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Used thin set mortar to lay tile and I’m trying to clean some haze and splatters off them.

Right now it seems the best method is mineral spirits and a putty knife to scrape… I’ve got some phosphoric acid that I tried as well. Get it off well but is a lot of work as well.

Any easier way to do it?

Muriatic (sometimes spelled mureatic) acid should do the trick and for God’s sake, if you use it, PLEASE follow ALL the safety recommendations for using it. Read the directions, follow the instructions, etc.

and also sometimes spelled hydrochloric acid

We got most of the mortar off just by hard work. We have half a room to finish up that’s got a good bit of mortar on it. The rest of the house has clean tile.

I need an easier way to grout now. One section takes about 2 hours to full do (mixing grout, spreading it, and cleaning the tiles afterward). One section I guess would be about 10′x10′.
Just out of curiosity what kind of tile and grouting are you using?
Muriatic acid will work, but it’s dangerous - if you have only a small spot, you can use a nylon scrubbie.
Why are you bumping all these old threads?

Don’t you think in the last year I’ve been able to find a solution?

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