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I used an acid wash to clean grout and got some on the tile. What product could I use to fix the ceramic tile?

Submitted: 173 days and 18 hours ago.

Category: Home Improvement

Value: $9

Status: AWAITING CUSTOMER ACTION

Hi and thanks for using JustAnswer.com.Acid does not affect glazed tiles so I presume you have a unglazed clay tile. Once the material has been eaten by the acid, there is no way to replace the material. It has been molecularly altered. It is a chemical reaction which is not reversable.I hope that this information was helpful to you. If it was please remember to click "ACCEPT" on your screen to make sure that I am paid for my efforts. By clicking ACCEPT you are not giving up your ability to ask more questions pertaining to this subject, and I will be happy to respond to these as well. Please take a moment and leave feedback, it is very important!

Expert:	Stephen Cutler
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Answered:	9/21/2009

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173 days and 18 hours ago.

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It was a glazed tile, the product people are saying it might just be residue but its not coming off. is there a glaze I could put on it or a wax or am I screwed?

Posted by Stephen Cutler 173 days and 13 hours ago.

Info Request

As the product people if the glaze is ceramic or some chemical coating. Just what is the visual difference between a tile without acid on it and a tile with acid on it?

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