Thanks SJ. I checked and in fact it’s nothing that can be scraped off or scratched off. Any other solution you can recommend? Here are some additional pictures. You can see it in the skirt very prominent

How about a permanent marker in the colour range that you have? No. Not kidding. If there is nothing to scrape off, then you have other issues....which could be defects (missing colour). How many of these tiles show these spots?

Who purchased the tile? Have you brought this to the installer/shop's attention? Before you do anything to fix it, you need to make sure there is nothing else that can be done for you.

If you have extra tiles (you should have 10-20 pieces left over for future repairs) then check them for the same issue.

This was by the developer and came with the apartment. I asked them to send me a new tile and it seems as though the tile itself has these white blotches. Is there somehow I can get its wet look permanently?

Are you saying the areas of 'fade out' in the gray is the 'white'? That isn't a defect. That's the look they were going for at the factory. The faded areas of 'drift wood' is what they were working on. I though you meant the little tiny white speckles.

I'm sorry but this is how the tile is supposed to look. The only way to change it is to rip them out and start again with a tile that doesn't bother you. These tiles are matte finish. The finish is helping the amplify the 'dry wood' look.

Do NOT go down the road of 'wet look' polishes. You will HATE the work!

SJ, thank you so much for your constant feedback.
I understand now why you asked me to scrape off and that’s on me for not clearly labeling where the issue is (learning for next time I engage).

What you’re saying makes sense now, I definitely do not have the budget to rip them off and put new ones of my liking. And since you’re advising against the wet look. Is there some sort of way to maybe paint over it just a darker shade of brown to remove this white fade effect because it looks more dirty than it is style :(

Floor paint is low-cost temporary solution in low-income/cost situations. If you home is only worth $35K (very poor areas of the USA and areas in the Canadian Maritime Provinces fall into this category) then paint is well worth the 'fresh' look. If your house is worth WAY MORE than $35K you will only cause MORE damage than you are trying to fix.

Ignore the floors for now. I mean it. They are new and so are you (to them). Bring your stuff in, set things up. Bring in area rugs to make your space homey (and to reduce the echo tiles create).

Live on the floors for a few months. You will either learn to live with them or you will be fiercely determined to change them. If that's the case, you will start saving up the money to do that. It costs (roughly) $2/sf to remove the tiles. It costs another $2/sf to repair the subfloor (grind down all the thinset) and then it costs $12-$15/sf for labour to install new tile (tile and thinset are extra).

If you set aside $18/sf to redo with more tile, you should be in the right ball park. When you get the money together, I HIGHLY recommend you stick with glossy tiles. You are probably a person who LOVES the look of 'clean shiny' (I call these people 'clean-shiny' people because they think shiny is clean and clean is shiny).

Today's trends are EXTREME matte. They are hard to live with because they show a lot of sins...which is why they should be on their way 'out' by the time you save up $18-$25/sf for your next tile install.

What an amazing advise!! Thank you so much.
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