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Acid Etching

Removing Acid Etching from Limestone Shower Tiles using Tile Doctor Burnishing Pads in in Isleworth

Here we have a Limestone tiled shower cubicle with fifteen years of chemical damage and general grime at a rental property in the Hounslow borough of Isleworth. It had never been professionally cleaned since installation and previous tenants had used Viakal limescale remover. Limescale removers like Viakal are acidic with a low pH and will […]

Tile Doctor Burnishing Pads Restore a Deep Polish to a Dull and Stained Marble Bar Top at a Mayfair Club in London

We received a request from a prestigious private members’ club in Mayfair to restore a Marble bar top, which was dull and had been left extensively stained with use. Once a stunning centrepiece, the surface had lost its natural sheen and elegance and no longer reflected the grand nature of the establishment. The club wanted […]

Removing Deep Acid Etching with Coarse Tile Doctor Burnishing Blocks in Islington

Here we have a luxury bathroom tiled in Limestone at an apartment in The Angel in Islington. I was contacted by the letting agent who discovered the damage when the tenant moved out, although they were unsure of the cause I immediately recognised it as acid damage from the use of acidic limescale removers. These […]

Polishing a Limestone Countertop with 6-inch Tile Doctor Burnishing Pads in Salcombe Devon

I received an enquiry from a client with a property in Salcombe with an expensive Blue Lias limestone countertop in the bathroom. The property was let out to holiday makers and a previous guest had stained the work surface. From the pictures I could tell that the stone had been damaged by an acid-based product […]

Using Small Diamond Pads to Remove Acid Etching from Limestone Shower Tiles in Farley Hill Reading

This enquiry about a Limestone tiled shower came from a customer in Farley Hill which is a village near Reading. Unfortunately, in an attempt to freshen up their Limestone shower tiles ready for family visit they ended up etching them with a Limescale remover called “Viakal” leaving it in quite a sorry state. Limestone being […]

Renovating a Marble Handbasin Countertop in Swardeston

My client in the village of Swardeston (just south of Norwich) had attempted to remove limescale deposits from a Marble bathroom countertop using a supermarket Limescale remover and ended up making the whole problem worse. The water in Norfolk is exceptionally hard and can quickly leave a thick build-up of limescale in kettles and bathroom […]

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