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Members' Lounge => Help Centre => Topic started by: craigollerton on August 07, 2014, 08:47:07 pm
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Wondering if I can pick anyones brains. Could anyone tell me the best way to bring back the shine out of floor tiles. I have some old floor tiles along the hallway which are quite dingy but a nice feature of the house, I want to clean them right back which is proving more difficult than it sounds with jif, bleach, steam cleaning, trying everything. They appear to have ingressed discolouration and I want to descale the surface. I think what I need something more corrosive? Once done, I then want to shine them back up.
Appreciate any help.
Cheers, Craig.
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Hire a floor sander. Quick easy, and revarnish or polish after. Instructions available at DIY Doctor maybe. Or somewhere on Google.
££$
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Sander is ok if they're wood, as in parquet flooring, make a right mess of ceramic tiles !
Could try brick cleaner but you may dissolve the grout/ mortar along with the muck on the tiles.
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Sander is ok if they're wood, as in parquet flooring, make a right mess of ceramic tiles !
Could try brick cleaner but you may dissolve the grout/ mortar along with the muck on the tiles.
Thanks Mike, yes they're ceramic so will try the brick cleaner, I should have mentioned that. Will the brick cleaner bring out a shine, or will I need to use a sealant/regrout of some kind after?
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Hi Craig, Just a warning, some cleaners can ruin the grout and loosen the bond, I checked on google, "cleaning victorian tiles" some products and advice there. ££$
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Ah ceramic eh? Dif 'em all up matey, and start again. Or if the space is available you can always "tile over tile". Thats is put a new layer of tiles over the old ones. WWW