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  1. H

    newbie, grout sealing

    Hi all, Pleased to be on a professional forum. Would appreciate advice if poss! Have tiled 2 en-suites (at home) with a cement/grout. It is very hard and if cleanedf off before it has dried, cleans out the gaps.... When dry leaves pin holes and bare areas of grout. If left to dry, is it...
    • htelford
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    • coverage grout liquid newbie paint seal sealing tile grout usa
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  2. K

    Polished porcelain sealing

    Evening All Wiil be shortly sealing a polished porcelain floor with Lithofin Protective Impregnator w-fz. Will a lint free rag in a fist sized ball be fine(as i do trav when using stainstop) or is there any reccomendations which is best method to apply i.e sponge,roller. Also it's 60m2 as...
    • kaharrison9
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    • coverage liquid paint polished polished porcelain porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles seal sealing usa
    • Replies: 4
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  3. K

    sealing porcelain

    hi all am laying porcelain tiles today,using a felt pen I noticed the pen would not come off the tile supplier said i should use a stone sealer before grouting to give the tiles more protection ,I have never come across this before these are top quality tiles,I thought porcelain was not porus thanks
    • kopthis
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    • coverage liquid paint porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles seal sealing usa
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  5. J

    Sealing Black Limestone tiles outside

    Hi Can anyone help. I've got a limestone slate tile patio in garden and need to seal it. I used Fila Colour Intensifier. The weather had been hot and dry for 4 weeks, so tiles were absolutely dry. I applied Fila Colour Intensifier to one tile as a test. It did not rain for another 5 days so...
    • Jonny Boxster
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    • black black limestone coverage limestone liquid outside paint seal sealing tile tiles usa
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    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  6. D

    Sealing red bricks??

    Hello, First time on here so not sure if this'll end up in the right place. Anyway, Im after some advice regarding a shower cubicle in a bathroom. It has an open red brick wall which I want to place a shower tray up against, plumb in, tile the sides, etc but what I'd love is to be able to leave...
  7. A

    miracle tile sealing products

    Looking for any feedback on the Miracle 511 solvent based impregnating sealer. And the 511 porous plus impregnating sealer. The forum obviously rates the LTP range very highly, does the miracle stack up against the LTP. We cant get the LTP down here in New Zealand, only brands...
    • astute1
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    • coverage liquid paint products seal sealing tile usa
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  9. J

    Dark patches appearing on limestone floor tiles after laying and sealing

    Hi all, I'm really hoping you can give me some advice. I've just had my kitchen floor tiled in light grey Jura limestone tiles. The tiler fixed them on top of the existing ceramic tiles with Setaflex grey adhesive using the "spot" technique rather than a solid bed. Some areas where there...
    • jburnett
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    • coverage dark floor floor tiles floor tiling laying limestone liquid paint seal sealing tile tiles usa
    • Replies: 48
    • Forum: Best Floor Tiles
  10. B

    Sealing Before grouting?

    Just had 2 of the bathrooms upstairs tiled and the tiler has asked me to get a sealer to use before grouting so that the tiles can be cleaned up easily. The first bathroom is tiled in a matt ceramic (Padova from Topps) and we have the same tiles in the kitchen downstairs and the grout haze...
    • bordershouse
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    • coverage grout grouting liquid paint seal sealing tile grout usa
    • Replies: 2
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  11. R

    Where to start when sealing shower cabinet

    I have already completed the sealing of the shower cabinet, but I then had a wee think to myself. Where should you start applying the sealant? Should you start at one of the inside corners and work your way from top to bottom and do the same with the other three corners before sealing...
  13. B

    Sealing Terracotta.

    Hi Fellas,Any one recommend a sealer for terracotta floor job ,got about 20m2 or so,have heard you need to give it 4 coats but I would have thought now days there must be something on the market that could suffice with two coats. Would it be less hassle to seal before laying as opposed to...
    • Billy Hunt
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    • coverage liquid paint seal sealing terracotta the tile association tta usa
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  14. R

    sealing grout

    Can anybody recommend a grout sealer for kitchen splash backs to stop staining.thanks
    • russ1980
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    • coverage grout liquid paint seal sealing tile grout usa
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  15. C

    Quartz composite tiles - sealing advice

    New here, so apologies with getting straight into a request for help. We've laid two floors with these composite (~95% quartz) tiles with a third going in soon. They look great after cleaning and a once-over with a mop, but when they dry the colour is nowhere near as deep as when they're...
    • clogman
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    • advice coverage liquid paint quartz seal sealing tile tiles usa
    • Replies: 5
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  17. R

    Identify your tile type for sealing...

    Wanted to put up some info on different tile and surface types and which need sealing and which dont. This info is from the LTP product range, many of the experts on here will recommend LTP sealers and have used them for many years. LTP products can be bought or ordered from any Tile Giant...
    • Rich
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    • coverage identify liquid paint seal sealing tile usa your
    • Replies: 11
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  18. P

    Sealing polished porcelain ?

    Hi Guys, Well, we have had about 100 sqm of the beige B&Q windsor 600x600 polished porcelain tile laid. Tiler is finished and we are left with the job of scrubbing and sealing. A few questions, firstly, he laid them, impregnated them, grouted and then cleaned(ish). He says we should get a...
    • paulemillar
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    • coverage liquid paint polished polished porcelain porcelain porcelain tile porcelain tiles seal sealing usa
    • Replies: 21
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  19. D

    Tiling finished, sealing shower enclosure advice?

    Not sure if this is the right forum but the tiling is now complete and it looks great Next up is the shower enclosure, and offset quad. What do people recommend for sealing, I guess there are three options.... 1) Seal inside the enclosure – more chance of sealant going off/discolouring...
    • Don
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    • advice coverage liquid paint seal sealing shower tiling usa
    • Replies: 10
    • Forum: British & UK Tiling Forum
  21. tommyzooom

    Sealing crackle glazed tiles?

    I've a kitchen splashback to do with crackle glazed hand made jobbies and the shop told the client they needed sealing, but didn't say what with, Why would they need sealed, and do they be sealed before grouting? Also what to use cream tiles and cream grout btw
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