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Muriatic acid and tile floors

HI,

I AM LIVING IN PANAMA AND NEED TO CLEAN OLD WAX BUILD UP OFF OF TILE FLOORS, EVERYONE HERE SAYS TO USE muriatic acid ⇦this on eBay or Amazon [affil links] . CAN ANYONE HELP ME WITH HOW TO GO ABOUT DOING THIS? I THINK IT IS 1 PART MURATIC ACID TO 4 PARTS WATER. HOW SHOULD I APPLY THE SOLOUTION, REMOVE IT, AND WHAT SHOULD I PUT ON THE FLOORS TO RESEAL THEM? ANY ADVICE IS WELCOME.

THANKS,

BK HOFFPAUIR

BRENDA HOFFPAUIR
HOMEOWNER - BOQUETE, CHIRIQUI, PANAMA
February 18, 2008

Everyone may be wrong. I would never use muriatic acid inside a home as it will corrode everything. I also don't think it's a good solvent for wax anyway.

Ted Mooney, P.E.
Striving to live Aloha
finishing.com - Pine Beach, New Jersey
February 19, 2008

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