Cleaning the cement off a marble tile
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Lori
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I wonder if anyone has had any experience with removing and reusing marble tiles from a badly done installation? It was installed on a wallboard of some kind instead of removing the wall board and going on the wall. It's a mess.
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I am sorry to say no.Marble is very fragile and the pounding and chipping away will just break it. unless....are you saying it was glue on to a board like paneling or beadboard? tile should be installed on top of backer board or durock/cement board. Let me know and even a picture would help
The Garden Frog with C Renee
on Feb 01, 2016
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hi,i'm from Belgium and i have a tip for jou. Spread babypowder all over your marble and rub the powder over de places with cement,than use a glass scraper with a new blade,or use oil ,it me be kitchen oil and do the same thing whit your scraper,when the cement is gone clean the surfaces with a cloth. Don't be affraid and put your blade while jou're scraping always in the same direction horizontal but use new or not used blades,i have already done this on my marble sink and i did a good job.Please let me now if jou succeedet to.
Yolanda.smits2
on Feb 02, 2016
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Something more about your marble: keep looking after a while if jour blades are still OKE and if you using oil than there is a possibilyty that the concrete to fill the spaces between the marble could be a little darker than before and then clain the spaces afterwurds with soap for handwas for diches and dry them immeadietly after jou clear it with water.SUCCES!!
Yolanda.smits2
on Feb 02, 2016
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It sounds like the consensus is I can't really do this or at least with any degree of success. Now that I have the cupboards all done I really hate the backsplash but not quite as badly as I know I'd hate listening to my husband protest on changing it. :( Leave it with me, I'll get back to you on this one. :)
Lori
on Feb 06, 2016
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