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    Cleaning Epoxy Grout on textured porcelain tiles

    Hi, I have had both polished and matt textured wood effect tiles laid in my house and am having Kerapoxy installed on both floors. The tiler installed the Kerapoxy on the polished floors last week and despite doing a great job of cleaning up after himself there was still a greasy/sticky grout...
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    Dark grout going white and dark residue on cloth when cleaning

    Hi, We got our bathroom done just over a year ago. The tiler used mapei grout in river grey. I have noticed some of the grout lines turning white and when I try running it off I get stains on the cloth the same colour as the grout. Does anyone have any advice?
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    Porcelain Cleaning Cement Tile Adhesive marks from Victorian Tiles

    Hello, I recently lifted some modern tiles to reveal the original Victorian Tiles (Actually dated late 30's but in the Victorian/Edwardian mosaic style). The previous owner had for some bizarre reason tiled over them. Sacrilege! With considerable effort, I've managed to clean off almost all of...
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    Porcelanosa tile cleaning

    We are refitting our Ensuite shower room. The tiles we are thinking of are Porcelanosa Silver Image 33x100. We are wondering whether these will get dirty with soap scum or chalk out of the hard water (we have a water softener, but it doesn't make the water perfectly soft) and how easy they are...
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    Cleaning Victorian Tiles

    Hi, apologies for the repeat post, I hadn't seen this forum when I posted yesterday, but I think this might be more appropriate here. I am new to the forum, and would really appreciate some advice if possible please. We have recently moved into a Victorian house that has what I believe is the...
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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...
    • Jack Adams
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    • canada cleaning encaustic ideas plain white
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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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...
    • Angelos
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    • cleaning have hello installation opinion pool porcelain porcelain tiles problem professional swimming swimming pool tile tiles
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Tile Cleaning and Restoration Forum
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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...
    • paddyb2
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    • canada cleaning floor floor tiles sealing terracotta tile tiles
    • Replies: 0
    • Forum: Best Floor Tiles
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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...
    • Pinklin
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    • advice cleaning former natural stone shower shower tray travertine urgent wetroom
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Australia Tiling Forum
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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.
    • Indi
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    • canada cleaning porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles tile tiles
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: Canada Tile Advice
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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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