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: Read the rest »

Here’s a question we received just the other day:

“Hi, I have shiny black porcelain tiles in the kitchen which we have put a tile sealer on. We have the same porcelain tiles in our toilet with no sealer on. When I clean the toilet tiles they shine after just a mop however when I mop the sealer covered ones in the kitchen, unless I mop, then scrub, then buff then they look smeary. How can I remove the sealer from the porcelain tiles in the toilet? Any ideas are welcome please?”

And our suggested answer:

“Your situation sounds fairly straight-forward. Perhaps, your porcelain did not need a sealer, not all do, or perhaps too much was applied - in any event, you have got sealer residue left on the surface (this is not where it is meant to be, it is supposed to be just inside any pores in the tile and the surplus should have been removed from the surface before it dried). So, now you have a very thin coating of a polymer of some kind adhered to the face of the tiles. This residue, will attract dirt and will not be as easy to clean as the bare tile.

So, you need to remove it, depending on how long it has had to cure, and how much there is etc, you may be able to remove simply with Nanoscrub, a little water, and a white nylon pad - take a look at our recent post on how to use Nanoscrub.

If the sealer is now quite old and Nanoscrub on it’s own is not quite enough, then you may need to soften it up with a type of stripper, such as Sealer and Coating Remover. The way to use this is to apply it neat to the floor, leave it for about 30 minutes then scrub and rinse well. You could add some Nanoscrub just at the point you are about to start scrubbing if you like as this would boost the cleaning power of the Sealer and Coating Remover

Hope this helps”

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Question - “Help, I’ve just had 30 sq. metres (open plan hall, dining room and kitchen) of 600mm x 600mm glazed porcelain tiles laid. I was told that I needed to seal them, and was supplied with LTP MPG sealer for polished wall & floor tile sealer. I followed the instructions on the bottle, put it on thinly with a small sponge roller, Read the rest »