Basically, tiles are considered easy to clean and easy to keep clean. However, even just lime or grease stains on tiles are difficult to remove. We’ll explain how to clean tiles properly.
Remove stains from the tiles
Instead of using traditional cleaning agents, you can clean tiles with lukewarm water with little contamination. For lime or grease stains, however, it helps to use hair shampoo or rinse aid for the dishwasher for cleaning.
- Dilute the product with water and soften your cleaning sponge or brush in the liquid. Wipe the tiles clean with them.
- Change the water regularly, because the dirt dissolved in the cleaning water will otherwise re-settle in the joints and the next cleaning will be even more cumbersome.
- Especially in the bathroom, the stains are often persistent. Water vapor can help here. With a steam jet you have an advantage here, but the devices are often not cheap.
- Just turn the faucet in the shower / bathtub on hot, so that also creates steam. With a cleaning sponge and water stains dissolve much easier.
- Especially the joints of the tiles are often difficult to clean. It is best to use vinegar essence or citric acid: Brush the joints and allow the acid to work for a short time. Then wipe the tiles with lukewarm water.
Clean tiles properly: tips
- If you also want to maintain your tiles permanently, the following tips can help you:
- If your tiles turn yellow, you can use a mixture of salt and turpentine to rub them off.
- Your tiles get a new shine due to ammonia water. Put a few drops on a cloth and rub the tiles with it. Note: Ammonia water is poisonous and irritates both the skin and the respiratory tract. Be sure to use the chemical sparingly, dilute it beforehand, and only use protective gloves.
- To refresh matt tiles, you can polish them with a little linseed oil.
