NanoScrub – Removal of Protective Wax Coatings from Porcelain Tiles
By Ian Taylor on Sep 5, 2008 in Cleaning
We’ve talked about this wonder-product NanoScrub before but we thought it would be helpful to literally see it in action with a series of pictures. So, the following shows how it can successfully remove protective wax coatings from porcelain tiles – an increasingly common problem:
1. Note the Protective Wax Coating on these porcelain tiles:
2. First you pre-wet the surface of the porcelain tiles as below:
3. You then add NanoScrub in neat form directly to the surface of the tiles:
4. You then agitate with a doodlebug for small areas:
5. For large areas you should use a low rpm speed scrubbing machine with a white nylon brush:
6. Check to see if the wax is completely removed:
7. Remove with a wet/dry vacuum:
8. Rinse with clean water and then re-vacuum:
9. A successful final result:
For more details on NanoScrub please go here
miguel | Dec 18, 2009 | Reply
there is a 4 or layer of wax build up on 2 x 2 porcelain mosaic tile and grout joints and need to clean out and regrout with epoxy grout but the layers of wax are too hard to remove we have tried floor stripper, strippers ,brushing and scrubbing and cannot get wax out of grout joints they are also 1/8 of an inch wide please advise
lea mccormick | Oct 3, 2010 | Reply
i bought pre sealed porcelain tiles but i cannot get them clean they have a waxyness all over them
Ian Taylor | Oct 14, 2010 | Reply
Hi Lea,
this could just be transit wax, as described above
Ian