Ceramic and Porcelain Tile cracks Expert Answers Indent Fractures Moisture Problems Optical Haze Stains

What are these Shadow Needle Shapes on my Porcelain tile?

ANSWER - With your description it is hard to determine exactly what is the condition. It could be intend fractures.  That is when there is excessive shrinkage and it causes intents in the tile that…

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Ceramic and Porcelain Tile cleaning Expert Answers Maintenance Optical Haze stone Stone Restoration

How do you remove smudges from floor tiles?

ANSWER - First you need to determine what caused the smudges on the tile in order to determine how to remove them. If you have a polished porcelain tile there is a condition known as…

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Ceramic and Porcelain Tile cleaning Expert Answers installation Maintenance Optical Haze Stains Wet Areas

Who caused the stains on my Porcelain Tile, The Installer or the Tile Manufacturer?

ANSWER - I am guessing that you had a through-body/unglazed porcelain tile since you said it was a matte finished porcelain tile and you said that the installers were able to grind the surface to…

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Ceramic and Porcelain Tile cleaning Expert Answers Maintenance Optical Haze Polished

How can I remove a Haze on my Polished Porcelain Tile and What Caused it?

ANSWER - CTaSC has inspectors throughout North America.  This sounds like a relatively small application of tile, so it might not be practical for you to hire an expert forensic company like us even though we…

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Ceramic and Porcelain Tile cleaning Expert Answers Grout Optical Haze Stains

How to Remove Grout Haze from Unpolished Porcelain Tile?

ANSWER - There is always a grout haze after grouting a tile.   For cementitious grouts, the haze should be polished off with dry clean cheese cloth soon after the tile surface dries leaving a…

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Ceramic and Porcelain Tile Expert Answers Optical Haze Visual

How do we remove the Optical Haze from our Polished Tile?

ANSWER - Optical Hazing is a distortion condition that is found on some polished ceramic tile surfaces.  The distortion is invisible under normal lighting and only noticeable when illuminated by light coming in from the side…

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