Welcome to Tilers Forums Tiling Forum


The UK's Biggest Tiling Forum for DIY and Professional Tilers; find


  •  » Tile Advice for Bathroom Tiles, Kitchen Tiles, Wall Tiles, Floor Tiles
  •  » Customers can Find a Tiler, or Wall and Floor Tilers can Find Customers
  •  » Tiling Tools, Tile Adhesive, Tile Grout and other Tile Products
  •  » Advice and Discussion related to Tiling Courses and Tiling NVQ's
  •  » Professional Tilers can find Business Advice, Discounts, Trade Accounts

DIY and Professional Wall and Floor Tilers are Welcome


Advice from by Tilers, Manufacturers, Distributors and Tile Suppliers


REGISTER HERE FOR FREE


p.s.: Registered members will not see this ad

Results 1 to 5 of 5
Like Tree1Likes
  • 1 Post By timeless john
Discuss removing transit wax in the Tile Cleaning and Restoration at TilersForums; I have laid a 120sqm polished porcelain floor which has a heavy layer of transit wax on it ,I went to several tile shops to get some products that are ...
          
  1. #1
    TilersForums Trusted Member


    garythetiler's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2008
    Posts
    3,821
    Thanks
    1,612
    Thanked 2,290 Times in 1,282
    Posts

    Default removing transit wax

    I have laid a 120sqm polished porcelain floor which has a heavy layer of transit wax on it ,I went to several tile shops to get some products that are normally used for this type of job available to me were lithofin wexa and a fila chemicals wax and residue remover from topps tiles ,for 4 small cans I was charged over £50 from topps tiles with my trade discount ,understandably I was a bit miffed at having to pay such prices so I went to a small decorating centre near the job and purchased 5 litres of methylated spirits and 2 rolls of mutton cloth with cost me £15
    I decided to do a test area with the meths which i poured onto a tile scrubbed with a white emulsifying pad while the meths was still moist i cleaned it of with the mutton cloth and the tile came up beautifully clean and shiny.
    I returned the expensive cans back to the tile shop and can recommend methylated spirits to remove transit wax but do stress do a test tile first to check it is suitable
    Last edited by garythetiler; 18-11-2010 at 08:09 PM. Reason: spelling and grammar

  2. The Following 5 Users Say Thank You to garythetiler For This Useful Post:

    BoldreChris (18-11-2010), jay (19-11-2010), Scott (18-11-2010), TF Ed (18-11-2010), whitebeam (18-11-2010)

  3. #2
    Tool Hound


    Sir Ramic's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2008
    Location
    Stourbridge, West Midlands
    Posts
    16,535
    Thanks
    1,471
    Thanked 5,604 Times in 3,566
    Posts
    Blog Entries
    2

    Default Re: removing transit wax

    Always worth a try but I had the same issue with some wax and nothing would move it without a lot of elbow grease. I tell customers now about it and its chargeable if its stubborn.
    Wall and floor tiler in the West Midlands, Dudley, Stourbridge. www.nptiling.co.uk

  4. #3
    Tilers Forums Arms Member
    faithhealer's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2007
    Location
    Sedgefield
    Posts
    8,280
    Thanks
    2,527
    Thanked 2,472 Times in 2,006
    Posts

    Default Re: removing transit wax

    I have a tin of the Fila, but customer paid for it, carry meths too, will give it a go

  5. #4
    www.tilernewcastle.co.uk


    timeless john's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2009
    Location
    North East England
    Posts
    6,412
    Thanks
    3,288
    Thanked 3,374 Times in 2,120
    Posts

    Default Re: removing transit wax

    You canna beat a bit of Meths and Mutton! Hic.
    judge likes this.

    find us : www.tilernewcastle.co.uk visit us : www.timelesstilingsolutions.com

    ' CREATING TIMELESS WALLS & FLOORS - CREATING TIMELESS WALLS & FLOORS '

  6. The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to timeless john For This Useful Post:

    garythetiler (21-11-2010), Scott (18-11-2010)

  7. #5
    TF Moderator & Pro Tiler


    whitebeam's Avatar
    Join Date
    Apr 2007
    Location
    Hertfordshire
    Posts
    22,955
    Thanks
    2,314
    Thanked 4,999 Times in 4,312
    Posts

    Default Re: removing transit wax

    Lemonade with yours sir
    "Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes"

  8. The Following 2 Users Say Thank You to whitebeam For This Useful Post:

    garythetiler (21-11-2010), timeless john (18-11-2010)

Similar Threads

  1. For Sale: transit connect
    By greyhond in forum For Sale & Wanted
    Replies: 7
    Last Post: 14-12-2008, 05:32 PM
  2. Transit Connect
    By bishbosh77 in forum Tiling Forum
    Replies: 1
    Last Post: 06-07-2008, 10:33 AM
  3. Transit van for sale
    By NETT Darren in forum For Sale & Wanted
    Replies: 5
    Last Post: 15-04-2007, 09:20 AM

Visitors found this page by searching for:

have already laid and grouted tiles and found transit wax

transit wax on tiles how to remove

removing transit wax from tiles

removing wax from new tile floors

Tags for this Thread

Bookmarks

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •  
Tilers Forums is the UK's largest wall and floor tiling forum. Advice is provided free of charge to all users. Tilers Forums does not take responsibility for any loss or damage caused due to following advice found on this forum. All wall and floor tiling should be carried out by a qualified wall and floor tiler. Views expressed on this forum are of the users and not Tilers Forums. Views expressed on this tiling forum are of the contributor only and not the forum as a whole. Not all views should be taken as fact but simply the opinion of the person posting. Readers are reminded to seek professional advice before undertaking any wall and floor tiling project.

Tilers Forums is a Trading Style of Untold Developments Ltd. Search Engine Optimisation, Web Development and Online Marketing for the UK.
DMCA.com
[Output: 76.79 Kb. compressed to 70.07 Kb. by saving 6.73 Kb. (8.76%)]

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28