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   andybuildz | Nov 23, 2003 10:54pm | #1

   simple....get a marble finish. there's many of them. then seal it with marble sealer.

   Most marble by the way is sanded to get the gloss it has but you can use a marble finish to reobtain the gloss.....orrrrr.....you can get a buffing machine and re sand/buff it.

   Be well

             andy

   My life is my practice!

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   user-7006886 | Nov 26, 2003 04:57am | #2

   Speaking of tiles, Andy,

   What can I do about those unsightly whitish, dull warn spots all over my green ceramic tile? This is probably how Ruby's marble looks. When I first moved here, I left a damp cloth on the floor and after the tile dried, it appeared as if the finish came off in that spot. Now over several years there are a lot of those worn-looking spots on the floor. How do I make the tile look uniform and new looking? My old ceramic tile in my other house never looked bad after being exposed to water. I am guessing that I need to used some kind of product to remove the bad finish and then recoat the tile with another kind of finish.

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   andybuildz | Nov 26, 2003 06:12am | #3

   ero

        sounds to me like the tile you used used wasnt a floor tile but rather a wall tile.

   Tiles come in diferent densities or hardnesses.

   Wall tiles are less dense or hard yet some suppliers never emphisize this....more prone to staining and cracking..

   MArble on the other hand is a very soft tile and absorbant to stainging which is why one shouldn't ever use it one kitchen counter surfaces.

   There are "pultices" you can buy and mix them with water or bleach.....paste em' on stains and cover in plastic...wait a day to see if the stain comes up....this works best on tile such as limestone, marble etc etc....if it works at all.

   I'm not sure if it works on ceramic tile but if I were you I'd look into it....

   I've never had that problem on ceramic tile before......Firstly, I'd call the ceramic tile companies rep and discuss it first with them.

   BE floored

                andy

   My life is my practice!

   http://CLIFFORDRENOVATIONS.COM

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   user-7006886 | Dec 01, 2003 09:33am | #4

   Hi, Andy,

   My previously owned house is about thirty years old so I do not know what brand the tile is. The floor tile was done when the house was build and I have been here only seven years. It really is ceramic floor tile. Who knows what the previous owners put on the tile, but the finish looks similar to a polyurethane that is chipped off. There are no stains on the tile and no cracks. The tile looks really good except for the thin clear splotchy finish on top--there are (mostly tiny) areas here and there have no finish. It looks like someone scraped the top layer off in places. I thought it was wax on the tiles that was causing the splotchiness when I first moved in because the previous owner left us lots of different waxes in the closet. However, cleaning with a wax remover did not change anything one way or another. Is there a way to determine what that finish is and how to remove or restore the nice clear finish?

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   andybuildz | Dec 01, 2003 04:10pm | #5

   you'd have to post some pix but if you look in the yellow pages there are companies that deal specifically that. Cleaning tile.

   Ask your local tile supplier for names.

   Or..try different solvents in inconspicuous places.

   By the way, didnt you origianlly say it was marble not ceramic?????

   Good luck and

           Be well

                   andy

   My life is my practice!

   http://CLIFFORDRENOVATIONS.COM

   Edited 12/1/2003 8:11:23 AM ET by Andy Clifford(Andybuildz)

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   user-7006886 | Dec 02, 2003 06:53am | #6

   Ruby1 started this thread about tiles. Ruby's is marble that "appears that a chemical or bathroom cleaner has been spilled. These spills appear to have removed the gloss from the tile." Ruby asks, "Is there any way or any product that will help correct this problem. There is no discoloration in these areas."

   While I have ceramic tile, not marble, the problem Ruby has sounds the same as my problem. Both of us have a surface, or finish problem, not a stain problem. I posted the following to find out how ceramic should be treated for a similar problem:

   "Speaking of tiles, Andy,

   What can I do about those unsightly whitish, dull warn spots all over my green ceramic tile? This is probably how Ruby's marble looks."

    

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   andybuildz | Dec 02, 2003 04:22pm | #7

   Go to Home depot and buy a small jar of "poultice" in the tile dept.My life is my practice!

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   user-7006886 | Dec 02, 2003 10:18pm | #8

   Thanks, Andy.

   What do you believe is the best finish to use for the tile floor after using the poultice?

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   andybuildz | Dec 03, 2003 03:41pm | #9

   whatever's the most expensiveMy life is my practice!

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