Encaustic tiles

[dogbower]

Hope someone can help
Recently laid Fired Earth Encastic tiles in a large hallway. Went down well and all nice and clean using gloves to stop oil from fingers etc. Then sealed with Fila ps87 as supplied by fired earth.
Then grouted, however when giving the floor a mop prior to second seal the grout lifted and spread over the floor, nothing too bad just a bit of a bloom, however I cant shift it.
Left the floor for 2 weeks to make sure all dried out and have just been up to clean them.
Spent over an hour on 2 tiles and still not clean enough.
As Over 700 tiles have been laid dont fancy doing it this way anyway.
What do you suggest? I have contacted Fired Earth as well.

Stuart

[garythetiler]

any pictures?

[timeless john]

Did you seal the tiles before you fixed them/touched them?
Were the tiles completely dry when you gave them the first coat of seal?
Had they had enough seal before you grouted?
Why did the grout stay on the surface of the tile to cause a bloom?
Did you intend giving the second coat of seal to a wet 'moped' floor?
What colour grout was used?

Just thought I'd ask! - to try and get a mental picture.
Usually once the grout is in the Encaustic that's it, and after 2 weeks

However I may be wrong.

[dogbower]

Hi Gary
Sorry no pictures
Timeless
Most of your questions are snswered in my first post
No wasnt going to seal a wet floor and grout is grey.
Sure its not in the tiles as well sealed first time and the ones I cleaned today came up ok.
What about this
Victorian Tile Cleaning and Sealing Mainenance Information
Same type of tiles anyone used something like it?
Stuart

[timeless john]

Stuart - The tiles in your link are not of the same material as you have fixed so the cleaning will be different.
Encaustic tiles are like blotting paper and need to be fully sealed prior to grouting.
In your first post you spent 2 hours cleaning 2 tiles and were 'still not clean enough' but then in your 2nd post 'they came up ok' - my reply was only trying to establish a procedure taken.
Imho you have sealed the tiles when wet or have grouted undersealed tiles.

However I may well be wrong and I hope you manage to rectify the situation. Good Luck.