New Floor to deal with. - Tile Advice

[Ste218]

Hi all, I run a cleaning business and one of my clients has just had a new non-slip floor laid in the Kitchen / Toilets.

They are tiles but have a texture like sand paper. Being a factory they have become black very quickly with grime, scuff marks, water marks and spillages from drinks etc.

Now the boss is not really bothered about the floor to much as long as the kitchen / Toilets are hygienic but seeing the floor like this does not sit well with me. The floor like I said is non slip so i was wondering if anyone has an tips on the best cleaner to use on this floor. I use a rotary machine on the floor with Red pads and it does look better but I would like to know of a good cleaner to use cause the toilet cubical can only be hand scrubbed so don't look as good as the rest of the floor with the power of the machine.

 

[Ajax123]

i used to run a soft drinks factory in a previous life where some fo the fooors there were non slip textured floors. with there being plenty of sugar sysrup about it was important to keep it clean to stop mould and yeast growth. we used to use rotary cleaners for the main parts but the textured parts the only thing that really seems to work was steam cleaning weekly, jetwashing daily with ionic surfactant cleaner and an industrial aquavac.

 

[NZ_Tiler]

Installation / Fitting - Range - Products | Sole UK Agents for Lithofin Products - http://casdron.co.uk/products/range/installation-fitting

Lithofin products are great. Sounds like you need the intensive cleaner. Test in a inconspicuous area just in case it damages tile (unlikely).

They also have products to apply that prevent the tiles from staining and makes maintenance easier

 

[Ste218]

Thanks for the feed back and the link NZ_Tiler, very helpful.

 

[Lithofin BOB]

As above .I would test the intensive cleaner or similar specific alkaline based cleaner, test at 1-3 . Apply on 4 tiles for test , leave 8-12 mins scrubbing every 1-2 mins rinse and repeat if req.
Do you have a nylon brush set for the rotary, this may be better than a pad as the pad will skip across the high points, also do you have an extra horse shoe weight to give further downward pressure , this could also help.