Jakarta Black Polished Porcelain Floor Tiles

[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

 

[Scott]

You need lots of cloth as the sealer clogs up the cloth. Keep turning the cloth over and inside out etc. I use large rolls of blue tissue paper to clean it off and you do get though loads.

One other thing, im looking at the jakarta black, are these defintely the black and not the grey? The Jakarta black i looked at the other day looked a true black? The sample was up on the wall and not poorly lit so i could be wrong

 

[Matt]

You need lots of cloth as the sealer clogs up the cloth. Keep turning the cloth over and inside out etc. I use large rolls of blue tissue paper to clean it off and you do get though loads.

One other thing, im looking at the jakarta black, are these defintely the black and not the grey? The Jakarta black i looked at the other day looked a true black? The sample was up on the wall and not poorly lit so i could be wrong

The Jakarta black is not jet black. It is more of a Charcoal Grey.

 

[Scott]

The Jakarta black is not jet black. It is more of a Charcoal Grey.

Thanks MAtt, my mistake i went it too look today.It was the Super black i was thinking of