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Been trying for the past couple of hrs to remove the transit was on my b&q beige polished porcelain tiles. I have LPT Grimex and vie used 1:10, 1:3, 1:1 and even undiluted. Nothing I do is removing it. I have tried a rubber bristle scrubbing brush, a normal plastic scrubbing brush, a nylon pad, and a normal cloth. I sometimes get a tiny little mark where I see the polished surface below, but at that rate I would have my floors done in 2 years lol.

I do have my car rotary polisher that I may use, but surely it can't be that hard to remove ? Am I doing something wrong ?
 
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White Room

Re: Removing Transit Wax from Polishec Porcelain

You are sure there is a wax on it.
 
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DHTiling

Grimex is one of the best for transit wax removal..

Explain how you apply it..?
 
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kevg

Definitely a wax on it, when I run my finger nail over it, it lifts it off.

Dave, I've applied it neat by simply brushing it over the tile and letting it sit for a min or two, then gave it some welly (elbow grease) then left it sit for 10 mins. Then used wet sponge to completely remove. I then buff it dry with a towel.
 
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kevg

If I don't Scott, then it's very very hazy.

What I do is remove a little with my finger nail, then look at the light on my ceiling through the tile. It looks crystal clear. Then I move my head to a bit I haven't touched and it's all hazy/blurry so I can safely say it's supposed to be removed.
 
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kevg

If I don't Scott, then it's very very hazy.

What I do is remove a little with my finger nail, then look at the light on my ceiling through the tile. It looks crystal clear. Then I move my head to a bit I haven't touched and it's all hazy/blurry so I can safely say it's supposed to be removed.
 
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kevg

Scott: just stays the same, all hazy.

Sometimes you'll get tiny bits of the polished surface come through.
 
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Scott

Try and polish it up with a clean cloth, make sure you dont use a dirty bit on it again. When sealing polished porc it can take a LOT of cloth as the cloth gets bunged up with the sealer and then contaminates the tile. I use lots of kitchen towel of blue paper towel
 
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kevg

It's kinda crusty, I've just used a sharp flat bit of plastic and it removes it, it's defo not greasy like you would expect from wax, this is crusty.
 
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kevg

Scott, ive not sealed anything yet, just trying to remove the transit wax. No point sealing yet if I can't get to the tile surface.
 
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kevg

I think I've verified lpt grimex is indeed [SWEARING REMOVED]. Kevs finger nail is better.

I'll get the rotary polisher to it tomorrow.
 
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Scott

Try something else then, whatever chemical is in the Grimex isnt the right one. Have read on the back and try a diff company.
 
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david campbell

when using the b&q polished porcelain i always use the sealer and wax remover they suggest which is the Qep from b&q and it works fine
 

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