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Davy44
I recently fitted glass mosaic wall tiles to my kitchen following excellent tips picked up from this forum and would now like to venture forward and ask for advice with floor tiles.
Could someone advise me on the best way forward (if indeed possible) to protect polished granite floor tiles please. I ordered a sample of a 305x305x10mm tile, called "Imperial Granite Pure Black" from a supplier and was about to place the order, but decided to do a few 'spill' checks on the sample first. I placed drops of cola, red wine, acetone and water on the tile and left them for 15 minutes. All four spills were then cleaned off. The Acetone and water left no marks but the cola and red wine had removed the polished finish, which could not be recovered. As this is for a kitchen floor, my concern would be a small spill of either the cola or wine could go un-noticed for a few minutes, with disastraous results.
A look on the internet revealed a product called 'LTP MPG Polished Tile Sealer'. Am I on the right lines? Is this the product to stop the polished granite staining and is it normal to have to seal granite tiles? Or is it a problem with this type of tile that warrants a complete rethink?
Any help would be gratefully appreciated.
Could someone advise me on the best way forward (if indeed possible) to protect polished granite floor tiles please. I ordered a sample of a 305x305x10mm tile, called "Imperial Granite Pure Black" from a supplier and was about to place the order, but decided to do a few 'spill' checks on the sample first. I placed drops of cola, red wine, acetone and water on the tile and left them for 15 minutes. All four spills were then cleaned off. The Acetone and water left no marks but the cola and red wine had removed the polished finish, which could not be recovered. As this is for a kitchen floor, my concern would be a small spill of either the cola or wine could go un-noticed for a few minutes, with disastraous results.
A look on the internet revealed a product called 'LTP MPG Polished Tile Sealer'. Am I on the right lines? Is this the product to stop the polished granite staining and is it normal to have to seal granite tiles? Or is it a problem with this type of tile that warrants a complete rethink?
Any help would be gratefully appreciated.