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hope these upload ok!

Try wetting one and let me know if the picture framing ( tint ) disappears tel

Quote: Originally Posted by andrewperry thanks for the suggestions! actually found another forum that suggested vinegar and water, and it worked! only cost me 90p and it has removed it no problem, appreciate your help, and just thought i would share the story. bowl of half water, half vingegar and a scowrer. cheers Yep! - they know there stuff and it is a very old trick - 1 cup of white Vinegar to a bucket of clean water will remove grout...

You will have to be careful what you use...LTP grimex will be better IMO...and if you get the residue off then seal with mattstone.....MPG not needed on polished limestone..and iron wax satin on a polished tile..?..not needed.. You must make sure they are fully dry...looks like some damp still present at the edges.. Do a test with the cleaner in an unconspicous area.....pics are hard to tell but looks like applestone but not the best selection..

Done some research on the net and I think that you could be right....i.e. They appear to be manufactured in China.....Italian writing on the boxes though, which led me to believe that they were Italian !!!!! So from your comment this looks like it's bad news ??? The tiler from the shop where I bought the tiles is coming to have a look at the weekend, and he says he has a couple of ideas !!! Hopefully he can suggest a solution. If anyone...

Hi Terry, I totally agree with all your points. can I add one.... 5. Try to leave 24 hours between the cleaning process and sealing. a surface must be totally dry and receptive to a sealant. Thanks, Tom

the fellows you refer to arent using epoxy, resin its polyester resin a 2 part polishable plastic like car body filler it is widely used in the marble and granite business and for plastic bath repairs ,it doesnt work well on porcelain so you will still have to chop your tiles out ,if you want to buy some resin, brand names include general and sebalrit ,you can buy lots of different colours and can get colour to mix with it for your own palette

Quote: Originally Posted by Terry Cottar What grit do you start with? Do you use diamonds or carborundum? What machine do you use for the walls? Do you use the same for the floors? tel Hi Tel, For polishing the walls i first applied stripper then used the Flexible Diamond Electroflex Pads GRADE 60 -120 -200-400.attached to a orbital waterfeed sander. For the floor i used 36 to 80 grit carborundum discs.then i used banana polishing pads from...