Improving the look of 40 old Marley floor tiles look better

Primrose

Our 40 y.o. kitchen Marley Tiles are a cream colour, which have become stained in places with age, and the irregular use of protective coatings which have been added and subsequently removed with Flash before being recoated.

However they're still in excellent physical condition and i'm wondering if anybody can suggest a treatment that can restore them to a better looking state and possibly remove some of the unsightly staining and blotches.

FreeBear

Primrose wrote: »

Our 40 y.o. kitchen Marley Tiles ...

A word of warning should you ever decide to remove the tiles and replace them - They are of an age when asbestos was used in the manufacture of the tiles. If you have any concerns, get a sample tested.

jk0

Get down on your hands & knees and use a Brillo pad.

GDB2222

Because of the asbestos, I'd worry about scouring them to make them look better. We have the same tiles throughout the house, and I have covered them with carpet/vinyl.

jk0

GDB2222 wrote: »

Because of the asbestos, I'd worry about scouring them to make them look better. We have the same tiles throughout the house, and I have covered them with carpet/vinyl.

Oh, well you do it wet, then mop up any grubby water and discard it. I would have thought that was less dangerous than walking on them.

GDB2222

jk0 wrote: »

Oh, well you do it wet, then mop up any grubby water and discard it. I would have thought that was less dangerous than walking on them.

I don't walk directly on them. I covered them.