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[widler]

Just tiled and grouted this floor, cream 'rak' porcel with brown grout [emoji15]
grouted and cleaned normally.
It says nothing about sealing ont box and have never sealed them before , so im a bit miffed [emoji16]
Its stained the tiles , ive used these before with dark grout no problems, any ideas of the cleaning lads , is it possible or am i FUBAR ?

 

[Andy Allen]

What grout did you use ?

 

[Dave]

It's more than Likley polymers from the grout , you could try Lithofin Abra clean or LTP Solvex.. The use of a scotch pad will help.

 

[Dave]

Just to add , it's always salvageable .. So don't panic..

 

[widler]

Sorry been out all day diving, bloody freezing [emoji16]
Andy used tilemaster grout 3000,
Cheers dave , I'm not panicking that much [emoji15], ok maybe just a tad .
Do I do it a tile at a time ,I take it you don't cover the grout lines with it .
Cheers again

 

[Andy Allen]

Btw....in future ive used bal temporary sealer, works a treat in these circumstances, hope you manage to get it sorted ..

 

[Dave]

Sorry been out all day diving, bloody freezing [emoji16]
Andy used tilemaster grout 3000,
Cheers dave , I'm not panicking that much [emoji15], ok maybe just a tad .
Do I do it a tile at a time ,I take it you don't cover the grout lines with it .
Cheers again

Try solvex first ( it's cheaper ) and do one tile and see how it goes. They are not acidic cleaners , so won't harm the grout.

 

[widler]

Try solvex first ( it's cheaper ) and do one tile and see how it goes. They are not acidic cleaners , so won't harm the grout.

The bloke got a grout residue remover ,the lithothin rep said try that 1st, so I did on one tile, it Faded a bit but was still visible, so we came to the conclusion (me and the gaffer of the kitchen firm I tile for) to bite the bullet and take them up and re do,kitchen was being fitted Wednesday ,he pay for tiles I tile it again for nowt
Then we Sent lads up to take floor up and the tile I tried to clean was spotless ? So we did it again and it looks like it's worked, going back up in the morning to see if it's still clear or if it was just a figment of my vivid imagination .
Cheers for the help chaps , fingers crossed ��

 

[Dave]

I wasn't sure if the tile was polished in the pic , so I didn't recommend cement away incase it etched them... But glad it's sorted ..

 

[swanman]

thats an unusual pattern
looks good

 

[White Room]

Quarter bond...

 

[swanman]

Thanks mate