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    Cleaning stained unsealed slate tiles

    Hello I have tiled my floor with slate tiles. Due to some scheduling issues prior to sealing or grouting them I had a plaster and plumber in to do some work. The floor covering didn't do the required job and I now have dust, plaster, possibly a bit of adhesive and paint on the tiles. I have...
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    Minton Cleaning Restoration

    Hi all, Sharing a DIY project I'm starting to look at - to clean up my Minton Hallway Tiles, they're in pretty good condition for 110yrs old but they are a bit grotty with a couple of damaged areas. Cleaning / Restoring I originally started with Lithofin Tile Restorer on a test area, which...
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    Black Limstone cleaning polishing and protecting

    Looking for advice on cleaning up these black limestone tiles. Have striped sealer of them. They had winter unprotected and now need to clean them back up and protect them. Would a polish machine help clean them clean? If so what colour pads and what cleaning agent would you recommend please.
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    Plain white encaustic - ideas on cleaning, pre-sealing?

    Hi All, Can anyone recommend a way to ensure the plain whites are as clean as possible before sealing - and can lippage be improved at all once tiles are set? During the wait before grouting I am worried about inevitable dirt - and also wondered whether anyone has tried sanding encaustic...
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    Porcelain Cleaning porcelain swimming pool tiles after installation

    Hello I kindly ask a professional opinion for a huge problem i have I am selling special porcelain tiles for swimming pools and around the pools import from company name Mayorceramica Spain The quality of the tiles are excellent and very well made All tiles are R10 anti slip I have some problem...
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    Spotting on Victorian/Edwardian Tiles after Cleaning with Tile Restorer

    Hi, I cleaned my tiles with Lithothin KF Tile Restorer and spotting has now appeared. I don't want to put anything on top of them until I can somehow even out the colouring to remove the obvious spots. Should I keep cleaning or move to a polish. Thanks in anticipation.
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    Hi

    Hi I’m just a cleaning person and need help with getting info on what’s on this tile and how to get it clean. Can’t we download pictures?
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    How to clean this tile

    Hi I’m just a cleaning person and need help with getting info on what’s on this tile and how to get it clean. Can’t we download pictures?
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    Terracotta floor tiles cleaning / sealing

    I have recently had a new kitchen put in. I was going to have a laminate floor put down, but after the builders removed two previous laminate floors, we found the original terracotta tile floor, which I much preferred to laminate. They cleaned it with some acid stuff, but the tiles still have...
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    Desperate for advice on our Travertine showers.

    Hi all, I'm faced with a bit of a conundrum regarding the state of our shower recess, as well as my partners parents en suite shower. The posted images are just of the major issues in the main bathroom aka ours, and it has been cleaned, scrubbed, anti-molded to high hell and this is what...
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    Cleaning hairspray off porcelain tiles

    Hi everyone, I was just hoping someone could help with an issue I have. I have a male flat mate with an obsession with using excessive amounts extremely strong hold hairspray. I estimate he goes through 1 can very two weeks. Obviously this hairspray coats my bathroom in gunk, which for the most...
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    Cleaning porcelain tiles

    Need advise posted here before. Got porcelain tiles cream coloured dirt gets trapped in them and is very hard to remove. I am looking to seal them. Can anyone recommend a good cleaner and tile sealer.
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    Cleaning old marble

    Working on this house and i have with the aid of a joiner got to install a marble bathroom reclaimed, so will take some modifing, its fixed with screws, so looking for some tips Good cutting blade? Restoration cleaner? What to fill the screw holes with, marble dust and a type of resin maybe? Cheers
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    Cleaning lose tiles

    Hello I posted this in the wrong part of the forum earlier. Enthustiastic DIYer here, attempting to restore a Victorian tiled floor myself, lack of funds demands that. Have seen a number of threads talking about cleaning tiles when fixed, but how do I clean a large number of tiles that were...
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    Cleaning loose geometric tiles

    Hello I am attempting to restore a Victorian tiled floor myself, lack of funds demands that. Have seen a number of threads talking about cleaning tiles when fixed, but how do I clean a large number of tiles that were loose when the carpet was lifted. There's a mixture of adhesive, grout, glue...
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    Marble tiles - sealing and cleaning

    Im putting some marble tiles in a bathroom / shower area for the first time. The customer is very worried about limescale and how to clean it, they have hard water. Anyone got any recommendations of decent sealers for marble and/or cleaners. Or should I be telling her to avoid marble in the...
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    Cleaning travertine walls in shower cubicle

    Hi all I have a Roman shower cubicle tray which is made of a stone resin compound. The walls are unfilled travertine which desperately need cleaning. I have bought LTP Grimex, but I don't know if it's safe to use as it will undoubtedly come into contact with the shower tray. Does anyone know if...
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    Cleaning Victorian Hallway

    Whats the going rate to clean and seal a victorian hallway approx 7sqm ingrained dirt little bit of paint, not been properly cleaned in 18 years? Best sealer to use they dont want a shine but like the look of it when they mop it?
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    Limestone tiles, cleaning, grouting and shower area

    Having some limestone tiles installed, they are very porous. For the floor they are 450x450x20mm and walls are 600x300x15mm. Currently only the floor area has been laid with part of the entrance to the hall. The wall area has had part laid and grouted. Unfortunately the installer was under...
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    What disc for cleaning up tile edges?

    Hi I’ve seen the video for the Montolit STL discs that can cut and grind but before I bite the bullet and spend £90 odd on a 4” grinder disc, I wondered if there are any other cheaper alternatives for grinding down or cleaning up tile edges (or bevelling even)? Don’t have many issues with...

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