Polished Porcelain Staining!

[basshunter]

my two pennys worth:

"Different manufacturers work to different standards to meet varying market conditions and requirements.The blueprint is not always adhered to as strictly in quality control and selection of 1st choice materials as in the past..."Porcelain" no longer guarantees a product that complies with the original standards.Therefore,installation methods,care and maintenance considerations,and performance expectations vary."

 

[basshunter]

how do you removethe temp wax?

vinegar

 

[basshunter]

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[lb66]

I have a newly laid 25sqm 60x60 polished porcelain tile kitchen/hall floor. Tiles were from B&Q and were sealed before and after grouting (as instructed on packs). The sealer was FILA Polished Porcelain Impregnator Sealer. The sealer was left overnight for each coat.

The tiles have only been down a week and appear super sensitive to staining from red wine, coffee/tea and grease. They also take up print ink from cardboard boxes. A disaster for a kitchen area.

Any ideas why this should be so and what I can do to reduce stain damage? Do I need to remove the Fila sealant before trying another type, e.g. Lithofin? Will this solve the problem? Can I remove existing stains from the surface?

Hi, these porcelain tiles from B&Q are of very poor quality and are very porous. I have used the fila polished porcelain protector and it is excellant. However the problem with these B&Q tiles supplied from China is that they have a wax coating on them which must be removed otherwise the polished porcelain protector cannot absorb into the tile. I have also had problems of the tiles staining and I have been able to remove the stains using the tile and stone stain remover from Topps. I have been able to also remove the wax coating, again with a product from Topps called Tile & Stone Stripper. Hope this helps.

I regularly use the fila products from Topps and can honestly say I have never been dissapointed. They also offer a billiant helpline via Topps - give it a go!!

By the way do not bother with the B&Q cleaners and sealers - they do not work!!! Have tried both Plasplugs and QEP - both rubish!!!

Totally sh*fted at the moment!

 

[Beckaj5]

Hi, I have just bought the infamous B & Q 60x60cm Porcelain tiles, yikes! How do I know whether or not they have this temporary wax that needs removing? What do people think of this sealant: Ultra Solv. I have read that its good. Also how many mls of this do you think you would need per sq metre?
Thanks

 

[GP2]

I've just layed 9m2 black and cream polished porcelain from wickes...absolute nightmare...had to sort through all the boxes to pick out tiles which weren't damaged...3 seperate trips to Wickes had to sort through approximately 30 boxes of tiles in order to get 9m2 of good ones...one pallet they had in all tiles were destroyed because someone at manufacturing stage had numbered the tiles with a pen :yikes: which had soaked into the pores :mad2: ended up having to get them to get more in from other stores etc etc to top it off cutting those black ones is a nasty business. I sealed them with HG Impregnator before laying which was freaking hard work. :44:

Next job like that i'm going in v.high

:21:

I just signed up to sympathise with the above chap; I had a very similar nightmare with Wickes tiles.

I bought about 100m2 of these tiles (white & black for different rooms across a few houses).

First problem - the 'White' were nowhere near white - more a Ivory colour. The photos they used on their website/brochure CANNOT be the same tiles.

Next problem - couldn't find anthing to remove the transit wax - tried all sorts of detergents etc and was concerned about damaging the tiles and their finish. Eventually found baby wipes worked a treat.

Next problem, once I'd removed the coating, I found that MOST of the tiles were damaged (with some severe abrasions on them) and the coating was hiding it. Out of a box of 11 tiles, I was usually finding only 3 or 4 were without damage. I managed to do 2 rooms from what I had bought and took the rest back.

 

[Rav daniels]

Good stuff pal, sure it will look great, goodluck

 

[Dan]

Some of the threads in the tiling forum that have had a lot of views are being bumped up into current discussion. Just walk on by if it's not your flavour right now. Perhaps it'll help somebody out one day, and they become members, and then they post a thread, and professional tilers respond, and then you learn something from them...? Maybe?