Polished porcelain, damaged surface

[Ian]

Now then folks, I've just been to see a mates bathroom and here's the story. His old man was doing some decorating and got some paint on the tiles, he decided to use white vinegar to remove the paint and when that didn't work, used t-cut! This is what has happened

I haven't tried anything on it yet, just wondered if anyone had seen this before and if they had a remedy. My first thoughts are to use grimex but, not sure if there was a better solution.

 

[Old Mod]

I've got so many answers but NONE of them useful I'm afraid Bri :sofahide:

 

[Concrete guy]

They are scratched, albeit on a very fine level.

T Cut is an abrasive cutting compound, think very very fine sand in a cream.

The best solution is to cut it out and replace.

You could possibly re polish the surface with diamond pads , but it would be difficult, messy and not guarantee of success. You'd have more chance polishing a floor than a wall.

 

[Concrete guy]

Thinking laterally now and on the grounds that it's fecked anyway and facing removal. I have a cunning plan.......

There's an outside chance you could repolish this by treating it as though it's car paintwork.

Think of using finer versions of T Cut and scratch remover with a felt mop on a variable speed polisher, think of it like paint correcting.

It might work (there's no guarantee!). Myself and a stonemason are tinkering around with these products at present with quartz and engineered stone to see if we can come up with a way to repair surface scratches and such.

I'd be looking at compounds produced by this company Welcome to Farécla | farecla or similar, which (I think) are available at your local Halfrauds or car detailing outlet.

 

[beanz]

I know halfords sell G3, but I'm sure you can get even finer versions... G6 maybe!?!

 

[Concrete guy]

I know halfords sell G3, but I'm sure you can get even finer versions... G6 maybe!?!

They do G3, G6 and G10.

 

[beanz]

They do G3, G6 and G10.

Ah ok... I've used the G6, and thought there was a finer one, but didn't know it's number lol!

 

[Ian]

I'm quite into car detailing so I have a fair old collection of cutting compounds, quite handy on resin quartz as well :smilewinkgrin:

 

[Andy Allen]

Did you laugh...?

 

[Ian]

Did you laugh...?

I did, and then stopped when I realised his dad was in the kitchen!