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05-13-05, 04:57 PM

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Glazed ceramic tile

We installed glazed ceramic tile about a year ago and have been very unhappy with the overall appearance. The gloss is not as high as we would have liked. What can we do to enhance it?

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05-13-05, 05:21 PM

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Nothing, replace it.

Don't mean to be so blunt, but what you get when it was purchased is what it stays, if it were stone, then it would be a different story, sorry.

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