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Discuss Stop tiles going chalky in the Tiling Forum at TilersForums; A quick question, what's the best product to use after tiling and grouting to clean tiles to stop them going all chalky. Cheers...
          
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    A quick question, what's the best product to use after tiling and grouting to clean tiles to stop them going all chalky. Cheers

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    Default Re: Cleaning tiles

    Clean water.

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    Default Re: Stop tiles going chalky

    Quote Originally Posted by gordonu2 View Post
    A quick question, what's the best product to use after tiling and grouting to clean tiles to stop them going all chalky. Cheers
    A clean cloth and elbow grease, ya can get the latter from any good diy store.

    Or if they are Buff/rough ?? finish Ceramic/Porcs, Acid cleaner, diluted to about 12 to 1.......

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    and then some more clean water

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    PS, but not so much that you wash the grout out the joint

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    Default Re: Stop tiles going chalky

    Do you mean the grout haze?

    Little bit of haze remover in the washboy water helps, wash off excess grout with cross cut sponge, then rinse sponge.

    One wipe over in a verticle line, rinse sponge then repeat on next bit working across the wall / floor let it dry then buff it off with cloth, usually on old t shirt or t towel, thats dry and clean.

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    Default Re: Stop tiles going chalky

    Hi m8 im in Kirkintilloch just down the road from you...have you tried using a wasboy when you have finished grouting and then when the grout is dry rubbing the excess chalk with a towel and hoovering if needs be.


    posted same time Oli,great minds bud

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    Default Re: Cleaning tiles

    Cheers, been doing that but thought there might be something better.

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    let the grout do its job and set in the tile first then clean after about20mins to 30 mins with wasboy and plenty clean water as the lads say.

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    Default Re: Stop tiles going chalky

    I've been using the washboy ans good old elbow grease. Just wondering if there was anything on the market for this. Cheers

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    then give them a little polish off with a DRY lintfree cloth,i always find stockinette better

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    then give them a little polish off with a DRY lintfree cloth,i always find stockinette better

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    I bet you do.........

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    I bet you do.........
    I'll send him me old ones, Used mind with a few streaks on em.........

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    think it was Russ said in a post yesterday something about stockings ha ha ha


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    Have ya GAVE UP yet Dave mate ?

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