Polishing Marble Tiles – Tiling Tips – Tips and Information About Tiling

Acid Damaged Negro Marquina Marble Shower Tiles Polished in Thame

9th May 2019 Reese Mackie 0 Comments Acid Damage, black marble tiles, Cillit Bang, Cleaning Negro Marquina Marble, Marble Shower Tile Cleaning, Marble Wall Tile Cleaning, oxfordshire, Polishing Marble Tiles, Shower Tile Renovation, Thame, Vikal

I received a call regarding a Black Marble tiled shower that the customer thought he would clean himself and ended up unfortunately making worse. Black Marble adds a very opulent and elegant look to a bathroom, and I suspect this particular variety with the white veins is known as ‘Negro Marquina’ which comes from the Basque region of Spain. I did a quick price check on-line and these tiles are priced around £60 each! If you look closely at the before picture you can see the Marble has lost its shine and has a cloudy appearance. This was due to the use of an acid based cleaner. Thame and Oxford lie in a hard water area, so we often find customers seek to remove Limescale deposits off tile using household products such as Vikal or Cillit Bang. The trouble with these products is they are acidic, and marble is acid sensitive so is easily marked and damaged by their use. You should always read the label before using any cleaner to check if its safe to use on natural stone. The client was desperate to get the shower room looking how it should when he had selected this beautiful stone. Cleaning a Marble Tiled Shower To rectify the problem and restore the polished appearance of the marble I burnished the stone using a small 6 inch 200-grit diamond pad attached to a handheld

Dull Marble Tiles Cleaned and Polished back to Health in Middleton, Greater Manchester

11th December 2018 Reese Mackie 0 Comments cleaning marble tiles, Dining Room Tiles, Honing Marble, Kitchen Floor Tiles, Manchester, middleton, Polishing Marble Tiles, Sealing Marble, Spray Burnish

This customer in Middleton near Manchester wanted to bring the shine up on the tiled floor in their Kitchen and Dining Room, it had been laid nearly fifteen years before and was now dull, lifeless and the grout was also in need of a clean. I was told the tiles were Ceramic however after visiting the property and running some tests if became clear that the tiles were in fact Marble. There are some very realistic Ceramic and Porcelain tiles on the market however you usually find they have a set of repeating patterns whereas with natural stone no two tiles are the same. The floor had lost its shine over the years which is a common problem with natural stone such as Marble which ideally needs to be polished and have the sealer topped up every year to keep it in the best condition. The cleaning test results were so good that the customer booked us in to complete the floor straight away after agreeing the quote. Cleaning and Polishing a Marble Tiled Kitchen and Dining Room Floor We started by giving the floor a general clean with Tile Doctor Pro-Clean paying special attention to the grout where it was scrubbed in along the grout lines using a stiff narrow brush. The soiled cleaning solution was then rinsed off and extracted using a wet vacuum. The next step was to clean and