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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Hard Floor Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: maxcampbell on June 02, 2017, 07:05:28 pm

Title: Bitumen over victorian encaustic.
Post by: maxcampbell on June 02, 2017, 07:05:28 pm
Haven't seen it yet, but I can imagine. They pulled up a parquet floor to find victorian tiles. Parquet stuck down with thick black stuff.

We have done similar in the past, but at the time we swore we'd look into sand blasting! (never did). Anything rather than solvents and rinse.

Is there another way? If not, solvents of choice?

Anyone else got tips.
Title: Re: Bitumen over victorian encaustic.
Post by: Jonathan Evans on June 03, 2017, 06:43:55 am
Hi Max you could try diamond pads or a honing powder.
I have used diamond pads on Victorian tiles or a diamond tipped brush.
Title: Re: Bitumen over victorian encaustic.
Post by: Kev Martin on June 06, 2017, 07:01:10 am
Quote from: maxcampbell on June 02, 2017, 07:05:28 pm
Haven't seen it yet, but I can imagine. They pulled up a parquet floor to find victorian tiles. Parquet stuck down with thick black stuff.

We have done similar in the past, but at the time we swore we'd look into sand blasting! (never did). Anything rather than solvents and rinse.

Is there another way? If not, solvents of choice?



Anyone else got tips.

Max / Olly

Take the bulk of it off with a pcd scraper fitted to your levighetor then either use Elica Pads or HDT&G with Honing Powder.  I am back in the office from Croatia on Thursday morning but if you need help before ring me on my mobile.

Kev
Title: Re: Bitumen over victorian encaustic.
Post by: Robin Ray on June 07, 2017, 05:13:07 pm
I have never used one but the diamabrush looks like a good tool for this.
Title: Re: Bitumen over victorian encaustic.
Post by: Dan Wileman on June 07, 2017, 08:42:33 pm
Don't use a diamabrush - will scratch the tiles to death
Title: Re: Bitumen over victorian encaustic.
Post by: Kev Martin on June 08, 2017, 12:49:42 am
Quote from: Dan Wileman on June 07, 2017, 08:42:33 pm
Don't use a diamabrush - will scratch the tiles to death

Why?
Title: Re: Bitumen over victorian encaustic.
Post by: Dan Wileman on June 09, 2017, 02:24:10 pm
Last time I used one, went slightly over the edge of the floor onto the tiled step - scratches everywhere. It took a 24 grit paper to take scratches out of a ridiculously hard wood I've used it on. I figure you can always go again with wood but scratch a Vic tile and no way back
Title: Re: Bitumen over victorian encaustic.
Post by: Kev Martin on June 09, 2017, 04:31:52 pm
Quote from: Dan Wileman on June 09, 2017, 02:24:10 pm
Last time I used one, went slightly over the edge of the floor onto the tiled step - scratches everywhere. It took a 24 grit paper to take scratches out of a ridiculously hard wood I've used it on. I figure you can always go again with wood but scratch a Vic tile and no way back

I grind and restore Victorian tiles with no issues