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Join Date: May 2005 Location: West Point, UT Posts: 271 | Removing paint from concrete floor in preparation for tile Having never done this before, I have found I'm pretty terrible at grinding concrete. Did I remove enough of the paint for SLC or thinset to stick? If the middle of the floor is good enough, how do I get the paint off where the grinder won't reach? I slid the dust shield face over and that's as close as I could get. Is there a paint remover compound I should use to get the paint off the edges? Attached Images
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Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Oak Creek, WI Posts: 23,380 | Stay away from any chemical strippers. While they appear to remove the paint, the paint will be dissolved and drop deeper into the pores. It’s not what you want. What is on the business end of that grinder? As far as judging if the slab has been sufficiently ground:
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Join Date: May 2005 Location: West Point, UT Posts: 271 | The business end is a double row diamond cup. The paint is over 10 years old and is quite stubborn. __________________ "I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use." |
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Join Date: May 2005 Location: West Point, UT Posts: 271 | This one. Attached Images
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Join Date: May 2005 Location: West Point, UT Posts: 271 | Oh, and the tiles will be 12" squares. I will be doing Ditra before that. __________________ "I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use." |
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Join Date: Sep 2015 Location: Palestine, Texas Posts: 1,688 | That's a nice looking slab, from-the-picture it looks like you've done a great job removing the paint. For the edges, I'd put some water on the paint and use a 4" razor scraper (Have a fresh blade on it). Sometimes the scraper alone takes the paint up but water does help things. After it's to your satisfaction, I'd get a clean bucket of water and large sponge and lightly wash the floor. It picks up all the fine dust and gives great adhesion for your tile, SLC, or crack iso after its dry. __________________ |
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Join Date: May 2005 Location: West Point, UT Posts: 271 | what's the order Okay, thanks everybody. So, I've only done tile over Ditra on wood subfloor previously, so this is my first on concrete. You'll notice that there's a crack in the slab in the upper right of the pic. Some years ago when I started this, CX didn't give me much hope of a lasting tile installation, but I chose to roll the dice anyway. I haven't been able to work on this for quite some time and the crack hasn't moved in those years, but it always was raised compared to the rest of the slab. Therefore, do I pour SLC first, then Ditra, then tile - or what is the correct order? __________________ "I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use." |
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Join Date: May 2005 Location: West Point, UT Posts: 271 | bump __________________ "I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use." |
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Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,143 | You'd pour SLC first, then Ditra. However, CX's caveat about tiling over a crack where there's a difference in plane between the two sides still very much applies. __________________ |
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Join Date: May 2005 Location: West Point, UT Posts: 271 | Yeah, that's what I thought, i.e. SLC then Ditra. Thanks. And I'm hoping fortune is in my favor on tiling over the crack, but I'm not expecting a miracle. __________________ "I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use." |
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