Limestone with the feel of sandpaper - TilersForums.co.uk | Tile Forums

takeaflight · 02-03-2008

Hi newbie here and in deep doo doo with my wife, we have had a limestone floor laid and the shower tiled in a Honed limestone, great job but like a tit I sealed it and while I thought I had cleaned before I started now it's dried with the feel of sandpaper,

So am I right in thinking that I have to strip off the sealer and start again, and if so what would you guys reccommend to remove the sealer with.

Thanks Roy

Defy · 03-03-2008

What limestone isit ??

takeaflight · 03-03-2008

Tumbled Travertine on the floor and Honed on the shower wall.
Cheers

Defy · 03-03-2008

So its not limestone then !!

Ok no problem now I need which sealer you have used, was it intensified or just a stain stopper ??

03-03-2008

Try Hg remover.....

Defy · 03-03-2008

HG remover is a deep cleaner if we can understand his problem then maybe there is an easier way after all his problem is a surface one.

04-03-2008

As i say mate...HG remover.....

sptiling · 04-03-2008

if the hg cleaner doesnt work mate brickacid it that will strip the seal

Defy · 04-03-2008

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Originally Posted by sptiling

if the hg cleaner doesnt work mate brickacid it that will strip the seal

On travertine brick acid ?? its a alkali sedimentry limestone. You want to remove the honed surface as well then.

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As i say mate...HG remover.....

I will leave this to you then reaper here is the data sheet for HG remover for you watch you dont trip over the bit in red m8

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Directions for use: Use this product to ensure that old floors are perfectly clean before applying a new polish layer such as HG Golvpolish.

For difficult areas and to remove old polish dilute this product with a minimum of 1:4 parts of warm water. In less severe cases dilute up to 1:10 with warm water. When a scrubbing machine is used dilute 1:50 up 1:100 depending on degree of dirt.

Apply solution liberally to the floor treating up to 10-15 square metres at a time. Leave the solution to work for at least 5-10 minutes. Do not allow the floor to dry out. Scub the floor and when clean, mop up. Rinse the mop repeatedly. Rinse 2-3 times thoroughly with clean luke warm water afterwards.

Usage: 20-40 metres squared per litre. 100-250 square metres where a scrubbing machine is used.

Attention: For marble and other calcareous natural stone please see our Marble Floor Care Range. *

sptiling · 05-03-2008

whatever trevor!

How am i suppost to know what it is?

It says it isnt limestone in one of the replies above does it not?

Defy · 05-03-2008

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Originally Posted by sptiling

whatever trevor!

How am i suppost to know what it is?

It says it isnt limestone in one of the replies above does it not?

M8 this is the problem with stone. Limestone is the catagory. Travertine is a limestone but its not called "Limestone" if you understand.

Travertine and limestone are both alkali stones so you should not use acid on either it eats it. Using acid can be a very costly mistake

sptiling · 05-03-2008

so is sealing in all the grout dust!