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M

Merlin5

Two quick questions. I've got a bottle of Fila grout protector from Topps Tiles and am going to seal the grout between the ceramic splashback tiles on my kitchen wall, between the porcelain tiles on the kitchen floor, between the ceramic tiles on my bathroom walls (different ceramic tiles from kitchen) and between the porcelain tiles on my bathroom floor. The bottle doesn't have a roller, just a nozzle, so I imagine it'll make it harder to get an even line of sealer that I could achieve with a roller applicator. I'm going to use a small paintbrush to make sure the sealer is evenly distributed along the grout lines, but the brush is going to wipe across the tile edges too as it's wider than the grout lines. The instructions say just to let it dry but doesn't say anything about keeping it off the tiles.
Will this liquid be safe for the tiles, ceramic and porcelain?

Secondly, is white spirit safe to clean ceramic tiles where there's silicon residue? I think it's silicone from where my builder siliconed under the wall cupboards near the tiles, but it's making some of the dark coloured splashback tiles look grubby.
 
G

Gazzer

1st question. The only grout sealer I have used I applied like you say with a brush and then wiped residue from tile.

2nd question use Methylated spirits or silicone eater
 
D

DHTiling

This is directions for your grout sealer...

Application:
1. Apply directly to the grout joints using the
special spout.
2. Spread evenly with a small paintbrush.
3. Leave to dry for a few hours then the
surface will be ready to walk on again.
Any spillage of the product onto nearby tiles
should be removed immediately using a
paper towel or a clean cloth.
The product may be applied to the tiles
with a paintbrush. For easier application
pour a sufficient quantity into a suitable
container.

As for the silicone , then solvent cleaner will remove residue...
 
M

Merlin5

Thanks guys. I take it then that white spirit is either unsafe or doesn't work, so I'll get meths or solvent cleaner/silicone eater.
 

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