hand print stain on encaustic tiles! - Help - TilersForums.com

[stephenoneill]

way to get rid of a hand print stain on encaustic rile.tiles were washed before sealing left to dry overnight sealed with lithofin .and now when the sun shines you can see a handprint visible:mad2:

 

[stephenoneill]

not one reply .Thanks alot everybody

 

[Chalker]

Here's one.
sorry I don't know!

 

[stephenoneill]

i love this forum

 

[Qwerty]

Not everybody has experience of encaustic tiles and we don't all visit the forum daily. You only posted yesterday afternoon so be patient and I'm sure somebody will help out.

 

[stephenoneill]

point taken just a little stressed with the situation

 

[Qwerty]

Have you tried phoning somebody like LTP, Fila or another sealant company or maybe a company that sells a lot of encaustic tiles?

 

[peterwhayward]

How many tiles?.............the whole job?. if its just a few cant you just replace them?. Sorry I cant answer your question exactly, but hope it helps.

 

[stephenoneill]

thanks for the reply yeah i just replaced the whole tile.was just looking to see if anybody had a siniliar experience and how they handles it

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Thread title didn't inspire me to look originally!
Your removing remedy would have been the only suggestion I would've had to overcome the hand mark, however it highlights the importance of sealing the encaustics before they are fixed.
Being made of neat coloured cement they are extremely porous - like blotting paper - and as such dust off with a clean brush, handle on the sides, and seal. Allow to fully dry and work clean while fixing. I wouldn't recommend washing the tiles prior to sealing as uneven absorption and drying will cause the sealer to dry patchy.

Original thread title was - 'what's the easiest'

 

[Dan]

I've changed the thread titles to something more suitable.

 

[Turkish tiler]

Here is number below for lithofin technical help ask for Bob I am sure he will have solution for your problem
01962 732 126

 

[stephenoneill]

thanks guys much appreciated

 

[Lithofin BOB]

thanks guys much appreciated

Hi , possible reason for print, leaving an cementisiouse encaustic over night to dry poss not long enough before sealing- i will leave mine 48-72 for a light clean or if restoring min 7 days if you used a solvent based MN moisture will push up the impregnator and will not penetrate as well as a dry tile,did you leave a wet look finish to the tile and let dry in when you sealed it?

If you did you may have slight excess( as the guys said earlier or possible patches, always towel back your impregnators befor working the next section( no wet look)
your hand print went in!!

Possible solution to reactivate contaminated tile- reactivate tile by putting more impregnator on keep wet for 5-6 min clean over every 1-2 mins with a white cleaning pad do not let dry out- if drys add more product . Hopefully the solvent in the Product will melt excess , buff back completely with a white towel to a dry , matt finish (this works if you get the patchy floors too)


If not!!! Strip it , dry it (4-5 days) ,re-impregnate, that should shift it






Cheers hope this may help

 

[Time's Ran Out]

Is that BOB - Lithofin BOB!