please help me....

[onyx]

Hello all, first post here.
Moved into our new house 2 years ago and I owned a hammer.
Now I have so many dam tools, and so much work!

Anyhow, I tiled our kitchen last week, 4" ceramic tiles. Grouting is all finished too, but there was a 1cm gap between the top of the tiles and the bottom of the cupboards, I used 'Pollyfilla' to seal it last night and to my absolute horror I found that I can't remove the excess pollyfilla from the tiles surface! It's smudged all over the top tiles and seems to be staying there too.

I've tried a scraper, hot water, vinegar, turpentine, (mr. mussle/proper etc) and had no luck getting the dam stuff off.

Can anyone suggest 'anything' please,

really appreciate it!!!!!!!

Jason.

 

[Diyisfun]

I dont know what they are called, but you could try a sauspan scrourer type thing they are green, it worked for me. If you used Polyfilla you mixed with water its soft, if it came from a tube it is harder.
Next time use the grout.

 

[onyx]

Next time use the grout.

Next time i'll use a professional

But thanks - i'll try that. Do you mean the plastic type ones or the metal ones?

 

[onyx]

Is there any type of solvent i could use to help, without damaging the tiles?

 

[onyx]

I feel like such an idiot

The misses just rang polyfilla for help.

Apparently 'hot water' works a treat.

Ahhhem...

j

 

[2scoops0406]

I feel like such an idiot

The misses just rang polyfilla for help.

Apparently 'hot water' works a treat.

Ahhhem...

j

Thought you'd already tried that? BTW if you want to get subborn excess grout off tiles, you can buy grout film remover, contains phosphoric acid, alternatively I suppose you could you coca cola, which also contains phosphoric acid.

 

[onyx]

Sorry, water was warm, but very hot (almost boiling) is working.

Thanks for the tip re. the coke! Awful waster tho!

j

 

[2scoops0406]

Not to me it's not, tastes like s**t.

 

[EM20006]

coke might stain the grout if its white..