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Had a dozy t**t of a plumber drag a heavy lav and cistern across a newly tiled polished travertine floor. Scratched about 4 tiles......not deep scratches, thankfully but scratched all the same. :furious3:

Wots the best way of removing scratches..........
 
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Had a dozy t**t of a plumber drag a heavy lav and cistern across a newly tiled polished travertine floor. Scratched about 4 tiles......not deep scratches, thankfully but scratched all the same. :furious3:

Wots the best way of removing scratches..........
CJ , try differing grades of wet and dry, it may remove and re polish at same time....Gaz:yes:
 
Tried the wet/dry route............not made much difference.............taken the shine off the bloody tile and thats about all.

Wots a good general polish for travertine.......I don't want to spend hours on this farting about.........may be quicker to rip out and re-do.......but I did'nt want to go that route if at all poss
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Wibble :grin:
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Wibble again:grin:
 
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HI Cj mate.....

It will be very hard to remove them ..so i would just re-new the scratched ones.....:thumbsup: ......they will need to be buffed out if trying to remove them.....
 
My head is telling me to remove scratched tiles and replace.........


But the original job was a peach when finished.............Really really loath to take them up............Never really get them back down 100% perfect :whatchutalkingabout


But then again..........ordered a Fein from Neil Yesterday..........so that should make it easier:thumbsup:
 
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I hear that the rough skin from a plumbers hairy ar*e makes for good polishing.

It's best to remove the skin in one quick sharp movement, much like removing an elastoplast. Of course, for humane / cruelty reasons it's best to skin them only after knocking them unconscious.
 
There are just 2 ways of doing this, you work the scratch out with a buffer or you replace the tiles masking it is only teporary and the scratch remains.


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There are just 2 ways of doing this, you work the scratch out with a buffer or you replace the tiles masking it is only teporary and the scratch remains.


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I am afraid you are wrong on this one. Some knockdown or honing powder then restore using a creme will also restore it depending on the depth of the scratches

Kev
 
I am afraid you are wrong on this one. Some knockdown or honing powder then restore using a creme will also restore it depending on the depth of the scratches

Kev


Apologise didnt realise you could do that without a buffer I stand corrected !!


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