Wax coating on porcelain tiles

[roy babbs]

Hi again,

After reading so much about porcelain tiles in this forum I felt I had enough information and confidence to go ahead and order the 600 x 600 tiles for my hall floor. I asked the internet supplier about the transport wax coating and he said that they removed it before the tiles were sent.

When I opened the packs I found the tiles have a mottled appearance and when I questioned this with the supplier he said that not all the wax is removed by them but that the grout liberally applied will remove the wax.
Should I believe this?

Reading threads about the need to seal porcelain tiles to protect from grout invading the tile surface I am very doubtful about this so I really need advice please.

Please also recommend the best product to remove residual wax coating.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Roy Babbs

 

[DHTiling]

Lithofin Abra clean.....

 

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or lithofin wax off!, both have worked for me!!

 

[DHTiling]

Abra clean has been brought out to remove those stubborn transit wax's that wexa won't budge....so try wexa if you can get hold of it but Abra will deffo clean it off as it has small particles that clean deep..

 

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Abra clean has been brought out to remove those stubborn transit wax's that wexa won't budge....so try wexa if you can get hold of it but Abra will deffo clean it off as it has small particles that clean deep..

not wexa dave, WAX OFF..

it dilutes most stuff into a snotty mess you mop up with paper towel...its great!

wax residue comes of cleanly and easy with NO effort, just let it rest on the wax for 5 mins... and all is good!

Dagger

 

[DHTiling]

OOOhhhhhh! haven't seen that one Lee.......is it new..?

 

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OOOhhhhhh! haven't seen that one Lee.......is it new..?

its as old as me and you...:lol:

not everywhere stocks it but once you have a tin there is no looking back...goes for miles!

best wishes

Lee.

 

[DHTiling]

Never seen it at my stockists....:mad2:....

cheers mate.

 

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Never seen it at my stockists....:mad2:....

cheers mate.

my Pleasure big man....plus i am 1 post nearer to that 1000 mark:hurray::lol::lol::lol::lol: ggr will be proud!

 

[Ajax123]

I love this forum. Was on site with a client yesterday and they had had an issue with their screed which I sorted fairly quickly but then got talking about the tiles. She had a couple of samples on site, limestone, marble and porcelaine. She said that sh had expected the porc to be really glossy but the sample she had was disappointing. The marble was too pricey and she was not happy with the colour of the limestone so in step me having read lots of posts on the forum and says have you removed the transit wax from the porcelaine cos I thought it would come up much shinier and less "greasy" looking. I explained I am not a tiler myself but had been subscribing to this and thought Porcelaine would normally have a wax on it. She said she did not know it had a wax on it (no not B&Q this time) and she would have a go. Anyway she phoned me today to say thanks for the advice. she had used a wax remover and polished the porc and it had come out beautifully. She is now using that and I have a customer for the future.....result. Thanks forums.