Help, why are my glass tiles so dull?!?
paintpanther
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Comments (85)The usual fix to "washouts" that Nature uses is covering the ground with plants. This holds the soil in place in spite of what water does at the surface. (It's the solution you're using at the lawn area.) I'm speculating that your landscape has not evolved enough to accomplish this or it has not specifically been addressed. The buried pipe & emitters--while they will work now and for some time--will likely become a maintenance issue or be subject to some type of failure at some point. I would not fret about them, but I would not add more. The other solution is simpler. It still bugs me the way the left side of " retaining wall" dips in at the walk. It adds a "busy," contrived quality to the scene. I think you would be better off going straight to the walk at 90*. Ideally, you would match the right side, but I can see why you didn't. I would have brought the right side out farther so this could happen. But if they are out of line with one another, I think it is preferable to the left side inward curve. Also, adding work for the future, your walk could stand to be widened, especially where it meets the stoop. An eight-inch wide strip of brick or pavers at each side would help. Whatever is planted adjacent to the walk should be low (6")...See MoreDull film on tile, help needed...
Comments (2)Did the PB acid wash the tile or your plaster? Acid washing the tile should remove any residue. I would suggest trying it yourself on a tile or 2 to see if it helps. If you have hard water (Austin?) then you will get calcium build-up, but it should take a while rather than appearing right away....See MorePolished Marble Tile Dull After Grout? Pics Inside - Help Appreciated
Comments (11)@dostk did you ever resolve this? We had a white and gray honed marble mosaic installed and after grouting, the whole area looks completely different. The stone doesn't look anything like the uninstalled mosaic, now it has almost a dull/frosted glass (not shiny) look to it ... is the best way I can try to describe it. Basically it doesn't even read as marble to me anymore. As far as I know, our contractor's installer did not seal it before hand (it was still in the boxes and packing sleeves) and used a sanded grout. The option of sanded or unsanded was never mentioned to us and as newbies we didn't know to ask. Is there anything that can be done to bring the original look back or is this just expected and we should have done a mock up as someone mentioned before?...See MoreHELP! My Dark Engineered Hardwood Floors are Dull, Hazy and Cloudy
Comments (9)It is possible you have a low-gloss finish (probably matte) which is a tough finish to live with and make look "good". If you felt that a polish would add a 'pick-me-up' then the gloss of the floor is probably what is making you feel unhappy. The polish you applied is a low-gloss polish. It makes dull floors look, well, dull. Now you need to remove the polish. Bona should have a floor stripper in their line-up...I suggest you purchase it and begin the work that needs to be done. Windex Original Formula can also work. I'm not sure which one is faster, but it is worth a try to start with the Windex (most people have this one in their cleaning arsenal). If it removes things easily then keep going. It can be a 'hands and knees' type of cleaning but it is worth it. And I've just looked up the Dura Luster Plus....it is used on Bruce's LOW GLOSS floors. It is a matte. The dullness of your floors is directly linked to the factory finish. There is no way to make then look 'shinier' without remove the flooring and starting with a floor that has a shinier finish. The Dura Luster Plus is an Aluminum Oxide (AO) Urethane finish which makes them pretty difficult to refinish. It is *possible (check the thickness of the top layer of wood on the floors) but it can be expensive/difficult to remove AO. And because it is difficult, most of the 'regular guys' won't touch a floor with AO on it. Only the most experienced, most expensive refinishers will give this a try....See Moreweissman
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