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    Greasy residue on tiles - Pamesa Silba Black

    Hi all, Im glad I found this fourm, there seems to be quite a few ppl experienced in the tile trade, so hopefully someone knows the solution. We have a problem with our kitchen floor tiles from day 1. They are ceramic tiles make/model - Pamesa Silba Black. After mopping they become "greasy"...
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    wax residue on polished porcelain

    whats the best way to remove the wax residue on polished porcelain thay are trendceramics.com 600x600 Brindisi TPG06001
    • prestigebs
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    Help - Grey Residue on Tiles after using Stainaway

    So the misses got me cleaning around the toilet where the kids ( cough ) had mised the toilet . I decided to use some Lithofin stainaway on our sandstone tiles , that I had from a previous job . It seems to bhe leaving a grey residue and the more I scrub , the worse it gets . The only thing I...
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    Travertine - removing polish residue?

    Hi, looking for a little help please I've started a travertine job today, 40m2 of 600x400 honed and filled supplied by customer. The tiles have arrived and look nice quality but have residue and marks that look to be left over from the polishing process?? I've tried HG cement and grout...
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    Tarvertine/Biscem/Prevosil - Grout Residue

    Hi everyone, I've NEARLY finshed tiling my bathroom....200x200 honed & filled Travertine on walls & 400x400 on the floor, about 30 msq in total. I used Biscem Stone-Flex Rapid Adhesive. Tiles have been sealed with Prevosil Wet prior to grouting - I've used Biscem Limstone grout for the...
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    Q/Rock Tile / Wax Residue Problem / Re Grouting

    Hello folks, Never touch QRock black floor tiles !!!!! Getting the wax coat of the topp is a pain. Used Fila stripper / residue remover and still the wax wouldn't come off. Last resort I used white spirit and that did the trick. But what annoyed me the most was that I checked with a well...
    • GaryVenters
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    • grout grouting problem residue tile tile grout usa
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    Need Help with grout residue on tiles

    Hi All, we have recently had our small bathroom decorated and have been badly let down by the company we employed to do it. The tiles in the shower area are a mix of glass mosaic and travertine from Fired Earth. I have attached a picture of the end result. The majority of the tiles have a layer...
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    Strange residue from Jerusalem Stone

    About I year ago I fixed some polished Jerusalem White Fossil polished tiles onto primed green plasterboard using Mapei keraflex maxi, grouted with BAL limestone grout, sealed with Lithofin Stainstop. All cleaned, polished and gorgeous. A couple of months ago my customer told me that she was...
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    big problem with grout haze and residue

    finished grouting my wetroom with mapei ultracolour plus white grout. i've got 30x30cm ceramic tiles with a textured, stone effect finish (should be a picture attached to this thread). i grouted to procedure and wiped tiles down several times, using 2 buckets of water and changing the water...
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    Tips for removing grout residue from travertine tile surfaces

    Hi, After grouting my sealed travertine tiles, i'm finding it difficult to remove the white residue smeared across the surface. A wet sponge is working, sloowwwly, but its going to take many, many wipes! Using my hand on the tiles when dry removes a lot of white dust, but i don't fancy...
    • trullock
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    • grout removing residue tile tile grout tips travertine usa
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    White adhesive residue on multicolour slate

    I layed some multicolour Topps slate over the weekend...sealed before laying, kept as clean as I could but have a white adhesive residue left on the tiles from cleaning down...it will not shift completely even with applying fila grout residue remover... any recommendations on a product for the...
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    dusty residue

    Hi all new to this forum:welcome: I was wondering if any one has used HG quick to clean full bodied unglazed porcalain floor tiles.The reason i ask is because i have laid some and when you clean them when they dry there is a hazy finish on them it is dusty if you rub your hand over them it comes...
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    residue left after sealing polished porcelin

    hi guys, 1st post so bare with me! just laid 20m2 of 600 x 600 cream polished porcelin..... from b & q, i know wot yous might think, as i did after reading all that i have on here, after i had bought them, but they were spot on size and square and went down a treat! They had a protective...
    • d1ssc
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Remove Bal grout residue

    Grouted the walls and floor 2 days ago and cleaned them or so I thought. Spent most of yesterday trying to remove the residue. Tried scrubbing with water then Cif, only to see the staining when dry and looking at them at a certain angle in the light. The tiles are a glazed ( I think ) ceramic on...
    • nickebbrell
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    Black Polished Porcelain with Grout Residue

    Hi I have had some black polished porcelain tiles installed floor to ceiling (including floor) in my bathroom. The tiles were from tiles2go 600 x 300. The tiles were sealed with LTP MPG sealer, 2 coats, polished up with a professional polisher and lambs wool bonnet. The tiles were then grouted...
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    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    grout residue.

    Does white vinegar take away 2 or 3 days old grout residue?If not any ideas?
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    UFH over black bitumen residue

    Have lifted old thermoplastics and have half mm residue of still tacky 70's bitumen adhesive. Advised by supplier that best to either grind it off or screw down tile backer boards before laying porcelain floor tiles. What about UFH using 6mm insulated backer boards? Will the board be...
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    Help Please ....Unmovable grout residue.

    Have just moved into my new home ,beautiful Italian Platinum pure check metallic 600 x 600 tiles (grout Ardex Flex FS grey) fitted in the bathroom that have now turned from black to a strange dusty grey/white patchwork effect.Have tried EVERYTHING to clean ..Lithofin Cement residue...
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    Travertine - Needs cleaning / old grout residue

    Hi new poster and need some help pls.. Ive got a property rented out in west London with 2 bathrooms; 1st is small shower room and WC, 2nd is a medium bathroom. Both are fully tiled in 60 40 honed polished travertine, walls and floors. They were tiles about 2 years ago. Problems are; 1)...
    • willber
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    • cleaning grout old residue tile grout travertine usa
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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    grout residue on porcelain ?

    anyone no how you would get grout of porclin tiles ? its a mates job and he rang me for advice but iam not clued up on porclin yet ! tiles are 600 by 300 they look unglazed and have a bumpy finish. he grouted and washed of as normal but customer rang him the next day to say all the tiles are...
    • 2020Tiling
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    • grout porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles residue tile grout usa
    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
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