Help!: How Do I Remove Stains?

[lincolntiler]

Hi everyone, I've just laid a light grey matt polished porcelain floor for a customer and was daft enough to use charcoal grout (never again!!!!). Some of the tiles have 'grubby' marks on them as if the muck went through the sealer (I sealed them with the right stuff the night before laying). I've asked Darren at NETT and he suggested asking you guys for any advice on how I can get rid of the marks and what the hell did I do wrong? Any ideas?

[robbo]

you could try this




Lithofin Stain-away
Special Remover
Disolves Hardened Wax Layers, Sealants, Stubborn Oil Stains And Grease Residues, Coats Of Paint And Lacquer, etc.

Coverage: ca.4m²/500ml


Lithofin Stain-Away May Be Used With All Varieties Of Stone, Wood And Metal. It Is Particularly Well Suited For Removal Of Stains Even From Porous Materials Such As Honed Limestone, Marble etc.

but before you use it make sure you test it out on a small piece first...

some one else many have a different idea, so stay tuned........

[TilingLogistics]

The muck should not have got past the penetrating sealer. Try grout haze clean up backed up with nanoscrub

Kev

[wetdec]

You can try as the guys have said but if you have shaddowing then its IN and you have to drag it back out..........will take more than a cleaner.






tiler

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[TilingLogistics]

Thats why I suggested Nanoscrub and if that doesn't work you could try a poultice

Kev

[Dave]

Just out of interest...what sealer was it you used..?..

[CJ]

Had the same happen to me a couple of years ago.

Customer was sold Polished Porcelain.........black/white chequer pattern she wanted.

Anyway.....Topps sold her the Porcelain sealer. So I laid them. Sealed them (Two thin coats)

And she wanted black grout.

Stained all the white tiles...........and it would not come out.

She was going daft at Topps manager...(not blaming me at all) because its wot they had recommended. It went on for months. Talk of Topps paying ME to rip up and do again.



Last I heard they had moved house instead

[NETT Darren]

I cant understand why the sealer didnt work if you have done it correctly and left it for the right amount of time, i think you will have a job on your hands to get it back looking as new, If you bought the sealer from the tile shop and followed the instructions go back to the tile shop and complain and see what they say

[CJ]

Or.........

(my fav song )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NBikNb5oEcU

[lincolntiler]

Thanks to all of you for that!! I'm back on Friday so I'll let you know. Thanks CJ - ("Rip it up and start again!!" PMSL!). I won't be using '4-sponge grout' again in a hurry anyhow. Later guys......

[lincolntiler]

It was Fila Pol. Porc. Impregnator/Sealer by the way Dan

[Grace'sDad]

When I've faced this I've used Fila Intensive cleaner mixed strong 2:1
Plenty on the tile surface with a terry cloth - leave for 5 minutes and sponge off. It can change the surface colour slightly lighter but it definitely gets into the pores and shifts stains.