Flooring Tile - Help-porcelain tile cleaning refinishing.
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chayka
03-17-09, 11:17 AM
I have white color porcelain tile with little pores throw all my house.
All traffic areas I have to clean it every other month, dirt get stuck in those pores. I spend a lot of money on the cleaning equipment and chemicals I'm not talking about my time. Is any how I can get rid of those pores by sanding them away or seal them?
Will it be possible to stain tile.?
Is anything on market I can use?http://forum.doityourself.com/images/smilies/confused.gif
All traffic areas I have to clean it every other month, dirt get stuck in those pores. I spend a lot of money on the cleaning equipment and chemicals I'm not talking about my time. Is any how I can get rid of those pores by sanding them away or seal them?
Will it be possible to stain tile.?
Is anything on market I can use?http://forum.doityourself.com/images/smilies/confused.gif
HeresJohnny
03-17-09, 01:29 PM
Normally those pores get filled with grout. If they do not, they get all kinds of gook in them as you have found out. This is actually a frequent question, "How can i keep the grout from getting in the pores". We always tell them, thats exactly what you want, better grout in the pores than the alternative.
JazMan
03-17-09, 08:26 PM
We could help you better if we knew the type of tiles you have. From the way you wrote, I am getting the impression that you have a pure white polished porcelain and not a glazed porcelain. Please let us know.
I do not know what your definition of "pores" is. Do you have specific info about the tile? Is the tile perfectly smooth
What is the complaint about cleaning the floor every other month? WHAT? Every other....? :eek: Did you mean to say every other week?
Jaz
I do not know what your definition of "pores" is. Do you have specific info about the tile? Is the tile perfectly smooth
What is the complaint about cleaning the floor every other month? WHAT? Every other....? :eek: Did you mean to say every other week?
Jaz
chayka
03-24-09, 06:28 PM
This is regular non glazed porcelain tile and the pores on the tile it self, of course we are washing floor every week but I use
industrial scrubber every other month.All I need to know is any way I can remove those pores?
industrial scrubber every other month.All I need to know is any way I can remove those pores?
JazMan
03-24-09, 07:51 PM
We still don't know what you mean by "pores".
Saying the tiles are "regular non glazed porcelain tile", isn't telling us anything. Most tiles are glazed. However, glazed does NOT mean shiny, so maybe you're confussed about that?
If you can't give us complete details I don't know how we can help. No one can see what you've got on your floor.
Jaz
Saying the tiles are "regular non glazed porcelain tile", isn't telling us anything. Most tiles are glazed. However, glazed does NOT mean shiny, so maybe you're confussed about that?
If you can't give us complete details I don't know how we can help. No one can see what you've got on your floor.
Jaz
mitch17
03-24-09, 10:55 PM
You probably cannot sand away a hole without removing way too much tile in the process. Ceramic and porcelain tiles generally do not accept sealer, so that is also probably not a viable option. I like the grout idea, a small hole would be best addressed with unsanded grout.
As others have said, more information and possibly a picture or two could help get you a better answer.
As others have said, more information and possibly a picture or two could help get you a better answer.