regal porcelain

[dave l and l]

Just finnished fitting regal grey matt porcelain from tops tile and tops are telling/ selling the tumbled stone and marble sealer for these tiles. Phoned the up and that's what they are advising you use with these. . Now I am not hundred percent on this...

 

[dave l and l]

Never used what they were saying.done a couple of tests with other sealers and will see how they go..

 

[Lithofin BOB]

I think they must have tested this to recommend , it is an impregnator , I would test an unlaid tile saturate ,remove excess - let cure for stated time and check your grout release on test tile , at least then you can be confident to progress onto your floor area. Or use what you are confident with poss a specific porcelain impregnator .

 

[Stef]

I think they must have tested this to recommend , it is an impregnator , I would test an unlaid tile saturate ,remove excess - let cure for stated time and check your grout release on test tile , at least then you can be confident to progress onto your floor area. Or use what you are confident with poss a specific porcelain impregnator .

Bob, how does an impregnator sealer work on porcelain if the tile is designed not to absorb moisture?
Take it the tile isn't fully vitrified?

 

[Lithofin BOB]

Hi stef, generally any impregnator will take up any porosity that is there( very minimal) then you are lining the micro pores of the surface of the tiles to give you further protection through the install but also after for maintaining. Un sealed Polished will get slightly deeper into the pore- due to to polishing process. This required unless stated nano or pre sealed
extra last coat will then top up tile and give your cementisiouse grout water and oil reppelance if required .

 

[Stef]

Cheers Bob, good to know.. [emoji106][emoji106]

 

[Chalker]

Hi stef, generally any impregnator will take up any porosity that is there( very minimal) then you are lining the micro pores of the surface of the tiles to give you further protection through the install but also after for maintaining. Un sealed Polished will get slightly deeper into the pore- due to to polishing process. This required unless stated nano or pre sealed
extra last coat will then top up tile and give your cementisiouse grout water and oil reppelance if required .

Hi bob.
do you have/ recommend a grout sealer?
Its for my own wet room shower.

 

[Lithofin BOB]

Are your tiles cer or porc or naturals.

 

[Chalker]

Are your tiles cer or porc or naturals.

porcelain. It's a well ventilated room, with a good extractor fan. But the grout ( bal micro flex) keeps going mouldy!

 

[Lithofin BOB]

I would go over the whole lot- our protective impregnator- or others avalible -we do a grout protector too, give extra saturation on the grout areas prior to buffing dry with either.

Mildew away - if you need to get rid of this first

 

[Chalker]

I would go over the whole lot- our protective impregnator- or others avalible -we do a grout protector too, give extra saturation on the grout areas prior to buffing dry with either.

Mildew away - if you need to get rid of this first

thanks for that. I've never had this problem before, at least It is on my own shower. I used two different bags of micro flex. I ran out halfway through the bathroom and as it was on a Sunday I got some more from Tops! It seemed different to the usual and took ages to go off.
This was last November.
Sorry to hijack the thread.

 

[dave l and l]

That's ok jobs finished never used tumbled stone sealer. Done a test with fila porcelain protector and it seemed ok. Had to use tops as the c t d was to far away... not sure if I really rate the fila sealers used them a couple of times now