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cleaning acid stain floor?

11 years ago

I have two big dogs and a green acid stained floor.The finish is a matt so I can't seem to get it clean. I would greatly appreciate if someone could point me in the right direction, can I wax it? should I put on a gloss finish?Is there a particular floor cleaner that works better than others? Thanks Niamh

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PRO
Cancork Floor Inc.
11 years ago
What is the surface under the "green acid stain"? What has happened? Is it a specific area you are trying to clean? Are you looking for general tips or are you looking to remove pet stains?
Niamh Coffey
Original Author
11 years ago
Sorry I am not great at posting. It's a concrete floor with an acid stain/dye of green. The top coat is an acrylic based sealant so I imagine I can't use anything too harsh. The supplier says warm water should do the trick but I find that in daylight I can see smears from when I tried to mop it last....It's the whole floor really not any particular stain.
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If the grout was supposed to be white but has come out grey then there is either an issue with the grout or this is as I described before. I certainly wouldn't use a grout pen until you have looked at cleaning the residue from it. If this is polymer residue then the grout pen would only stick to this so would probably wear off and become patchy. If there is an issue with the grout then you should speak to the manufacturer, this does happen on occasions and they will check it if they are a reputable company. Who was the grout manufacturer? Email Ceramica is the group of companies which Viva belongs to. So I suspect that this is the tile I mentioned. I know the tile as we sell it, the tile is very good quality. Speaking as a tiler with 18 years experience if the grout was grey and has come out white then it can only be the issues I have described. Cleaning should definitely be your first option.
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11 years ago
Contact your local decorative concrete supplier or cleaning supplier and ask for a neutral based cleaner. I would use that to clean it and you can also use a wax to go over your sealer which will give you a longer life for your sealer. Typically the wax will give you a high sheen if you are ok with that and after that you can try just using a damp micro fiber hard wood floor mop to clean the floor.

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