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Default angle grinder to cut and clean tiles

john westmore_______ wrote:

I have a broken tile in the tiled sill below the front window, on our
house. As it's on a curve, i need to cut a new tile to shape.

I was thinking of buying an inexpensive angle grinder to do this job.
could anyone please recommend an inexpensive one?


Dremel

There are plenty of grinding wheels, too.

Also the tiles were painted black at one time, and we would like to
remove this paint and restore the tiles to their original red colour.
Would I be able to easily grind off this paint with the angle grinder
and if so what kind of disc should i buy for this job? Thanks for
any advice.


Don't grind the paint. You'll ruin the tiles.

Paint stripper will get the paint off the tiles, but you'll never get
the paint out of the grout. Buy the Dremel attachment for removing
grout, then put in new grout.

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Steve Bell
New Life Home Improvement
Arlington, TX