Discuss Dark Grey Porcelain Tiles Cloudy and Dull in the Canada area at TilersForums. The USA and UK Tiling Forum (Also now Aus, Canada, ROI, and more)
Okay if you PM me your contact information and details then will get in touch with you sometime next week I will be in Southampton in about 2 weeks doing a job so may pay to visit you around then to have a look.
Hi, sorry for piggy backing onto your thread Steve but i have a similar problem and was wondering if you managed to resolve yours?
I had 600x600 porcelain tiles laid in my kitchen 10 months ago - i was advised that they would need sealing after theyd been laid which i did. However they are no longer black and shiny but rather a dark grey and dull! V dissappointing considering I have been extra careful with them.
I clean them with diluted flash cleaner so i wouldnt think this was abrasive enough to remove the sealer, and i dont over clean them either.
Any advice would be much appreciated.
hi copel
by the looks of things the grout is stained, i wound say that the grout was not sealed when the floor was layed
to restore the grout line colour use lithofin outdoor cleaner.
apply for 5 min then remove with sponge.
you may need to do this process for a bit longer if the stain does came out completely.
once cleaned leave to dry for 24 hours.
ps try this on a test area to get an idea of the dwell time needed and to ensure no damage is evident
after this process seal with the new product from fila pd15 to restore the porcelain tiles.
ps this will also seal the grout
Apex you are completely wrong I am afraid I have seen these tiles and grout haze is not his problem they are just not practical in the way they have been finished in the factory
Ok I read incorrectly but he has no problem with the grout its the tiles so perhaps you should re-read the problem he has which is loss of shine on his tiles due to the make up of them no amount of cleaner Alkaline, Acid, "Outdoor Cleaner" so called poultice action is going to work. They need Grinding and re-honing properly to eliminate the problem he has.
As for the sealer that is not going to bring back the shine either.
I completely understand his view yes it's not cheap to do and probably feels after spending probably a small fortune on these tiles why should he have to have them re-finished.
I have a sample of the tile here I can dig it out if your that confident then bring your stuff here we will make a nice video and will see who's method works. But I must pre-warn you I have tried every chemical to try and bring that tile up. So my method is not a opionion it's fact. The problem with this tile is simple it has lost it's factory finish due to the way it has been made it is like a mock unfilled trav.
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