Jakarta Black Polished Porcelain Floor Tiles

[jay]

do you have any unlaid tiles that have been sealed but not laid and do they have the hazing on them sorry for all the questions

 

[Skid Solo]

I do have some off cuts that would have been sealed, I will check to see if the haze is on them when I get home tonight

 

[Skid Solo]

Here are some pictures, although they dont really do the haze justice, as the light reflects of the tiles.

I did look at an off-cut tile that would have been sealed, the haze is there, but not to the degree of the ones laid onto the floor.

 

[jay]

when you applied sealer you wiped off the exess sealer and then buffed them it looks as if they have a coat left on them

 

[Skid Solo]

Yes I wiped off excess and then buffed, they have been washed down again and then polished with a dry cloth, do they need further polishing/buffing ?

 

[tfs]

Bear in mind that those tiles are not jet back and they have speckles throughout the tile.

The finnished floor doesnt appear to be any different than the tile prior to fitting in my opinion (unless Im going blind lol)

I have used those tiles and they can look different once laid due to lighting, they look darker on a wall than they do on the floor.

If you are in doubt you could try giving them a good clean with grimex and if happy with the result reseal!

 

[jay]

you could try one and see if that works

the tiles need to be fully polished until dry (buffed) think thats your problem more elbow grease

 

[Matt]

As far as I know there is no transit wax on the Jakarta. I can't really see from the picture what the problem is.

 

[Skid Solo]

I am going to try cleaning an off-cut that has been sealed with Grimex and see what original looks like, then tray and seal the off-cut again. I did read on the LTP data sheet for the sealer that it can be removed by applying more sealer and buffing immediately so I will try this on another off-cut.

What do you guys use for buffing and applying sealer ? I was using an old cotton shirt

 

[jay]

small areas soft cotton rags large areas car buffer (lambswool) good luck