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Removing white stain on rubber tiles
My outdoor patio has rubber tiles (made from recycled tires) on the concrete slab.
I have used a detergent+water solution in a pressure washer to clean the tiles but a white "stain" remains. What is the white stuff and how can I remove it? https://st.hzcdn.com/simgs/c132db930...ome-design.jpg |
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On 3/28/2019 8:19 PM, condo owner wrote:
My outdoor patio has rubber tiles (made from recycled tires) on the concrete slab. I have used a detergent+water solution in a pressure washer to clean the tiles but a white "stain" remains. What is the white stuff and how can I remove it? https://st.hzcdn.com/simgs/c132db930...ome-design.jpg Probably minerals from water. you may have some luck with CLR or similar. If that does not work, think about some sort of tire black treatment. |
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Removing white stain on rubber tiles
On Thursday, March 28, 2019 at 9:46:17 PM UTC-4, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 3/28/2019 8:19 PM, condo owner wrote: My outdoor patio has rubber tiles (made from recycled tires) on the concrete slab. I have used a detergent+water solution in a pressure washer to clean the tiles but a white "stain" remains. What is the white stuff and how can I remove it? https://st.hzcdn.com/simgs/c132db930...ome-design.jpg Probably minerals from water. you may have some luck with CLR or similar. If that does not work, think about some sort of tire black treatment. Along those lines, the big question is if it's something on the tiles that can be removed or if the finish is ruined and that's what we are seeing. We also can only see one tile, no idea if it's all over many or just one area. If it's just this one spot, could be something was spilled on it and that it's still there. Or could be that it somehow wore out in that spot and that's what it looks like when it turns to crap? What did it look like before cleaning? Like Ed said, if all else fails, you might be able to cover it with stain, paint or similar, but IDK how well any of that will work with rubber tiles. Or if it's just a few, maybe you can move some good ones from someplace that's not noticeable if you have to. |
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Here's a photo of the rubber tiles when they were new (8 years ago):
https://st.hzcdn.com/simgstmp/1ce0d7...29cd_tmp-9486/ |
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Removing white stain on rubber tiles
On Friday, March 29, 2019 at 10:15:57 AM UTC-4, condo owner wrote:
Here are more photos: https://st.hzcdn.com/simgs/c132db930...ome-design.jpg https://st.hzcdn.com/simgs/459226720...ome-design.jpg https://st.hzcdn.com/simgs/140228500...ome-design.jpg If I had to guess, I'd bet that it has something to do with how they were manufactured, that those areas are somehow different, eg the material wasn't fully mixed, etc. I'm more confident that it's not something that's on them, than you can remove. You could try working on one area of one that's not in a main viewing area. Try a nylon kitchen scrub brush, working up to steel wool, sandpaper etc and see what happens and how it looks. You might be able to remove some of the material, exposing something better underneath. But it's also possible the nice finish is just on the top, who knows.... |
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On Friday, March 29, 2019 at 10:22:08 AM UTC-4, condo owner wrote:
Here's a photo of the rubber tiles when they were new (8 years ago): https://st.hzcdn.com/simgstmp/1ce0d7...29cd_tmp-9486/ I assume you know what company made them? Send the pics to them and ask them what happened and what to do. Some of those pics show a sharp transition, ie one tile is hosed up, the one right next to it is fine. Also within the bad ones, part is fine, then there is an abrupt shift to a bad area. That doesn't look like something got on them or like it's from wear, it looks like a manufacturing defect to me. Did they look like that before power washing? You didn't over do it with the PW pressure, did you? |
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The tiles were made by Multy Home (in Canada).
