polished porcelain tiles stained with grout dye

[cath]

Hi, I have just had my bathroom tiled with light grey and charcoal grey polished porcelain tiles. The charcoal grey tiles have been grouted with BAL charcoal grout. Although all of the tiles have been sealed, the light grey tiles adjacent to the charcoal grey tiles have picked up stains from the charcoal grout. The staining is below the surface and so I guess is due to the dye. Any ideas for how to remove?

Thanks

Cath

 

[DHTiling]

Hi cath...

Whats the tile called and where did you purchase them..?

 

[pete f]

cath are they from bnq

 

[cath]

Hi Guys

They're from BuildBase (but you can get them from Walls and Floors and BandQ special order, I think). They're manufactured by Niro Granite and they're called Regal.

Walls and Floors Tiles - Architectural & Plain Colours, Porcelain Wall & Floor Tiles, Stone Effect Tiles, Pilkingtons (Tile Factory) - Regal Polishe tiles - Noir Polished Oblong tiles

Cheers

Cath

 

[DHTiling]

OK...Cath looks like a riven finish tile.....you more than likely have grout residue clogged in the open pores of the tile surface....

Try a grout residue remover....

 

[cath]

Thanks, trip to the tile shop for me tomorrow!

 

[DHTiling]

Were the tiles sealed or not..?

 

[cath]

Apparently they were - not well enough it seems!

 

[DHTiling]

Try the grout haze/residue remover first...and then report back...

 

[cath]

Hi Dave

I've now tried the grout film remover (I used the HG one) but unfortunately it made no impact on the stains. I'm guessing its the black pigment in the charcoal grout that has worked its way into the tiles. Any ideas for a plan B?

cheers

Cath

 

[Floor_Restorer]

Hi Cath,

I use LTP Online | Cleaning Products (Grout Stain remover) to remove some grout stains from procelain tiles. As with every new product, read the instructions!

I would recommend that you use gloves and watch spills as any grout stain remover is agressive and acidic.

Many other manufacturers such as Lithofin, Aquamix and Fila have similar products, but I find the LTP effective.

Hope this helps,

Tom

 

[Lithofin BOB]

Hi Cath, You have grout in the micro -pores of the tile, which in some cases cannot be removed with a acid based cleaner. Lithofin now have a cleaner "ABRA CLEAN" this is used mainly for removing polimer waxes,pencil marks from porcelain, but i have had good results in removing inground grouts from the surface cappilaries of some tiles. Use a white pad to clean back. This product will need a test on a separate tile. Good luck.

 

[j9toby]

Resurecting this thread, I have the same problem with heavy staining from BAL ebony grout on a BnQ white polished (40 x 40) porcelain tile

I guess I need two answers:

1. What can I do to prevent this happening again, should I seal porcelain before grouting?

and

2. How can I fix this job? I really dont want to have smash up the tiles an replace them.......

I have tried the stong residue remover from Topps, dilute and neat to no avail.

TY in advance

 

[diamondtiling]

Have a look at the link, give Dave a call and he will help you.

TradeTiler.Ltd Aqua Mix

 

[nybor62]

all ways seal polished porcelain try the abra clean lithofin as posted above

 

[david campbell]

if they are polished then they need sealing before and after grouting

 

[White Room]

Hope she got sorted after a year when it was posted:lol: