Making floor tiles shiny

Surbybird

I have some black and terracotta floor tiles in the front porch of my Victorian semi and they've always been covered up until I bought the house and ripped the matting off that covered them.

I have cleaned them up and they look pretty good but the surface is very dull and uneven and I'd like them to have a bit of a shine (not too much though - I don't want the Postie slipping over!).

Any suggestions as to what I can use to make them look a bit nicer?

cattie

Have a look in your local hardware store for H&G flooring products. They do everything you need to keep any kind of hard flooring looking good. Their products are amongst the best around to care for flooring.

macman

I'v always found HG products great for tiles: are you sure they are terracotta and not quarry tiles?
You will probably need to seal them after cleaning and then apply a finish over that.

http://www.hagesan.co.uk/epages/61534384.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/61534384/Categories

Rockporkchop

I have used a product called HG Terracotta Wax and then maintained with HG Terracotta Clean and Shine and they came up as good as new.

Edit: too slow typing so posters above have beaten me to it!

Surbybird

macman wrote: »

I'v always found HG products great for tiles: are you sure they are terracotta and not quarry tiles?
You will probably need to seal them after cleaning and then apply a finish over that.

http://www.hagesan.co.uk/epages/61534384.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/61534384/Categories

sorry - yes quarry tiles but terracotta colour (I am having a blonde day!).

Okay I will look out for HG stuff then. Thank you!