I've sent them several e-mails and I've used the "Contact Us" form on their website -- http://www.multyhome.com/contact-us -- but they don't respond. The tiles looked the same before pressure-washing. |
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On 3/29/2019 10:22 AM, condo owner wrote:
Here's a photo of the rubber tiles when they were new (8 years ago): https://st.hzcdn.com/simgstmp/1ce0d7...29cd_tmp-9486/ They looked nice when new. Looking at how many and the way they discolored, it is probably something in the mix, not the surface. Have you tried scraping a spot? In a corner take a knife and scrape about 1/32 off and see if it is black or mixed with the discoloration. |
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On Friday, March 29, 2019 at 10:46:28 AM UTC-4, condo owner wrote:
The tiles were made by Multy Home (in Canada). I've sent them several e-mails and I've used the "Contact Us" form on their website -- http://www.multyhome.com/contact-us -- but they don't respond. The tiles looked the same before pressure-washing. Where did you buy them and get them installed? I'd take a good one, a bad one and go ask them what's going on. If it's a problem with the tiles, they probably know about it. I wonder if they are still being made? If so, you could get new ones to replace the bad ones. Which is why I always get some extra material with things like that, just in case. But if it is a problem with the tiles, it's probably only a solution for some number of years, before more and more of them go. I've come to the conclusion that pavers are probably the best option for this kind of thing. I had a large stamped concrete patio poured, after researching that. Nobody said that the finish on those also wears off after ten years or so, but it does. And you have to keep sealing it every few years to try to keep it looking good. At about 15 years, I wound up painting mine. It still looks good, you have the pattern, but it doesn't have the variation that makes it look more like real stone anymore either. |
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Removing white stain on rubber tiles
On Fri, 29 Mar 2019 07:15:52 -0700 (PDT), condo owner
wrote: Here are more photos: https://st.hzcdn.com/simgs/c132db930...ome-design.jpg https://st.hzcdn.com/simgs/459226720...ome-design.jpg https://st.hzcdn.com/simgs/140228500...ome-design.jpg I agree with Ed. Minerals. It could be leaching from the concrete or from hard water. See: Efflorescence https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Efflorescence For grins & giggles, try soaking with some 6% White Cleaning Vinegar and scrub with a good nylon or soft brass brush. YMMV |
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Removing white stain on rubber tiles
"condo owner" wrote in message ... Here are more photos: https://st.hzcdn.com/simgs/c132db930...ome-design.jpg https://st.hzcdn.com/simgs/459226720...ome-design.jpg https://st.hzcdn.com/simgs/140228500...ome-design.jpg Those dont look like something spilled. They look more like some manufacturing defect given that they are surprisingly square or rectangular within a particular tile. And not that likely to be the result of pressure washing either. |
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"condo owner" wrote in message ... The tiles were made by Multy Home (in Canada). I've sent them several e-mails and I've used the "Contact Us" form on their website -- http://www.multyhome.com/contact-us -- but they don't respond. Looks suspiciously like its a known problem if its been weeks since you asked them and they are hoping you will give up and go away. The tiles looked the same before pressure-washing. |
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Lonely Psychopathic Senile Ozzie Troll Alert! LOL
On Sat, 30 Mar 2019 04:00:42 +1100, cantankerous trolling geezer Rot Speed,
the auto-contradicting senile sociopath, blabbered, again: https://st.hzcdn.com/simgs/c132db930...ome-design.jpg https://st.hzcdn.com/simgs/459226720...ome-design.jpg https://st.hzcdn.com/simgs/140228500...ome-design.jpg Those don¢t look like something spilled. They look more like some manufacturing defect given that they are surprisingly square or rectangular within a particular tile. Two posters said that already, senile idiot! Just what makes you believe an answer is only valid when you confirm it? Your senility and your idiocy? G -- Bill Wright to Rot Speed: "That confirms my opinion that you are a despicable little ****." MID: |
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Lonely Psychopathic Senile Ozzie Troll Alert! LOL
On Sat, 30 Mar 2019 04:04:20 +1100, cantankerous trolling geezer Rot Speed,
the auto-contradicting senile sociopath, blabbered, again: I've sent them several e-mails and I've used the "Contact Us" form on their website -- http://www.multyhome.com/contact-us -- but they don't respond. Looks suspiciously like it¢s a known problem You mean it's like you then? LOL -- FredXX to Rot Speed: "You are still an idiot and an embarrassment to your country. No wonder we shippe the likes of you out of the British Isles. Perhaps stupidity and criminality is inherited after all?" Message-ID: |
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Removing white stain on rubber tiles
I just drive around until rain or puddles wash the
white stains off. |
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Removing white stain on rubber tiles
Theckmah, the village idiot, wrote in message
... I just drive around until rain or puddles wash the white stains off. Of course, you're a retarded dumb ****; too stupid to even read the article you're responding to with your dumb-****ery. |
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IDENTIFYING COLONEL BURKE The usenet troll known as "Colonel Edmund J. Burke" has made thousands of stomach-turning, obscene posts
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Removing white stain on rubber tiles
On 3/31/2019 1:38 PM, condo owner wrote:
IDENTIFYING COLONEL BURKE The usenet troll known as "Colonel Edmund J. Burke" has made thousands of stomach-turning, obscene posts https://groups.google.com/forum/#!search/copro$20burke |
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Fecalpheliac Copro little Eddie Burke
On 3/31/2019 2:18 PM, Colonel Edmund J. Burke wrote:
On 3/31/2019 10:38 AM, condo owner wrote: IDENTIFYING COLONEL BURKE The usenet troll known as "Colonel Edmund J. Burke" has made thousands of stomach-turning, obscene posts WTF is wrong with you? You must be a Navy man. https://imgur.com/lrQvLto LOL |
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Fecalpheliac Copro little Eddie Burke
On 4/1/2019 10:46 AM, Copro little Eddie Burke wrote:
On 3/31/2019 11:22 AM, Jack Granade wrote: On 3/31/2019 2:18 PM, Copro little Eddie Burke wrote: On 3/31/2019 10:38 AM, condo owner wrote: IDENTIFYING COLONEL BURKE The usenet troll known as "Colonel Edmund J. Burke" has made thousands of stomach-turning, obscene posts WTF is wrong with you? You must be a Navy man. Â* https://imgur.com/lrQvLtoÂ* LOL Thank you for sharing, you faggot. LOL https://groups.google.com/forum/#!search/copro$20burke LOL |
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