary importance, I would not use an adhesive hanger, but consider a wired plate holder (but these can chip plate edges) or have a fine art framer put them in a shadow box suitable for hanging.

In 3 years I haven't noticed any rusting of the metal loop, but my plates are in a dry room... Not a bathroom or kitchen. The chrome finished loop seems to be more substantial than a paper clip. (Brass paper clips don't rust, do they?) Perhaps folding a piece of transparent 3M packing tape over the loop, then putting a hole through the taped loop would protect the plate, or wall, from a rusting loop in a humid environment?

I have used Leeds Display Disc Plate Handers since 2016. Ten inch diameter, weighing 1.25 # is the largest and heaviest I've hung. The instructions that come with the hanger indicate that prolonged soaking of the disc in warm water allows it to be removed.... If you can soak your plate without damaging it, I expect you should be able to remove the disc without damage to the plate. I've not had any reason to remove a disc yet.

I began using "Leeds Display" Disc Plate hangers in 2016 and gradually came to trust them with my antique china plates. The heaviest plate I've hung was 10" diameter, weighing 1.25 pounds, using the 4" (100 mm) disc. I have never seen Leeds manufacturer's guidelines for weight limitations. My gut feeling is that the Leeds disc will work with your 4" base bowls that weigh 1.5 pounds.. [Like me, you may have to decide that the joy of daily seeing that beautiful plate collection adorning the wall is worth the risk of a loss if the Leeds disc fails to hold. However, I do not trust the wall hook that is encluded with the purchase of the Leeds disc; I use/prefer an anchored screw hook.]

My guess is that the glaze on the back of porous terra cotta will allow the Leeds disc to adhere to it, but I haven't found any manufacturer's guidelines on weight limitation, I have only used the Leeds on china plates up to 10" diameter. What kind of damage free hook can you find for your ceramic tile wall? A hook that would allow your plate to rest flat against the wall? I've had good results using Command Brand damage free hooks on ceramic bathroom tile for light-weight items, but don't know if Command makes a damage free hook able to support the weight of a terra cotta plate. Command hooks that hold more weight are relatively large hooks.... Maybe worth contacting Command, they make so many varieties of hooks. Otherwise, consider drilling the tile to place a sturdy hook.

Well, the "glue" is translucent (not transparent) so both sides of the Leeds disc hanger appear the same, yellow on the ones I've purchased.

Humm... Light weight is good but I'm wondering about the porousness of the bamboo backing which might interfere with the ability of the adhesive on the Leeds disc hanger to hold. If a platter is oval, I might try applying two discs so that the platter doesn't easily shift from the position on the wall which you desire, and if the adhesive doesn't hold, it's unlikely both disc would detach at the same time, giving you the opportunity to remove the platter from the wall before it would crash. Good luck.