Cleaning dried Bal grout off of Topps Stratum Anthracite tiles

[tired]

I Have a problem I hope you will be able to help me with!

I have tiled my new walk-in shower walls with Topps Stratum Tiles in a dark slate grey colour, but some one helped with the grouting
and didn't clean it off before it set. I have since bought topps extra strength grout cleaner but although it is helping a little it is still
not off and all the tiles have a white coating of powder over them........................help what do you suggest???

Tired:yikes:

 

[Stef]

These are some of the worst tiles I have fixed,
Grouting is a total nightmare,
I am now 4 days behind schedule on this job.
Does anyone know of a colour enhancer that will work on these tiles??
The tiles are so nicer when wetted!!

 

[Alan.P]

So what is the question here ? Have you got dried grout a haze or just looking for a sealer with a sheen finish?

 

[Stef]

Looking for a colour enhancer..
All grout has been painstakingly removed
Topps tried 2 enhancers & tile giant tried 1 but they didn't have any effect on the look of the tile..

 

[Alan.P]

If the grout is cleaned off and you've tried various enhancers it must just be the texture of the tile, did the customer pick these? Never fixed them so can't really say much more, are they on a bathroom wall?

 

[Stef]

Alan I will put up pics when I finish this week,
The customer picked them, they are the worst tiles I have fixed.
36m2 light grey & anthracite.
They are lovely on but what a pain..

 

[Gazzer]

You are not the only one to have issues with these tiles, complete nightmare. As you say the look great when wet but grouting is the worst ever.

 

[David - Tradetiler]

Grouting will be made somewhat easier using the narrow grey nozzle provided with our grouting gun




I suspect the sealers tried are not providing the 'wet look' because they are of the impregnating type which rely on absorbing into the surface. I am assuming these are porcelain tiles and consequently will have virtually no abortion what so ever leaving only a topical (coating) sealer as an option. I cant say I'd be too happy using a topical sealer in an area of use like that and to a surface so rough. Over time water is bound to get behind, turning it into a opaque patchy flaky mess

 

[Stef]

Grouting will be made somewhat easier using the narrow grey nozzle provided with our grouting gun

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I suspect the sealers tried are not providing the 'wet look' because they are of the impregnating type which rely on absorbing into the surface. I am assuming these are porcelain tiles and consequently will have virtually no abortion what so ever leaving only a topical (coating) sealer as an option. I cant say I'd be too happy using a topical sealer in an area of use like that and to a surface so rough. Over time water is bound to get behind, turning it into a opaque patchy flaky mess

Dave, I bought one of these from you a few years ago.
I'm using a plastic scraper to fill in the voids between the tiles.
It is slowly coming together but as I said what a pain.
These are porcs & the sealers can't soak into the tile..
Cheers for the help..

 

[Stef]

Well that's the job from hell finished!!


Was worth the effort, clients are over the moon with it..

 

[White Room]

Bet it made a change to do somethink different....