Scratched Travertine

[CJ]

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..........

 

[GazTech]

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:

 

[CJ]

Cheers Gaz

Scuse my French :yes:

 

[CJ]

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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[DHTiling]

HI Cj mate.....

It will be very hard to remove them ..so i would just re-new the scratched ones..... ......they will need to be buffed out if trying to remove them.....

 

[CJ]

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

 

[Grace'sDad]

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.

 

[wetdec]

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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[TilingLogistics]

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

 

[wetdec]

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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[TilingLogistics]

Apologies not required my friend. We all exist to further knowledge is my motto. or " Vorsprung Durch Technik " As the Germans would say:grouphug:

Kev

 

[wetdec]

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

For the record and other readers Aquamix say of their honing paste:

Its recomended that honing paste be used to work out scratches with a hand or floor polisher. Buffed out then ??

tiler


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[wetdec]

Ok draw...........


Knockout is an aquamix registered product tho be carefull with that one