We just finished an interior encaustic floor in a church. We polished them with National  Chemical Labs Ceramic Restoration Creme and then sealed them with the impregnating color enhancing sealer from Stone care central. I suspect that that stuff would not hold up outside. 



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On May 18, 2016, at 8:37 PM, Blain Haeg <blain@goldstandardfloorcare.com> wrote:

Agree with Mike. I've worked on encaustic tiles several times. They are exceptionally porous and they darken quickly and easily. If they weren't sealed and maintained from the outset, temper your client's expectations for exceptional results.

Here's an excellent article that I refer to, each time that I work on these tiles: http://www.buildingconservation.com/articles/tiles/tiles.htm

Good luck.

 

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On Wed, May 18, 2016 at 7:20 PM, Mike M <nulifesc@bigpond.com> wrote:

These are called encaustic tiles, cement bisk. Think of them like a light coloured paver. They need a super good impregnator. Even then they can still be hard to keep clean so a matte finish topical should be considered, only as a back up plan.


> On 19 May 2016, at 8:55 am, Tony Deluna <tndeluna@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Hey does anybody know the best sealer to use on these concrete tiles?
> I got a call from a general contractor who put them in six months ago and now they're filthy dirty with dirt all in the pits of the concrete tile.
> I was thinking about a topical coating to seal the micro pits but I'm concerned about it getting dingy and time.
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