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 Post subject: Tile Cleaning
PostPosted: Sat Nov 13, 2010 6:57 pm 
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Hi All,

Bathroom tiling well on it's way with all the good advice received, however I have a small problem that I am sure you will be able to point me in the right direction, I have been cleaning the adhesive off the tiles as I have been laying them but due to it being white on white (my excuse ) I have missed some on the tiles and in the gaps, what is the best way to remove it from the surface of the tiles as the fingernails I once had have now disapeared, and do I grout over the adhesive in the gaps or remove it first.

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 Post subject: Re: Tile Cleaning
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If you have dried adhesive on the face of the tile , get the non-scratch "Spontex" pads..(With the white "scourer" not the green)..damp it down and the addy should come off...

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use an old flat head screwdriver or a grout rake to remove as much of the addy as you can from the grout joint then run a hoover with brush attachment over to clean before grouting!

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