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Posted by Rambler on January 6, 2006, 12:10 am
Wondering if someone could point me in the right direction?
Had the living room, dining room, hallway and kitchen floors tiled.
Unfortunately, when the contracter did it, and then plastered the walls
by the newly installed baseboard, some white plaster/dust/paint got into
the small (1/8"), randomly placed pits in the tile (a part of the tile)
and we can't seem to get it out. We've tried mopping, scrubing, paint
thinner, but nothing seems to work.
The tile is not a smooth, gloosy one like you find behind counters but
is more like a country french house. No idea what type of tile it is,
although it is very hard and very durable, evidently. The tile shop
where the tile came from has no suggestions (save for to use an eraser,
which also didn't work) on how to get these white spots off of it, and
the contractor, before being kicked off the job, was using what she
called an enzyme cleaner or something (all of this through translation).
Any suggestions or ideas?
TIA
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Posted by dadiOH on January 6, 2006, 7:31 am
Rambler wrote:
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> Wondering if someone could point me in the right direction?
>
> Had the living room, dining room, hallway and kitchen floors tiled.
> Unfortunately, when the contracter did it, and then plastered the
> walls by the newly installed baseboard, some white plaster/dust/paint
> got into the small (1/8"), randomly placed pits in the tile (a part
> of the tile) and we can't seem to get it out. We've tried mopping,
> scrubing, paint thinner, but nothing seems to work.
Paint remover if it's paint, acid if plaster.
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dadiOH
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Posted by dadiOH on January 6, 2006, 9:19 am
dadiOH wrote:
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> Rambler wrote:
>> Wondering if someone could point me in the right direction?
>> Had the living room, dining room, hallway and kitchen floors tiled.
>> Unfortunately, when the contracter did it, and then plastered the
>> walls by the newly installed baseboard, some white plaster/dust/paint
>> got into the small (1/8"), randomly placed pits in the tile (a part
>> of the tile) and we can't seem to get it out. We've tried mopping,
>> scrubing, paint thinner, but nothing seems to work.
> Paint remover if it's paint, acid if plaster.
Or physically scrape it out/off
dadiOH
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...a help file of info about MP3s, recording from
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Posted by Rambler on January 6, 2006, 8:05 pm
dadiOH wrote:
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> dadiOH wrote:
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>>Rambler wrote:
>>>Wondering if someone could point me in the right direction?
>>>Had the living room, dining room, hallway and kitchen floors tiled.
>>>Unfortunately, when the contracter did it, and then plastered the
>>>walls by the newly installed baseboard, some white plaster/dust/paint
>>>got into the small (1/8"), randomly placed pits in the tile (a part
>>>of the tile) and we can't seem to get it out. We've tried mopping,
>>>scrubing, paint thinner, but nothing seems to work.
>>Paint remover if it's paint, acid if plaster.
>
>
> Or physically scrape it out/off
Thanks. Could you tell me what type of acid? Is there a brand name
(not that we'd have it over here, but it would be a start to ask for in
a building supplies place)?
Rambler
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Posted by tooper12 on January 6, 2006, 11:09 pm
Muriatic acid should work, but make sure it's diluted. Don't leave it
on the tiles for long and rinse it off well.
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> Had the living room, dining room, hallway and kitchen floors tiled.
> Unfortunately, when the contracter did it, and then plastered the
> walls by the newly installed baseboard, some white plaster/dust/paint
> got into the small (1/8"), randomly placed pits in the tile (a part
> of the tile) and we can't seem to get it out. We've tried mopping,
> scrubing, paint thinner, but nothing seems to work.