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Removing Thinset From Tiles Ultraglide 10-14-2006
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Posted by Ultraglide on October 14, 2006, 10:07 am


I removed a few tiles from my bathtub shower enclosure to make a small
repair. Is there any easy way I can remove the thinset on the back of the
tiles so I can reuse them? They were installed when the house was built 27
years ago.



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Posted by DanG on October 14, 2006, 10:25 am


If you find an easy way, let me know.

Someone spent a lot of money back when attempting to stick those
tile in a manner that would not come undone. To save a few tile
to reinstall, carefully grind the thinset off the back. I would
suggest a concrete rubbing stone hand toot), if you break the tile
it cannot be matched unless you have some spares.
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>I removed a few tiles from my bathtub shower enclosure to make a
>small repair. Is there any easy way I can remove the thinset on
>the back of the tiles so I can reuse them? They were installed
>when the house was built 27 years ago.
>



Posted by Al Bundy on October 14, 2006, 11:17 am



> I removed a few tiles from my bathtub shower enclosure to make a small
> repair. Is there any easy way I can remove the thinset on the back of
> the tiles so I can reuse them? They were installed when the house was
> built 27 years ago.
>
>
>


Scrape, chip, grind and pray.

Posted by Stubby on October 14, 2006, 5:05 pm


Experiment with muriatic acid.


Ultraglide wrote:
> I removed a few tiles from my bathtub shower enclosure to make a small
> repair. Is there any easy way I can remove the thinset on the back of the
> tiles so I can reuse them? They were installed when the house was built 27
> years ago.
>
>

Posted by k on October 14, 2006, 6:37 pm



>I removed a few tiles from my bathtub shower enclosure to make a small
>repair. Is there any easy way I can remove the thinset on the back of the
>tiles so I can reuse them? They were installed when the house was built 27
>years ago.
>

Soak them in water for a day, then give each family member a paint scraper
and scrape away. It comes off, just be careful to scrape and not chip.
High spots will come off with sandpaper.



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