getting rust off tiles

getsome1980 · Post by **getsome1980** » Tue Nov 14, 2006 4:16 pm

my mate has just had his pool table room tiled. he got these tiles free and decided to use them. they were a bit grotty but he cleaned them up and someone put them on the wall for him. when the job was done we went to clean up and there were rust marks on a lot of the tiles which we never gave a second thought to until trying to get them off. i reckon they are from some kind of banding that was used to store the tiles over a long period of time. we have tried all kinds of acid and caustic soda with no success. is there any way of getting the marks off without affecting the cosmetic look of the tiles too much. any help would be greatly appreciated
thanks

Post by **ultimatehandyman** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 8:04 am

What type of tile are they?

IE. are they ceramic or natural stone?

Are they glazed?

getsome1980 · Post by **getsome1980** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 8:16 pm

there isnt a glaze on the tiles. looks like compressed sand

Mudster · Post by **Mudster** » Wed Nov 15, 2006 11:13 pm

Click on my website below and follow the link to Order Sealants and cleaner off the menu on the left.

This will take you to a company that specialise in chemical cleaners for stone and tiles, they'll have a product on there.

From your description I'm guessing you have encaustic tiles, so the victorian tile cleaner might be what you need.

getsome1980 · Post by **getsome1980** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 8:13 pm

thanks very much. i only had a quick look but could see a couple of products worth investigating. nice one

""""""It seems that they are porous tiles so the actual rust stain is inside the tile, is there any way of bleaching this of disolving the rust???????

any help would be very appreciated. thanks