Ceramic Tile Edge Sander

The rougher the edge on the ceramic tile the lower the grit of sandpaper needed to smooth it out.

Ceramic tile edge sander.

Dual grit sanding and rubbing stone. Once the edge has been dulled work your way up to 200 grit sandpaper and then 400 grit sandpaper to polish the edge for maximum smoothness. Use 60 or 80 grit for starters just to dull the edge or flatten the serrations if the tile has been nipped. Sandpaper with a 220 grit will remove the shine from the tile but won t leave permanent marks.

It features two different grit surfaces for smoothing rough edges on freshly cut tiles. Sand the tiles with a hand orbital sander and 220 grain sandpaper. It will also rough up the surface. Put a drop cloth under the area you ll be sanding to catch much of the dust.

A fine grit sandpaper a 220 grit is preferred can be used to sand off the shiny and slick top surface of the tile. This will make the clean up easier when you finish. In this video i show you how to smooth out the rough edges of a cut tile. A gritted paper like 220 won t scar the surface like grittier papers although much sandpaper will have to be used to get past the thick coating.

Check to make sure the tiles appear scratched and feel rough after they have been sanded. Dresses dull diamond blades. Glass tiles typically have a smooth uncut edge and a sharp cut edge. Porcelain tiles have sharp edges when cut especially if you used tile nippers to trim them.

The stone is designed to fit comfortably in your hand for ease of use. Smoothes raw sharp tile edges to a smooth finish after tile has been freshly cut. You need to be much more careful when you sand ceramic tiles with power tools because the tools will sand the tiles at a greater speed than when you do it by hand. Orient the tiles so that the smooth edge is on the outside of your tiled project.

If the edges are curved use a rotary sander. Whenever i cut a tile it ends up having a very rough and jagged edge. Hold the tools with gentle hands and inspect the edges regularly. To make things realy simple contact a supplier of discontinued tiles yellow pages tile shops they wiil be expensive 4 5 per tile you could try the sander i think you wiil go through belts rapily try one and see how it goes or take them to your local tile supplier they wiil most likely have a diamond saw and cut them for you.

The qep 2 in. This way the rough cut edges will be touching one another. Use an orbital sander and sandpaper with a fine grit. 220 grit is recommended to sand ceramic tiles.

A belt sander should be used if the edges are flat.