Cleaning prior to sealing

[jashton]

anyone got advice on best way to clean porcelain tiles prior to sealing?

 

[SandyFloor]

Are these tiles fixed yet?

 

[Dan]

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[diamondtiling]

Washboy?

Are they dusty.

 

[united]

are you talking about the wax coating some manufactures put on?

 

[jashton]

are you talking about the wax coating some manufactures put on?

nah. just general crap, dust etc.

 

[jashton]

they're not especially dirty etc. just want to make sure they're clean before I seal them but then I assume sealer isn't going to trap any dust etc anyway so I'm guessing just clean over with a sponge and then leave a while to dry

 

[doug boardley]

you need to get the dust etc off before you seal, the sealer will trap the dust in. Sponge and clean water (changed very regularly) is how I do it.

 

[jashton]

OK, thanks. How long to leave after cleaning before sealing?

 

[diamondtiling]

OK, thanks. How long to leave after cleaning before sealing?

When they are fixed, grouted, clean and dry.

 

[tfs]

OK, thanks. How long to leave after cleaning before sealing?

many tiler tilers have there own prefference but many manufacturers such as LTP etc reccomend cleaning, wait untill completly dry (30 - 60mintutes for porcelain) and then seal prior to fixing. after fixing you can repaet the cleaning/ sealing process for added peice of mind