special thanks to bueno bob for his video on how to clean pool tile with a Silicon carbide wheel...this vid gets more into what I found to work best .....thanks for watching
If you are a pool owner and have a day to clean tile, this might be an option. But if you are a pool company, Maxx Strip pool formula with a 3.5 cu ft blast pot, air dryer and a 185cfm diesel compessor is the only way to go. And by the way, that is not glass tile. It is a ceramic mosaic.
@@Ebbrush3 Exactly what I said. Might want to read the post. If you put an epoxy sealer on the tile, you have just created a bigger problem later on. You WILL scratch the epoxy with your method the next time you need to clean the tile. This will require stripping the whole tile instead of just the calcium carbonate line.
I used a very fine sanding wheel (like emery cloth) wet surface, and it "scratches" just the very surface stuff off, then use a simple Turtle wax to seal it up, buff it off. Looks new.
@@Ebbrush3 $2000 😂 you might want to get another bid buddy. It doesn't cost $2000 unless you have 300 feet of tile to clean and. Remember "TIME IS MONEY"
those pads would last the whole pool if you used water with it. you're essentially burning the pads with friction. with the pools full you can basically like wet sanding the pool, you just don't have enough water is all... been cleaning pools like this for decade or longer. There are better products than LCR (its good) but there are better ones out there.
Yes, it does scratch - IF you go too hard - so the key here is work slowly - I stopped using this method due to small scratches appearing so went to high pressure salt / soda - works fast, no scratching and pools need the salt and alkalinity anyway - So no draining of the pool AND no vacuuming - Cheers now!
That will absolutely scratch your tile. Might be fine for an old pool with worn out tile, but be careful with any of these methods you see on youtube. Do one tile, and let the tile dry completely, not just wipe it with a wet rag. When the tile is completely dry, you will see the actual results, and the damage that has been done. Don't say we didn't warn you.
horseshit .....if you keep the wheel wet it doesnt scratch them ....my job came out great......and i didnt have to pay someone like you $1500 so fuck off
I agree with you SD...this method is suspect and may work on some tiles but others it may scratch the hell out of it. I have been cleaning tile for 15 years and tried everything. The best solution is to let a professional with lots of experience clean your tile. Think of it this way, you use this method or a chemical method and it ruins the tile, it is going to cost at least twice as much to replace it than to pay a professional. I guarantee my work. @Ebbrsh3 isn't going to pay to have your tile replaced if his method ruins your tile.
@@gogators5762 are you a homeowner or a pool company? If you are a homeowner, doing it the correct way is not economicaly feasible because of the cost of the equipment. If you are a pool company, we use a 185cfm diesel air compressor with an air dryer and 3.5 cuft blastig pot. 200 ft of blasting hose and Maxxstrip pool formula media. The Maxxstrip is soft enough not to damage 95% of the tiles you will encounter but without experience you will need to be extra careful when blasting.
@@scottsworld21I wonder if a Scotch Brite pad on a drill brush would work. As he says in the video, speed=heat=no good. If you have a regular drill, throw it in 1st gear and make sure it stays lubricated with whatever solution you like. Same idea when using those rubber sticker/decal removal wheels. We want fast and easy, but you can only go so fast before you start causing other problems.
I usually do this kind of cleaning you can use muriatic acid spray it with a garden spraying pump and wait 5 to 10 minutes rinse it with a pressure washer at least 3600 psi that will god way more quicker.
Warning draining your pool to also, do this can damage your pipes. I do not suggest draining your pool drain it below the tiles if anything, but nothing more.
Pool tile is hard to find sometimes. If it's blue, manufacturers know it's going in a pool and they don't give that shit away! I have a hard time finding small blue tiles (my pool has a lot of curves) that are less than $12 a square foot, and when the perimeter of your pool us about 250 feet...
clr didnt work , but silicon carbide wheel took it right off ...just keep it wet .....1 year later after plaster repair, epoxy pool looks brand new ....cost was $1200
@@mattalbrecht7471 yes gray stand up harbor freight 40 bucks ..they got glass bead too..60 bucks a tub..90 psi on air tank ..do a practice spot ..you'll need clear face shield..they got those to ..get the blue on looks like paintball mask..it last longest
