Removing water marks from Travertine?

[beanz]

Today i was laying a Travertine floor, with Trav skirting, but i've noticed that the water from my mates bridge cutter has left a residue on the edges of some of the tiles. If i wipe them with a wet sponge it goes, but when it dries it returns, same as grout haze. What's the best way of cleaning the tiles before sealing? The tiles are honed and filled if that makes a difference!?! 😉

Cheers for any advice
Scott

 

[DHTiling]

Have you tried a scotch pad..?

 

[beanz]

Nope, haven't tried anything yet to be honest. Didn't finish the tiling til 7:00pm, so figured i'd have a bash at it tomorrow afternoon. I'll try that first though, as it's cheaper than buying cleaning products hehe!

 

[White Room]

Might be worth changing the water occasionally

 

[DHTiling]

If you have just wet cut them then all you have done is wet them with the tiles biscuit residue...it should just wipe off with a sponge but if it's dried on and leaves a slight haze then try a scotch pad...travertine is usually fine , unlike some limestones that stain if you breath on them...

 

[beanz]

Might be worth changing the water occasionally

:lol:

The water was clean today, just hadn't cleaned the cutter out for a day or two... 😳

 

[beanz]

Cheers Dave, that's a bit of a relief.

Everything i've read about Limestone gives me nightmares.. Part of me hopes i never even see Limestone tiles lol!

 

[DHTiling]

Some lime stones are great...and the white ones like Applestone are :yikes: without propper care.

 

[beanz]

I'm sure they're nice to look at, just don't want to touch them!! 😀

 

[Terry Cottar]

pop a little bit of Aqua Mix Grout Haze Clean Up in your water in your cutter and in the washing off water it works miracles

tel

 

[beanz]

pop a little bit of Aqua Mix Grout Haze Clean Up in your water in your cutter and in the washing off water it works miracles

tel

That's an interesting idea, i'll definitely be giving it a go.

 

[joh1]

Beanz, it sounds like you have an etch mark on the stone, in which case the scotch bright will work great. Be careful with the aqua mix grout haze remover it can cause etching which can make matters worst.

 

[Colour Republic]

Some lime stones are great...and the white ones like Applestone are :yikes: without propper care.

I'll have to dig out some pictures of a floor that was laid on a job I was working on a few years back, the building wasn't watertight, floor laid, heavy rain a few days later and the floor just dis-integrated:yikes: I think they ended up sanding the floor in the end

 

[Time's Ran Out]

It would seem as though the cut edge of the travertine has accepted the water from the machine.
If it was clean water the tile will dry out ok.

 

[dagger]

i find a genuine chamois leather, helps with cleaning all natural stone!
and anything else for that matter!

 

[Colour Republic]

ahhh couldn't find the pictures of the floor but still the house is worth posting - Stunning!

We were turning the potting sheds (pic 3) into a kitchen and shower rooms for the nearby pool, to be honest the job was a nightmare - the contractor who got the job subbed it out to someone, who then subbed it out to someone, who subbed it out to someone I knew who subbed it out to me! I hate to think how much was added to my bill before the customers paid:yikes:

In pic 3 you can see the old pump house, I have no idea how deep the well was but we dropped countless stones down it and we never heard any noise from them hitting the water!

 

[White Room]

It's only a large detached house:lol:

 

[Colour Republic]

It's only a large detached house:lol:

Yeah it was only 60 acres, running wild with deer and pheasants, 3 secret walled gardens, 2 tennis courts and a 40ft pool. I was tempted to lend them a few quid I thought they might be struggling.

Thing is the guy also owned a 500 acre shooting lodge in Scotland which cost him a tenth of what he payed for that place... that's just reminded me one of my tool boxes went missing on that job and i'm sure it was the groundsman:incazzato:It didn't have anything that expensive in it but when you add it all up it must have been quite a few bob and years of collecting

 

[TheFunkyMonkey]

Yeah it was only 60 acres, running wild with deer and pheasants, 3 secret walled gardens, 2 tennis courts and a 40ft pool. I was tempted to lend them a few quid I thought they might be struggling.

