Flooring Tile - Tile Haze
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09-11-00, 07:11 PM
Anyone have a good product, either commercial or homemade, that will remove haze off of a new ceramic floor installation???
09-11-00, 08:04 PM
There is a haze remover on the market and should be available from a tile store.
09-14-00, 08:24 PM
Brian:
The people that write those How To Books and the ones that make HomeTime and This Old House TV shows should come to your house and take the haze off. I wish I had a nickle for every time I've seen a TV show or book that tells you to clean the grout off the tiles with a damp sponge. No matter how much you do this, you'll still end up with a haze.
What you have to do is allow a few hours for the haze to dry, then wipe it off the tiles with a DRY cloth. If you do this a few hours after you grout, it'll come off easy. If you wait a few days, it'll come off hard, but you should still be able to rub it off.
Obviously, Dean Johnson or Bob Vila have never actually installed any ceramic tile, or they wouldn't have missed this point so consistantly in all their shows.
The people that write those How To Books and the ones that make HomeTime and This Old House TV shows should come to your house and take the haze off. I wish I had a nickle for every time I've seen a TV show or book that tells you to clean the grout off the tiles with a damp sponge. No matter how much you do this, you'll still end up with a haze.
What you have to do is allow a few hours for the haze to dry, then wipe it off the tiles with a DRY cloth. If you do this a few hours after you grout, it'll come off easy. If you wait a few days, it'll come off hard, but you should still be able to rub it off.
Obviously, Dean Johnson or Bob Vila have never actually installed any ceramic tile, or they wouldn't have missed this point so consistantly in all their shows.