help cleaning problem victorian tiled hall floor.

[DHTiling]

The HG remover has just sent the topical sealer left on the tiles white.. Try again but rub the remover on without flooding it and leave for a while to dwell.. it should say this on the bottle.. Some stubborn areas will need agitating to loosen up..

 

[isoldmygranny]

Thank you very much I will try that. What would you use to agitate it with.

David.

 

[DHTiling]

An emulsifying pad..

 

[Tenchman]

Hire a low rpm scrubber = 200 rpm fit with black pad , buy polish stripper use neat on the floor apply to floor using an old brush let soak for few mins go over with scrubber. mop off continue until when the floor dries out it doesn't have any discolouration.

seal, we use dry treat. apply once no maitenance = brilliant cheers

 

[frankenfurter]

Hi David,

The problem you have is very common with old unglazed tiles. It's a build of alkaline detergent that has been absorbed into the tile body. as the water from the cleaning solution evaporates the detergent base is left behind slowly releasing a white silicate residue. Mop down your floor with a bucket of water with a half cup of vinegar in it, do this until the alkaline is reduced. You'll notice that floor dries much quicker once the chemical is removed thoroughly.

Ta, frank.