{"id":2605,"date":"2013-09-25T08:19:19","date_gmt":"2013-09-25T07:19:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filasolutionsblog.com\/?p=2605"},"modified":"2021-07-29T15:06:02","modified_gmt":"2021-07-29T13:06:02","slug":"how-to-treat-efflorescence-before-it-arises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.filasolutions.com\/en\/how-to-treat-efflorescence-before-it-arises\/","title":{"rendered":"How to treat efflorescence &#8211; before it arises!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"left\">Efflorescence can be a tricky problem to treat \u2013 and the unsightly white marks it leaves can ruin the appearance of a natural surface. The tell-tale streaks and stains are caused by soluble salts and other water dispersible materials, which rise to the top of absorbent surfaces, like stone and terracotta. &nbsp;&nbsp;So, the answer is to treat the problem before it arises (or rises!)<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2610\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2610\" style=\"width: 198px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/PW10.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2610\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/PW10.jpg\" alt=\"FILAPW10\" width=\"198\" height=\"240\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2610\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">PRE-LAYING EFFLORESCENCE-BLOCKING PROTECTOR AGAINST SALTS AND OTHER CONTAMINANTS<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>FILA<strong>PW10<\/strong> offers a safe and permanent solution.&nbsp; It\u2019s a low VOC, solvent-free product that\u2019s designed for professional treatment and it\u2019s applied to the back of tiles before installation:<\/p>\n<p>Tiles or slabs should be thoroughly cleaned before application.&nbsp; Then, using a paintbrush or airless pump, the treatment should be evenly applied to the back and sides of the dry material.; one litre of FILA<strong>PW10<\/strong> gives 10\/15m<sup>2<\/sup> coverage.&nbsp; Tiles should then be left to dry for approx. 24 hours before fixing.<\/p>\n<p>FILA<strong>PW10<\/strong> permanently stops efflorescence salts, tannin and oxides from rising to the tile surface \u2013 but it still allows the natural material to breathe. &nbsp;&nbsp;It can be used on inside and outside surfaces, including: natural stone, granite, marble, agglomerates, terracotta and other absorbent materials.<\/p>\n<p><i>NB.&nbsp; Tensile adhesion testing, carried out by <\/i><i>The Ceramics Centre in Bologna &#8211; in compliance with UNI EN 1348-2009 &#8211; confirm the product\u2019s suitability for application to the back of tiles, without compromising the adhesion properties of adhesive and grout. &nbsp;&nbsp;<\/i><\/p>\n<p>For more information on Fila surface care solutions, please contact Lisa Breakspear at Fila UK on tel. 01584 877286, email filaUK@filasolutions.com or visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.filasolutions.com\">www.filasolutions.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Efflorescence can be a tricky problem to treat \u2013 and the unsightly white marks it leaves can ruin the appearance of a natural surface. The tell-tale streaks and stains are caused by soluble salts and other water dispersible materials, which rise to the top of absorbent surfaces, like stone and terracotta. &nbsp;&nbsp;So, the answer is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":665,"featured_media":2609,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1064,468],"tags":[480,483,476,481,482,383,479,477,319,484,478,430,485],"surface":[2000],"room":[1967,2002,2004],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.filasolutions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2605"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.filasolutions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.filasolutions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.filasolutions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/665"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.filasolutions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2605"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blog.filasolutions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2605\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.filasolutions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2609"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.filasolutions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.filasolutions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2605"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.filasolutions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2605"},{"taxonomy":"surface","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.filasolutions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/surface?post=2605"},{"taxonomy":"room","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.filasolutions.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/room?post=2605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}