Advice before resealing Slate bathroom floor

[hobokenjosh]

Hi all -

I inherited two beautiful - but stain attracting - bathrooms from the previous owner of our home. It seems that they used a very low quality sealer at installation. I cleaned and sealed one of them that had no enhancer (with KlenzAll and Heavy Duty Sealer) and it came out great.

Before I start work on cleaning the other (that has an enhancer), I need some advice on the stain in the pic below. What happened was that water leaked from the shower and left a stain on the floor. I used KlenzAll and a stiff brush on the stain area only...and it left a very noticeable white spot (see pic). I assume this happened because the brush stripped the old sealer/enhancer - is this true? Before resealing and re-enhancing, will I need to do the same to the entire floor to ensure it blends in?

Lastly, any advice on which enhancer to use? I'm looking for something with a light gloss.

Thanks for the help. This site has helped me tremendously!

Josh

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[Davestone]

Could be that it stripped it, but it may just be left over residue from the cleaning, you might try scrubbing a little there again, and wetvacing it up....If you want a heavy enhancer try a solvent based one,they really enhance,brand? I dunno.

[doitright]

Hi Josh :)

Is this inside or outside of the shower? You may need to apply, let dwell, and agitate the alkaline cleaner again. It's possible that a vinegar & water or straight vinegar may be needed to remove the white residue.

There are no enhancers that leave a gloss. However, some topical coating products are available. Sparks Stone Glamor works well in this application.

[hobokenjosh]

Thanks for the suggestions!

The stain is outside the shower. Water had dripped from the shower and left a dark stain on the floor (which seemed odd to begin with). I did try to reapply the KlenzAll but it didn't help. I'll give the vinegar a shot - hopefully that will do the trick.

[mrjetskey]

if you cant get the stain out that type of slate is easy to find a match for if you dont have any xtra ,if for some reason cleaning wont fix it,since it is outside the shower a bathmat perhaps,slate is very porous sometimes stains just dont come out.but dont give up yet cont.trying to clean it with vin. perhaps even letting it sit awhile.good luck

[hobokenjosh]

The vinegar and water seemed to do the trick - thanks! :bow:

Now on to the sealing. I'm looking for an enhancer with a low/mid gloss. Based on John's suggest, I took a look at Sparks Stone Glamour but the website says it has a high gloss. Any other suggestions? Would Stonetech enhancer pro or Aquamix Stone Enhancer do the trick?

Also, with these products, would I also need a sealer? I'm looking for a VERY tight sealer since the slate is in the shower.

Thanks again!
Josh