Scratched slate kitchen tiles

[bertietheblue]

Hi all!

DIY disaster no. 3: I have Indian slate tiles on my kitchen floor with 2 layers of HG impregnating sealer on. There are several scratches on the floor, from moving workmates (I've been sanding doors in my kitchen) and I've made the matter worse by using steel wool to try and remove a few difficult paint stains and other marks that were beyond a coarse scrubbing bush - so my floor is a bit scratch city.

The scratches aren't deep - and in some light you can barely see them but inother lights: ugh, the horror! Any ideas? The grouting is pale grey if that's at all relevant.

Cheers
Bertie

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[ultimatehandyman]

You can get diamond polishing disks, which are supposed to be used in low speed grinders. You might be able to remove the scratches with one of those and then reseal

[tictic]

as above but you will have to remove the sealer first..i have found over the years its a lot easier and quicker just to remove said tile(s) and replace rather than run around looking for magic potions..you do have spare tiles..

[bertietheblue]

Thanks for that. Diamond polishing discs seem to be the way to go but they aren't cheap and the scratches aren't that noticeable (I had to point them out to a friend) so maybe I'll allow a bit more wear and tear before I set the grinder to the floor.

Cheers
Bertie