Wash tiles - how much?

[shadowfire]

How much should you really clean tiles? I've laid 30x60 tiles and grouted, and now I'm washing like crazy, but there's still a gray film left on the tiles... do they need to be completely clean now, or do you take care of the rest later with polishing cloths? It looks like dried wax on a car now despite probably 30 buckets of water

 

[Eld]

Rub with a dry cloth when you can't remove more with the sponge.

If you still have a gray film left afterward, you can remove it with phosphoric acid. (=tile cleaner)

 

[shadowfire]

Rub with a dry cloth when you can't remove more with the sponge.

If you have a gray film left afterwards, you can remove it with phosphoric acid. (=tile cleaner)

Allright, thanks. They are slightly rustic tiles, so it seems really difficult to remove everything with just sponge/water.

 

[Jan-Å]

I have never been able to remove everything with the sponge, usually use a damp cloth and then a dry one.

 

[shadowfire]

yep, the result turned out well in the end.. took an old t-shirt and rubbed with it at the end, then washed a couple more times with a sponge.. but it got much better after I rubbed with the t-shirt, a bit like polishing a car.. =)