Thing is the guy also owned a 500 acre shooting lodge in Scotland which cost him a tenth of what he payed for that place... that's just reminded me one of my tool boxes went missing on that job and i'm sure it was the groundsman:incazzato:It didn't have anything that expensive in it but when you add it all up it must have been quite a few bob and years of collecting

Never, ever, mess with a mans tools! Its just not on is it?

 

[Terry Cottar]

Beanz, it sounds like you have an etch mark on the stone, in which case the scotch bright will work great. Be careful with the aqua mix grout haze remover it can cause etching which can make matters worst.

A splash of Aqua Mix Grout Haze Clean Up in washing down water will never cause etching on Natural Stone no matter how much calcium is in it

tel

 

[joh1]

Terry Cottar, yes it can and it will if the mix stay on the stone too long or if the stone have previous damage which allows the mix to pass the polish or seal surface.

Terry please note that my job is to clean up after other people have try to fix the stone so what so believe me when i say it can happen and it does. I am happy that it has not happen to you and I hope it never happens to you, but in the case that it does, flush the area with water and re-polish the damage area and call it a day.

Does this site support video in the post?
If so I will get you all the proof that you may need.

 

[DHTiling]

Does this site support video in the post?

Yes it does...and you know how to do it with VB...


P.s Tel...this guy actually specialises in restoration work and isn't a fixer doing small repairs....


Joh ( huligar) don't be put off by comments.. we appreciate you coming over from NSRA and giving advice..

 

[joh1]

Dave, I have not seen any comments to put me off.
JOH, Josveek O. Huligar
I am a stone lover my 2 girls are name onyx and opal just to show you all how much I am into stone.

I have been working on stone repair since 94 and it is the only thing that I do day in and day out, I have seen more than my share of pro jobs that have gone bad, I am one of the instructors of the NSRA booth camp where we whip guys in shape, the list can go on put it will make me look like I am full of myself and the fact is that I am still learning new and better ways to do stuff every day.

I am here to learn as well as shear, so if you want a different take on a job, I am your guy. I am fast to point out what can go wrong just to make you aware and give you options if it does go wrong. No two jobs are ever the same so the more information you have the better your chances are of collecting that check and have no call backs.

If for any reason you have a question that I can help with and I am not around, Dave can ring my door bell over on the NSRA or you guys can send me a pm with the link and I will come right over.:20:

 

[DHTiling]

Cheers Joh...enjoy the forums...

 

[joh1]

:welcome::drool5:

 

[White Room]

Any leads on any articles joh1 would be appreciated

 

[joh1]

on what topic.
The best way to get real information is to ask a question and have every one give his/her 0.02 cent on the topic. This way you can pick out what is relevant to you. An article comes from one persons point of view in most cases. We have a few articles that was wrote by the NSRA group, and I must tell you each one took for ever to post because we could never cover all the the "what if" factors.

 

[White Room]

Ok cheers for that, what about any type of courses on this subject as in the Floor academy

 

[joh1]

😱fftopic:I do not know of any in your neck of the woods.

The only class that I would ever recommend is the one in which I am an instructor. Before you all jump on me, let me tell you why. This class is one of a kind, no seats and no sales pitch, completely hands on, no matter if you are slow are fast to pick up what we are doing we will always move at your pace. No two people will ever learn the same so we work with you. Floors are simple because the tools do 80% of the work, but counter tops is where you need the skill because your body becomes the tool.

here is 2 videos that gives you a good over view of one of the classes,

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0TV9-eV0Zps"]YouTube - Febuary 8 hands on stone repair class[/ame]

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJ2WHm2dSd4"]YouTube - Polishing Marble Floors[/ame]

 

[White Room]

Great floor, almost glass like with that shine:drool5:

 

[enduro]

:welcome: To the forum Joh1, i am a member of NSRA but i go under the name of Sherco on that site.