How To Clean Vinyl Tile

If you have vinyl tile on your flooring, you need to be extra hard working to put enough effort to clean it regularly. This type of tiles tends to look dirty quite easily. Sure, there are many commercial cleaning products that you can buy in the market, but you also need to know how to clean your vinyl tile to effectively use these cleaning products. There is no hurt in trying several cleaning products and just go with what work best for you. Here are the basic things you need to do to clean vinyl tiles.

First off, use a vacuum cleaner to get rid of dust and dirt on your floor tiles. Make sure that you clean the grouts too.

Wash your vinyl floor tiles with water. If that does not leave your floors sparkly clean, you can mix a tablespoon of dish washing liquid unto a quart of water. Use this cleaning solution and with a rag or mop, wipe your tiles.

Next mix a tablespoon of ammonia product with water and use this solution to wash your vinyl floors. Leave it for a couple of minutes to allow the solution to loosen up the dirt on the tiles.

Make sure to rinse off the ammonia and water solution because it can leave unsightly residue.

If you are not satisfied with the result, your last resort is to use self cleaning cleanser that you can buy at your local DIY or home improvement store. Apply the cleaning product using a fresh, damp cloth. Unlike other home product, self cleaning cleansers do not leave any wax build up or residue.