Tiling help pls

[idnotfree]

Hi There,

I was wondering if any good soul can help me. I was putting some tiles on the bathroom wall yesterday. I did 2 mistakes and was wondering if somebody, can please help by answering some questions.
1. My spacers were a bit longer (4 mm) as compared to my tiles (15*15 cm). They are not fully contained in the joint and am unable to grout without taking these off. How can I take these spacers out, when the adhesive is dried now?

2. I forgot to clean wipe the extra adhesive while putting these on the walls. So many tiles have spots and peaces of adhesives stuck. Now the adhesive is dried and I am unable to clean it. Whats the best way to do this?

An urgent help will be much appreciated.

Cheers,
Rick

 

[Tom JE]

I'm not quite sure what you meant about the spacers but i take it they are stuck in the joint? Try and carefully price them out with a small screw driver being careful not to chip the tiles.

As for the adhesive it is a pain to get off. Be sure next time to wipe them with a wet sponge as you go along. In the mean time i found the best way was to sponge water onto the remaining adhesive, leave for 5 mins and carefully scrape it off with a wall scraper. Again, be careful not to chip the tiles!