Tile and Grout Cleaner - Stone and Tile Degreaser

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How to - Grout Cleaning and Tile Restoration -

What's the best way to clean tile and grout? Do you have stone tiles or concrete flooring that needs refurbishment, what's the best way to prepare and approach this project? There is a simple answer that makes a fantastic job of cleaning grout every time, called pre-wetting.

Many people struggle to clean grout effectively, without exception, they all make the same mistake by either trying to clean grout when the floor is dry, without pre-wetting, or try to clean grout using a pad instead of a brush.

A pad just skims straight over the grout whereas a brush gets right into all the grout lines and the pits and fissures of the tile.  Usually, any failure is a result of the technique and the cleaning product applied which is normally sitting at the bottom of the porous grout doing absolutely nothing whatsoever.

The best and correct method follows:

YOU WILL NEED

A Mono Rotary Machine fitted with a tank and soft to medium brush.

A Wet Vacuum.

SRP X-Treme heavy Duty Tile & Grout Cleaner.

SRP Hone Powder. 220 or 320 Grit.

SRP Pink pH Neutral Cleaner.

METHOD

Soak the tile and grout with water before cleaning. When you come to add the SRP X-Treme Heavy Duty Tile & Grout High Alkaline Cleaner, dilute it accordingly using a ratio from 10:1 for a mild clean-up to 2:1 for more severe issues.

If heavily soiled it will, due to the pre-wetting, sit on the surface and begin to work its magic.

Mix the dilution correctly and simply add it to the tank of the mono rotary machine.  Allow it to dwell/sit on the surface and then agitate with a soft to medium brush.

Allow it to sit again, agitating and extracting with a wet vacuum as you go.

Finally, rinse with SRP Pink pH Neutral Cleaner and extract with a wet vac again.

The grout usually comes up immaculate each and every time.

When the grout is soiled, at the 2nd agitate phase, sprinkle some SRP Honing Powder 220 or 320 Grit into the mix. Acting like a liquid sandpaper cleaning the surface by removing a few microns from the surface. (If you listen carefully at this stage you can actually hear the honing powder cutting), causing a chemical and mechanical clean at the same time.

Finally seal with SRP Impregnating Sealer to protect the tile and grout, which makes it easier to clean the next time.

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Neutral Cleaner for Natural Stone Cotto Terracotta by Faber Showroom

Choosing the right surface cleaner isn't always easy when your stone and tile floors become overrun by dirt and grime. You already know that the type of material you have should determine the type of detergent you use. To put your worries at ease while providing professional quality cleaning that doesn't damage your surfaces, you need Faber Neutral Cleaner. 

As a pH-neutral cleaner, Faber Neutral Cleaner is suitable for a wide range of tile and stone surfaces.

Suitable for:
- Agglomerate cement-marble
- Agglomerate resin-marble
- Basaltina - Lava Stone
- Agglomerate resin-quartz
- Cement
- Concrete
- Cotto
- Granite
- Limestone
- Marble
- Molted Basalt
- Porphyry
- Quartzite
- Sandstone
- Slate
- Terracotta
- Travertine
- Tuff

What is a neutral cleaning solution?

As you can probably guess, a neutral cleaning solution contains substances that are exactly 7 on the pH scale. As such, it is suitable for both alkaline and acid-sensitive surfaces.

Why use a neutral floor cleaner?

Using an acidic cleaning detergent on an acid-sensitive stone surface will etch and eat into the surface, greatly reducing its visual appeal. The same is true of using alkaline detergents on alkaline-sensitive floors. 

Unfortunately, most household cleaners may be appropriate for one type of floor but harmful or ineffective on another.

Even worse, those traditional homemade cleaners often involve the use of vinegar and lemon. However, these two items have a pH value of close to 3, so they must be not be used at any time. 

After spending time and effort to improve and protect the appearance of your stone and tile surfaces, it would be such a shame to put it all to waste. 

This is where a pH-neutral cleaner comes in.

Why Faber Neutral Cleaner?

Faber Neutral Cleaner is a water-based pH-neutral cleaner. 

Tile and Flooring Restoration with High-Performance Cleaning Action

Firstly, as any stone cleaner should, Faber Neutral Cleaner offers high-performance cleaning action. It has a concentrated formula specially formulated for the daily, maintenance cleaning of all floor surfaces. 

Use of this ph neutral cleaner not only cleans the dirt and grime currently plaguing your stone and tile floors, but it also protects surfaces from future issues. 

Faber Neutral Cleaner boosts a stone surfaces resistance to dirt, such as dirt brought in from foot traffic. 

