Wickes black porcelain floor tiles - impossible to clean

[Yuss]

All - any help would be greatly appreciated!!

We have recently purchased the above tiles and had them laid in our kitchen. The tile laying is perfect, and the tiles look great when just cleaned. The problem is that keeping them clean seems impossible. Water marks show up after cleaning, footmarks and general marks are permanently showing even though we have tried a number of recommendations from different sources.

We have cleaned the tiles twice with Lithofin Wax Off but this has made no difference. We have tried a steam mop, vinegar, fairy liquid, glass cleaner and white spirit to absolutely no avail.

Can anybody please tell us how to clean these tiles and to keep them shining longer than 30 mins after cleaning????

Any help hugely appreciated.

Yuss

 

[david campbell]

:welcome:to the forum

did you buff the tiles with a dry clean cloth to remove any excess grout after washing them ?

 

[Yuss]

Yes I did.. I've been on my hands and knees few times a day to buff them but it just wont stay clean.. within few minutes they were marks all over again..

 

[Olz]

Got any photos mate, so we can see exactly what were talking about?

 

[DHTiling]

Were they supposed to be sealed..?

 

[david campbell]

where they polished?
did they say about transit wax on them?

 

[Yuss]

Yes, there was a wax finished on them.

 

[DHTiling]

was this removed and what with..?

 

[Yuss]

@david campbell...
There were no mentioned of transit wax but there definately wax on them

 

[Yuss]

@Dave..
we've tried to remove the wax with Lithofin Wax off (twice) without any joy..

 

[david campbell]

it should have been removed before laying them!

if the wax never came off i would have returned them

 

[DHTiling]

@Dave..
we've tried to remove the wax with Lithofin Wax off (twice) without any joy..

You need Lithofin Abra clean.. specially formulated for transit wax removal..

 

[Yuss]

@david campbell
Didn't know about it until the tiles were laid...

 

[Yuss]

@Dave
What's the difference between Lithofin abra clean and Lithofin Wax off?

 

[DHTiling]

wax off is a sealer remover as in acrylic sealer's.. Abra clean is abrasive and as i said it is new to the market and lithofin formulated it to remove transit wax's..

 

[Yuss]

Thank you Dave.. I'll call in to the shop and get the abra clean tomorrow and I will let you know how it get on...

Cheers

Yuss

 

[Dontiler]

:welcome:to the forum

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

:welcome:I think Abra clean is the nano scrub, is that right Dave? I have used it once it seemed really good stuff

 

[DHTiling]

In one Phil..