How to Refinish a Table with a Tile Top

Tile-topped tables are generally durable, providing a sturdy surface on which to serve meals and to act as a focus piece of a dinnng room or other space. Over time, with regular use, tile-topped tables begin to dull as skin oil, grease and food particles corrupt the finish. Regular cleaning is sufficient to get rid of surface dirt but will not deep clean a tile-topped table. To refinish such a table, you'll need to do a bit more work.

Rubber gloves
Ammonia
Distilled water
Scrub brush
Sponge
Fine-grit sandpaper
Tack cloth
Tile primer/sealer
Foam hand-roller
Microfiber cloth
Epoxy paint (optional)

Instructions

- 1
  Open the windows in the room to improve ventilation. Put on rubber gloves and clean the tile-topped table thoroughly with equal parts ammonia and distilled water, scrubbing it with a scrub brush. You may use regular tap water but distilled water is free of any impurities and will not leave a residue.
- 2
  Rinse the tile-topped table with distilled water, taking up all the ammonia. Dry with a clean sponge to absorb the water.
- 3
  Sand the table using fine-grit sandpaper to rough the surface and rid any deeper dirt and grime. Then wipe it down with a tack cloth.
- 4
  Apply a coat of tile primer/sealer using a foam hand-roller. Let it dry for three to four hours, or as long as suggested by the manufacturer.
- 5
  Buff the tile-topped table with a microfiber cloth several times after the sealer has sufficiently dried.

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