Furthermore, after the use of this ph neutral cleaning solution, surfaces don’t need rinsing. 

Pleasant Aroma - Faber Showroom Neutral Cleaner Smells Fresh

Unlike many of the most common household floor cleaners available on the market and those homemade remedies you find online, Faber Showroom Neutral Cleaner actually leaves your surfaces smelling both clean and fresh. 

There is nothing worse than giving your tiles a good clean and not getting to enjoy them because the smell is just so offputting. Fortunately, this neutral tile cleaner completely avoids this issue. 

Stone and Tile Flooring Cleaner with Zero Wax

This neutral cleaning solution contains no waxes or other substances. Typically, these types of substances leave patina and residues on your freshly cleaned stone and tile floors. 

Over time, these residues cause problems concerning opaqueness and trap dirt on surfaces. By doing this, future surface cleaning treatments become much more difficult and costly. 

Fila PS87 Pro: 3 in 1 Professional Tile, Grout and Stone Refurbishment Cleaner

Thanks to Fila PS87 Pro, achieving the highest results no longer require you to pay the highest price. When your stone surfaces are overrun with dirt and hiring a professional just isn't affordable, there is no better choice than this professional cleaning agent.

 

Fila PS87 Pro Professional Degreasing Cleaning Agent Uses

Fila PS87  Pro is an amazing 3-in-1 professional degreasing and cleaning agent. It is a concentrated cleaner that effectively removes stains, grease and residues from a range of dirty tile and stone surfaces.

Whether it is used diluted, for maintenance cleaning or undiluted for stubborn stains, this cleaning detergent is sure to get the job done.

Furthermore, Fila PS87 Pro even gets rid of wax.

What surfaces ae Fila PS87 Pro suitable for?

In addition to its 3-in-1 cleaning capabilities, this professional cleaning agent is suitable for a range of tile surfaces and all natural stone surfaces.

Suitable for:
- Concrete
- Linoleum and PVC
- Porcelain and glazed ceramic tiles
- Quarry Tiles
- Terracotta
- Unpolished stone and agglomerates

This patio cleaning detergent shines when cleaning natural stones that are acid-sensitive.

How to clean like a professional with Fila PS87 Pro

1. Dilute Fila PS87 Cleaning Agent

Before applying this degreasing cleaner, it is important to dilute the product depending on the usage.

For maintenance cleaning, we recommend diluting the detergent 1:20 in lukewarm water.

Although, for a more intense clean, dilute the cleaning agent down to a 1:5 ratio.

2. Apply the cleaning solution

After diluting PS87, apply the resulting solution to the surface.

3. Leave for 5 minutes

Once the solution has been applied to the surface, wait for around 5 minutes in order to allow it to act.

4. Brush the surface

Brush the surface with a scrubbing brush (for more minor, domestic cleaning) or single-disc floor scrubber (for commercial or industrial cleaning).

5. Clean up the residues

Afterwards, get rid of the remaining residues with a clean cloth or wet vacuum cleaner.

6. Rinse the surface

Finally, completely rinse the surface with clean water.

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How to Remove Stains from Porcelain Surfaces with Fila PS87 Pro

As well as both cleaning and degreasing, Fila PS87 Pro acts as a tile stain remover. It removes stains from porcelain tiles.

Doing this is a simple, three-step task.

1. Apply Fila PS87 Pro

Without diluting the product, apply this tile stain remover to the surface.

2. Allow to dry

Then, wait for the product to dry on the surface completely.

3. Rinse the surface

After allowing PS87 to dry, rinse the surface with clean water.

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Fila PS87 Pro Wax Removal Treatment

On top of all of that, this professional cleaning agent also acts as a wax remover.

1. Dilute Fila PS87 Pro Professional Wax Remover

As opposed to maintenance cleaning, we recommend diluting the product 1:5 with clean water when removing wax.

2. Apply the solution

After diluting the wax remover, apply it to the surface.

3. Leave for 10 minutes

The solution must be given 10 minutes to act on the surface.

4. Clean the surface

For smaller, domestic wax removal, use a scrubbing brush to clean the surface. Alternatively, for larger commercial or industrial jobs, use a single-disc floor scrubber.

5. Get rid of the residues

Remove the remaining residues using a clean cloth or wet vacuum cleaner.

6. Rinse the surface

When all the residue is gone, rinse the surface with clean water.

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More Information

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Furthermore, any advice we do give comes free of charge and under “no obligation”. 

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Alternatively, click here for the Technical Datasheet (TDS) for Faber Neutral Cleaner.

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