Quarry Tile Tar Removal
To take off the tar membrane the Quarry Tiled floor was coated with Tile Doctor Remove and Go mixed 50/50 with NanoTech Ultra-Clean and left to dwell for 30 minutes to an hour. We then scrubbed the floor using a rotary machine fitted with a black scrubbing pad, the combined effect of the chemicals and scrubbing action broke down the tar and loosened it from the surface of the tile and was then washed down with water and a wet Vacuum. It took a whole day to complete the floor as it was necessary to remove the tar in 2 meter square sections.
The next day the floor was washed down with Tile Doctor Grout Clean-Up which is an Acid based product ideal for removing the salt in the floor, all the edges were done by hand with a tar remover solvent and steel wire wool then washed down again 4 times with cold water before being rinsed with a high pressure spinner tool.
The final step was to use a warm air dryer to speed dry the floor before it was sealed. For this we used two coats of Tile Doctor Color Grow which is a breathable sealer that will provide durable stain protection as well as allowing vapor transmission a necessary feature for old floors with no damp proof course.
