Porcelain Tiles - Staining and water ingress

[mz30]

buy a wax remover water is not going to remove transit wax, no matter how much you clean them.

 

[p20nty]

Can you suggest a good sealant for porcelain tiles that will penetrate polish. I have used a sealant on slate 600x600 tiles before I laid them but assume this is not appropriate for porcelain.

 

[Sean Kelly]

It does look like transit wax to me. As mz30 said, water will not remove it. Normally you will see some sort of pattern to the wax marks......like a cross or a couple of lines made with a wax marker or whatever they use. I once had a tile with a smiley face drawn on with wax! You will have to use whatever the shop recommends as if you buy your own then the shop could say you should have used ours and now we are not liable for any damage caused. Good luck.

 

[White Room]

I've used meths on porcel-thin to remove the transit wax....

 

[CJ]

It does look and sound like transit wax.

Be worth getting a wax remover and trying on a inconspicuous corner.

 

[p20nty]

Ive tried petrol on a tile - no effect - will try meths tomorrow.

 

[Time's Ran Out]

I've used meths on porcel-thin to remove the transit wax....

What a waste - hic!

 

[Lithofin BOB]

We have wax off solvent stripper, you could test an unlaid tile strip half- do a water test on both sides. Then test one tile laid if the stripped half then takes water but has removed the contaminant , once all tiles stripped,you can then replace the nano seal ( pre- seal) with a suitable porcelain sealer.

 

[Dan]

Just bumping some of the older popular (sometimes not so popular) threads. Probably wont be current discussion these days but I just need to do it. So just ignore the thread if it's not current for you.