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How to Cleaning Countertops, Backsplash, and Bathrooms Tiles with Vinegar?

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Pour equal parts vinegar and water into a spray bottle. You can make as little or as much vinegar cleaning solution as you desire. Pour the vinegar and water into a spray bottle. Add lemon or essential oils. You can add fragrance to your vinegar cleaning solution with lemon or essential oils. Try adding the juice of ½ a lemon, or 15 drops of an essential oil like lavender or peppermint.

Shake to combine. Once you’ve added all the ingredients to the spray bottle, screw the nozzle on the bottle. Then shake the bottle to thoroughly combine the ingredients. Spray the wood tile with the solution. Spray the wall tile thoroughly with the vinegar cleaning solution. Make sure you saturate the tile design surface with the solution.

Allow the solution to sit. Once you spray the porcelain tile surface with vinegar cleaning solution, allow the solution to penetrate the grime on the tile. Let the solution sit on the tile for 1-5 minutes, depending on the level of grime you need to remove.

Rinse with water. After you allow the vinegar cleaning solution to sit on the wood marble tile surface, rinse the surface with clean water. You can pour water directly on the tile surface, or you can wipe the cement tile surface down with a clean, wet cloth.

Use a vinegar and baking soda paste to work out any tough stains. If there are still visible stains on the surface, then make a paste using baking soda and vinegar. Mix 3 parts baking soda with 1 part vinegar to form the paste. Then apply the paste to the stain with a sponge and work it around using firm pressure. Use a wet paper towel to remove the leftover paste after you are done.

How to Applying the Stain on Your Tiles?

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Whether you have just moved into a new house with outdated tile designs and colours, or you just want to change the ambience of a room, staining tiles is a good alternative to removing and replacing them. However, this can be a pretty big job so you need to be prepared to set aside a lot of time for the whole process to be completed. Follow these steps to successfully stain your ceramic tiles and give your home a new look.

Sand the primed home tiles lightly. For good measure, it is recommended to lightly sand the floor tiles after both coats of the primer are dry. Again this will give your tiles a nice and smooth finish, as well as help the longevity of the stain.

Coat your tiles with your chosen stain or paint colour. Apply the stain evenly on the wood tiles surface using a clean roller brush. Do the same up and down motion as when you applied the primer and also work in small sections. For the finishing strokes, work in one direction from top to bottom to smooth out the surface.

Let the stain dry for at least 6 hours before applying the next coat. You can also do some light sanding in between coats. Use an oil-based or latex stain that contains urethane resin, which is an adhesive that sticks to ceramic surfaces very well. Allow some time between 24 to 48 hours for the stain to fully dry before moving on to the last few steps.

Remove dust and dirt. Once the stain is dry, take a cloth and wipe off any accumulated dust or dirt on the surface of the garden tiles. This will allow you to closely inspect the stain and make sure that you are satisfied with the work that you have done before applying a finishing coat.

Apply polyurethane coat to your tiles. This will protect your newly stained wall tiles and prevent them from getting chipped. Apply only the recommended amount by the product manufacturer to avoid over coating. Wait at least 4 hours in between coats.

What Should We Pay Attention to Tiling Tiles?

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Add spacers in between each of the floor tiles to ensure even grout lines. As you’re hanging up the tiles, position plastic spacers in between them to make room for the grout later. The spacers fit between the marble tiles and stick into the adhesive. Some tiles have built-in spacers. Be sure to check yours before you buy spacers.

Cut your tiles with a wet saw or nippers. Gather all of the wall tiles that you marked with the wax crayon during your dry-lay, and measure the length again to ensure that it’s in the right position. Put on a pair of safety goggles and carefully align the tile with the blade of the wet saw or the shears of the nippers. Then, move the tile through the blade or close the nippers to cut the tiles.

For large tiles, you may need to rent a polished tile-cutting saw, also called a wet saw, from a local home and garden store. You can cut tiles smaller than 2 inches (5.1 cm) with nippers, which are shears that are used for cutting small pieces of glass.

Hang edge tiles by applying adhesive to the backs of the wood tiles. Take a tile for the edge of the wall and apply the adhesive to the back, as if you were putting butter on a piece of toast. Then, position the tiles where it needs to go, and add the spacers. If the tiles design has been cut, make sure you’re placing it in the right spot.

If your ceramic tiles fit perfectly in the space and you don’t need to cut any of them, you should still use this method to do the outer columns and the top and bottom rows. This prevents the adhesive from getting on other surfaces or the pre-layed tiles.