Sealing limestone tiles - TilersForums.com

[wilbydoughboy]

I have some 100mm sq limestone tiles that are being fixed in my bathroom and need to seal them prior to them being fitted. I have some boiled linseed oil left over from an old job a good few years back which involved sealing some terracotta tiles. Is this oil ok for limestone, I tried a sample and it seemed ok to me but other people have said it is a fire hazard and not to use ? Has anyone experienced linseed oil breaking out in fire ?

 

[Dave]

Ok first off , no I wouldn't use it on limestone In a bathroom , it will colour enhance and IMHO not offer the protection required.


Oh and yes , I remember the days of combustible rags soaked in linseed oil lol lol lol ...

 

[Old Mod]

Oh and yes , I remember the days of combustible rags soaked in linseed oil lol lol lol ...

Haha god now you're going back! haha

Ooow I'll tell u what does combust when soaked in to a rag!!!
HG colour intensifier!!
Nearly had it go up on me last yr!

 

[Dave]

Haha god now you're going back! haha

Ooow I'll tell u what does combust when soaked in to a rag!!!
HG colour intensifier!!
Nearly had it go up on me last yr!

Solvent based sealers will combust on rags if subjected to sun heat enough etc..

 

[Old Mod]

Solvent based sealers will combust on rags if subjected to sun heat enough etc..

It did shock me because it wasn't a particularly hot day and I only drove from the clients to mine, LUCKILY they were only 10 mins away, which for me is unusual in its self, got home opened the back and it was smoking like mad!
10 mins!!

 

[Dave]

Scary lol

 

[White Room]

It did shock me because it wasn't a particularly hot day and I only drove from the clients to mine, LUCKILY they were only 10 mins away, which for me is unusual in its self, got home opened the back and it was smoking like mad!
10 mins!!

That'll teach you to throw your dog end in the back of the motor

 

[Old Mod]

That'll teach you to throw your dog end in the back of the motor

 

[Simon benn Leeds]

Lithofin wexa... Don't know about combustible but used it once and it soaked through into my knees, thought jeez my knees are hurting quite a bit more than normal, pants down av a look... Skin rapidly dissolving.... A+E both legs bandaged up.. 4 week recovery.

 

[Old Mod]

Lithofin wexa... Don't know about combustible but used it once and it soaked through into my knees, thought jeez my knees are hurting quite a bit more than normal, pants down av a look... Skin rapidly dissolving.... A+E both legs bandaged up.. 4 week recovery.

I didn't like it cos u got hurt! Haha
Just for info

I did u a bal product 8-9yrs back for removing heavy deposits of epoxy resin.
Instructions said to open every window in building and disconnect EVERY electrical device!
Bit scary, but bloody bell did it work!
No idea what it was or even if it's still made!

 

[Simon benn Leeds]

I didn't like it cos u got hurt! Haha
Just for info

I did u a bal product 8-9yrs back for removing heavy deposits of epoxy resin.
Instructions said to open every window in building and disconnect EVERY electrical device!
Bit scary, but bloody bell did it work!
No idea what it was or even if it's still made!

Jeez I get window thing but disconnect every electrical device!.... It'd Been back ont shelf ha.

 

[Old Mod]

Yeah well slight oversight on some spilt epoxy I hadn't noticed under all dust sheets, thought I was bang in trouble!
28m room floor to ceiling inc floor in white 50x50 mosaic
Took nearly 4 days to grout haha back in 2005.

 

[Simon benn Leeds]

2 of us for 2 week solid grouting this beast, grouting in the rain doesn't make me too happy ha ha.
18mm paper faced glass mosaic with inlay gold fishtail weave.
Plenty of tears on that job ha ha

 

[Old Mod]

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2 of us for 2 week solid grouting this beast, grouting in the rain doesn't make me too happy ha ha.
18mm paper faced glass mosaic with inlay gold fishtail weave.
Plenty of tears on that job ha ha

Kool! Would have liked that job!

 

[SJPurdy]

I have some 100mm sq limestone tiles that are being fixed in my bathroom and need to seal them prior to them being fitted. I have some boiled linseed oil left over from an old job a good few years back which involved sealing some terracotta tiles. Is this oil ok for limestone, I tried a sample and it seemed ok to me but other people have said it is a fire hazard and not to use ? Has anyone experienced linseed oil breaking out in fire ?

I would recommend using a purpose designed sealer for your limestone tiles rather than the linseed oil. If you want to avoid the inflammable pageant vapour type then select one that is water based.
Personally I would normally fix the tiles and then seal them (then grout, then seal again) unless the sealer instructions or something else dictated otherwise.

I do remember that when we used linseed oil to polish up quarry tiles to give a nice finish it was also mixed/thinned with paraffin!