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Help with getting matte black ceramic tile to look clean/even!

6 years ago
last modified: 6 years ago

Ended up getting a good deal on these matte hexagon tiles through a friend. Didn't get much info on them other than they will look like what I want. Tiles are unfinished ceramic according to the box they came in. Tried cleaning them with a neutral cleanser and just soap and water but finish seems to be quite uneven almost like certain parts are more dry than others. I can rub off what's seems to be a thin coating of something and the tile looks much better after that. Not sure how to get these looking good. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!


Comments (17)

  • 6 years ago

    Can you show us the box?

  • 5 years ago
    last modified: 5 years ago

    We ended up using a stone (granite) cleaner and then a stone (granite) enhancer. It was a little expensive but it did worked.

  • 5 years ago

    I’m having the same issue, what stone enhancer did you use?

  • 4 years ago

    I would love to know if someone else has figured out how to fix this?


  • 3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    I have the same issue and its driving me nuts. Its almost like they have a cloudy haze on

  • PRO
    3 years ago

    Tile is one of the few surfaces that Magic Erasers do not actually cause more harm than good.

  • PRO
    3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    I laid a black hexagon tile with a matte finish and it’s been a nighmare! The clients aren’t happy and neither am I’m going to try the magic erasers! Thank you!


  • 3 years ago

    I have a customer that is hating the Matt black hex tiles I installed. They want to do something to make them look clean but keep the Matt finish. I would love to hear of a product and brand that actually worked to get rid of the dirty look these tile give?



  • 3 years ago

    I have a picture of my dirty tiles before/after cleaning with a magic eraser, Dollar Tree knock-off.


    You can't tell in the picture because the grout is still wet, but it came out white. The process went like this.

    1. Soak the eraser in water.
    2. Massage the eraser over the tile using only the weight of the soaking wet eraser. It will look like nothing happened after a minute of this massaging, but it's time to rinse the eraser.
    3. Wring the eraser out in the bucket and redo step 2. At the 1 minute mark it will start to look muddy. Time to rinse out the eraser again.
    4. Wring the eraser, but this time don't soak it - leave it wrung out. Massage again using only the weight of the dry eraser to blot up the mud created in step 3. That should do it. Rinse the eraser and move on.

    After I figured out the process, we switched to a magic eraser mop and covered about 400 square feet in an hour. It is really important to not push or scrub with a magic eraser. They wear out extremely quickly. I keep one in my shower for the floor and door. It's been there for a year and looks fine.

  • 3 years ago

    Anyone using any quantity of magic erasers for things would benefit from going on ebay and searching "melamine sponge." I got a 100 pack of grey melamine sponges for under $3 several years ago and still have 1/3 of them.

  • 3 years ago

    I have these tiles how do i buff them to make them shiny

  • 3 years ago



  • 3 years ago

    Any suggestions to buff up floor

  • 3 years ago
    last modified: 3 years ago

    I have these in black and white in the kitchen and absolutley hate them. They do not get clean. the matte finish grabs on to any dirt and grease. I have to use a scrub brush to try to pull up the dirt. I am going to try sealing with Dry Treat and see if that works.


  • 2 years ago

    Anybody tried Mineral Oil? That’s what I put on my leather finish counter top and it works great! I was thinking we put oil on our cast iron skillet to keep them shiny? Maybe mineral oil on matte tile would do the trick?

  • 2 years ago

    " Maybe mineral oil on matte tile would do the trick? "



    Or you end on your ass on the floor, with a broken hip.