Polished Porcelain Staining!

[brian c]

good points Leatherface.

 

[reaper72]

i think seal guartd is for grout Dan but not totally sure.

B&Q tiles again eh!The geaeral concensus on these tiles is that they are very porus and not to leave the grout on for long .

Sorry
you will find if you investigate, that Porcelain tiles by nature are not actually very pourus, only when polishing do the top couple of layers become likely to absorb staining.
Hence a good sealer should do the trick, no matter where the tiles have come from !!!!
For all you know Topps Tiles, Your Local Tile Shop or B & Q could all use the same supplier in Turkey (or wherever )
Use the correct sealer and you will be ok !!!

Would Seal-Guard do this sort of job?

Sealguard will also seal polished porcelain,leaving the 'natural' polish intact.(As long as it is dry buffed properly)

The majority of porcelain polished or unpolished is porous; more so polished as mentioned the 'buffing' process 'opens' the pores.
Depends on the size of the powder particles used in the manufacturing process.
The finer the powder particles the less porosity hence Italian or Spanish polished porcelain will always be more expensive than chinese or brazillian porcelain (as finer powder is more expensive) ...but far less porous when compacted and fired..Also depends on how state of the art the machinery is that's pressing it........(pressure per square inch etc)...

 

[reaper72]

i think seal guartd is for grout Dan but not totally sure.

B&Q tiles again eh!The geaeral concensus on these tiles is that they are very porus and not to leave the grout on for long .

General consensus is bri that b+q tiles should be ****ing outlawed:hang: :59: :41: B:57:Q :89:
REMEMBER WEdon't guarantee shading or calibration-YOU CAN DO IT WHEN YOU B&Q IT

 

[GazTech]

totally agree.....B&Q should stick to paint and plants.....Gaz

 

[reaper72]

AND RAT TRAPS M8-don't forget the rats gaz..........

 

[guy1976]

iv got 15m2 of b&q polished black porcelain to do on wed& thurs:no:

 

[CJ]

Did a job last year...........black/white chequerboard polished porcelain.........from Topps.......

Customer supplied tiles/sealer...........and BLACK grout.

Grout totally stain white tiles, and it just would not come out. Customer and Topps where at loggerheads over it.............then it went quiet.:mad2:

They had given up and sold the house............bit extreme if you ask me.

 

[GazTech]

iv got 15m2 of b&q polished black porcelain to do on wed& thurs:no:

 

[Perry]

might do better painting em :lol: show the customer this thread

 

[guy1976]

i was going to turn it down but customer says at the quote im not bothered about price just need it done before xmas they are 600x600 in size and also same house needs the 2 bathrooms done after xmas so took it on for the extra work.the house it massive a big mock tudor mansion, the bathrooms have 5m high ceilings