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Sat, Mar 10, 12 at 19:25
| Hi Folks,
The restaurant people at our school are asking for a sealant to protect the ceramic tile floor once they clean it. Any ideas? Also, what is the best cleaning agent for the tile? (before we seal it)
Thanks for any tips. Mike (from Oakland,CA) |
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| A glazed tile cant be sealed with success in my opinion. Have to know more about the tile and what is the cause for the statement. There are sealants for certain tile, slate etc. It needs to be a proper tile or you will have a disaster. Others on this board can give more detail I am sure. |
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- Posted by lazarususa (My Page) on Sun, Mar 11, 12 at 16:00
| If you mean actual ceramic or porcelean tile, there is no sealer required. Inherent to the design is the LACK of need for "sealing." Grout can be sealed, natural stone or slate can be sealed, but not ceramic. |
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- Posted by nerdyshopper (My Page) on Tue, Mar 13, 12 at 1:36
| The only tiles that I know of that benefit from sealers is porous tiles such as travertine or tumbled marble. I had the latter I believe and purchased a DuPont product to seal it. I elected to use epoxy grout because my wife did not like the look of dirty grout and I didn't want that problem. When the installer rubbed the grout in, it sealed the tiles completely and darkened the color beautifly. Selant wouldn't even penetrate the surface. What luck! |
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- Posted by hollysprings (My Page) on Tue, Mar 13, 12 at 11:58
| The Health Department will only allow non porous materials to be used in a restaurant or school kitchen. That means ceramic or porcelain tile with epoxy grout or an industrial epoxy coating to a concrete slab. You need to contact your local Health Department inspector if you have any doubts as to what they will approve in your jurisdiction. |
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- Posted by tectonicfloors (My Page) on Wed, Mar 21, 12 at 0:32
| Sealers are used to protect unglazed tiles and grouts from absorbing stains. It is a good idea to ask the experts about which type of sealer performs best for the type of tile you have for further details. Generally,�cementitious grouts require sealing while specialty grouts like epoxy and�furans do not. If the grout darkens with water, it needs a sealer. |
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