Quarry tiles

lizweb20

Hi, does anyone know a way of keeping quarry tiles looking good?
I have tried stripping the polish off and applying a polish/sealer, but after a couple of weeks it looks awful!
The tiles are round a wood burning stove and get washed daily, more often when the stove is in use.
I'm sure some wise people out there will have the solution. Please help!!!!!
Thanks.

Ticklemouse

Maintenance of Tile Floors

Quarry tile and other ceramic tile floors are easy to care for and normally require little maintenance. A tile floor may be washed with warm water to remove minor soiling or with warm water containing detergent when soiling is heavy. Mildly abrasive scouring powder can be used on unglazed tiles but not on glazed ones. A cleaning solution should not be left on the floor any longer than is necessary; and after cleaning the floor should be rinsed thoroughly and the water mopped up to leave the floor as dry as possible.

Heavy stains are usually not difficult to remove. Those made by ink, blood, coffee, mustard and food juice may be taken off by the use of household bleach; the surface is washed for 5 to 10 min then rinsed with water. Grease and fat usually can be removed by washing with a solution of 10 per cent sodium carbonate in water or 5 per cent caustic soda, allowing the solution to be in contact with the surface for about an hour, then rinsing thoroughly. Wax, tar and asphalt can be loosened and scraped off by applying kerosene, naptha or carbon tetrachloride. Iron stains such as rust stains and tool marks may be removed by washing with a 5 per cent solution of hydrochloric acid in water; the same remedy is used for the removal of hardwater deposits and efflorescence of calcium or magnesium carbonate. This solution or other acid should not be used on glazed tile, and when used on other tiles must be rinsed thoroughly.

The application of linseed oil or a polish to ceramic tile floors is not recommended. Such treatments not only make the surface slippery and dangerous to walk on but also make the tiles more difficult to clean.

MATH

I use Spread 'n' Shine for Kleeneze to keep my tile floors shiny. (I've got a thing about them having to have a gleam on them) Even with regular mopping the shine lasts for about a month in low traffic areas and about 2 weeks in heavy use places but it is not bother to re-do you just spread and leave to dry. If you want to take the finish off a good scrub lifts it right off. HTH