Black gloss tiles, grrr!

Laneyboo

I thought i'd ask in here if anyone has some kind of miracle cleaner for black gloss tiles (porcelain).

No matter what i do they appear to have a streaky 'film' on them that short of buffing every single tile for half an hour with a microfiber i'm not sure how to get off.

I've tried glass cleaner, hot soapy water (fairy), mr muscle, baking powder and nothing is helping. When its rinsed it looks fine its drying it that immediately it looks grubby.

I'm having the same problem with my glass bath screen but on a lesser scale and its driving me nuts seeing smears and general grubbiness on the tiles.

Any help would be appreciated xx

patchwork_cat

HAve you tried either a granite cleaner or baby oil?

Laneyboo

I haven't tried either! Baby oil really? i'll need to try it, i have some bedtime baby lotion that would smell lush too! Do you mean to use it on a cloth after an initial clean much like stainless steel? x

pigpen

Wipe a squeegee over them same as you do glass.. and clean with vinegar solution.. if it works for glass it will work for gloss tiles.

Grimbal

I have black granite work surfaces in the kitchen that I used to have a similar problem with. I then found that if I used Lidls own wipes, the surfaces dried streak free - worth a go perhaps ?

I find them much better than the more expensive brands which tend to be quite wet & soapy - the Lidl's ones don't foam

lostinrates

Once you get them clean put car wax on them, quickly! Doing this every three or four months helps stop that build up of white...

Butterfly_Brain

You must live in a hard water area, it is limescale build up. I agree with the wipes and then car wax to protect the tiles

tpt

dont use car wax...

get yourself a good microfibre mop or cloth, and get some lithofin easycare. use this instead of floor cleaner.

zippychick

As this has dropped down the OS Board, i've moved it to the in my home board, as it's quite a specialised question which I suspect the in my home folk may be able to help you with

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There are a few OS threads may help

Cleaning bathroom tiles

Cleaning kitchen/bathroom floor tiles

how to get tiles to shine

Zip

southcoastrgi

Oh the joys of natural stone tiles, I hope you do know that natural stones has to be sealed to prevent staining ? If you use lithofin this needs to be done every 12-18 months, fila on the other hand is every 5-7 yrs, if the tiles weren't sealed in the first place or if they haven't been sealed in the time scales above then that's why they are staining.

loracan1

When you say microfibre - do you mean a generic one or an e-cloth? I've had both, the cheaper ones are great for general wiping over and cleaning but aren't as effective as a proper e-cloth (the blue one for glass and green one for chrome) Mine are getting a bit raggedy now, but are touching on 8years old and still working perfectly.