Tile and Grout Question

I have a T/G job and the grout is just black as black can be....it should be a tan.....this will make a great video if it cleans up like Im hoping...I asked if they did anything to it other than cleaning it...they said no....then the guy calls me and says he was cleaning out under his sink and realized he did in fact use a wax on the tile (he found a bottle).....it's a store bought Mop n Glo type wax....so, Im thinking the wax will complicate the cleaning.

Will the 2790 or even the Procyon break through the wax? Im sure its really old wax being he couldnt remember even doing it.....not sure why someone would wax it anyway!

What do you think?

Looks like your going to have to do some testing to see what gets it off.  Ill would try and get off with your tile cleaners and a stiff ass brush on a rotary and then a spinner. Worst case scenario a nasty stripper to remove,

DANGER.....DANGER.....DANGER Will Robinson.

That mop and glo just made the job an ugly one. I did one like that in March where you could scrape the wax off with your fingernail it was so thick. I had to break out the 175 and strip that wax off completely...it sucked.

Now, if they only did it once, it might not be so bad as the layer would be small, but I would still expect to have to strip that floor first.

I do know ammonia strips wax and it does it easily....im curious if I need to go down that road or not...I was hoping the products weve been talking about lately could do it....Procyon and 2790

They very well might, the procyon is an acid and the 2790 seems to have a lot of horsepower.

I just don't have any experience to back it up

As an option, "Simple Green" will also strip wax pretty well without a harsh odor.

Im just going to go test a spot. I want this to be one I take some footage of. It will be crazy nice for promoting.

Devon if you need any help posting videos or picture call me. My number is in my number is in my contact page

Sounds like you guys got it under control.

But yea, the real key is to test, test, test, find out what it's going to take to get that floor clean before giving price. If we don't we're walking into the unknown, and how can you possibly price that?

Sounds like it could be a messy one.

Thanks Mo.

Davey...I know and he called me after telling me he didnt have any wax on it...he said he would understand a price change...I said we'll see. I dont know if its going to be a problem or not. Ill test it today at some point

Use floor stripper, mix it strong and let it dwell for 5 - 10 minutes, that should take care of it.

DP, you happen to have any floor strippers?

NM, I found one. LOL

Davey Cracker wrote:NM, I found one. LOL

That is one of the best floor stripper money can buy !

I agree, but I can't seem to figure out what brand it/she is, so I can order some.

Yup!...my wife walked by right as the pic loaded.....she called me a perve! Davey is a bad influence.

Devon07 wrote:Yup!...my wife walked by right as the pic loaded.....she called me a perve! Davey is a bad influence.

I hear Vegas has a large selection if strippers. At least that's what DP told me.

I don't know if that is the best stripper money can buy or not, but they sure are throwing enough bills on the stage to find out.

Interesting side bar, the "average" stripper in America makes $150,000 per year. That is the average!!

I'm marrying a stripper and retiring.

Wow the average? The average patron makes 30K

They do make A LOT of money, but also do a bit of side jobbin' a lot of times too.

Davey Cracker wrote:They do make  A LOT of money, but also do a bit of side jobbin' a lot of times too.

I'm okay with the stripper wife "side jobbin" while I lounge at home by the pool....my wife did it for free and she wasn't even a stripper. Heck, I would even call Uber for her myself for 150k per year.

milspec6 wrote:I don't know if that is the best stripper money can buy or not, but they sure are throwing enough bills on the stage to find out.

Interesting side bar, the "average" stripper in America makes $150,000 per year.  That is the average!!

I'm marrying a stripper and retiring.

Where do you get an application? I might as well get in trouble asking the wife to apply since she already thinks Im a perve now.  DAVEY!

So Devon how did this job go? Was it easy peazy or a pain in the arse?

Mo wrote:So Devon how did this job go? Was it easy peazy or a pain in the arse?

Nice try Mo, but this thread has derailed into the topic of strippers........we have lost this thread.