I Give Up - What Will Clean the White Film off our Porcelain Tile
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Comments (8)I bought some EdFred shower cleaner after seeing a video which was linked on a similar thread. It did the job on the shower and I also had read that it cleaned grout. I put it directly on the grout lines, used a small brush to brush it in, wiped up with a towel and when it dried the grout was like new. It's biodegradable (but I still wore vinyl gloves). No effort at all to clean up miserable-looking grout lines in our kitchen in front of the sink and cooktop. Worth every penny (shipping was more than the 16 oz. bottle). I'll be using it from now on. Here is a link that might be useful: Easily cleans grout...See MoreCleaning grime and soot from porcelain tile - Magic Eraser
Comments (3)UPDATE In my earlier post I was disappointed that the grout seemed to be darkened by the cleaning. I was just impatient and did not wait for the grout to dry. It appears the grout cleaned right along with the tile. To clean the rest of the floor, the smoke cleaners used the Mr Clean Magic Eraser mop version. They could not find the Quick Eraser brand at any of the Dollar Trees near my house. I had to go back across town to the one I found them at to get the mop version. It is called ScrubIT Color Sweep on one side of the packaging and Quick Eraser on the other side. It took about 2 hours of very light mopping to clean 300 square feet. The sponge did not look worn out when she was finished, either....See MoreCleaning suggestion for removing film build-up in dishwashers
Comments (2)Not sure if you knew already or not but they sell dishwasher cleaner in the grocery store right next to the rinse aid. You do exactly what you did, empty the dishwasher completely, open the diswasher cleaner and put it in the bottom of the empty dishwasher. It cleans off the film you mentioned. Our Meile installer recommended using it once every few months....See MoreHelp with Porcelain Tile clean up problem
Comments (4)Prior to doing anything extreme, I'd recommend using a commercial grout haze remover on the tile. Depending on how long the residue has been there, if less than 10 days use a standard grout haze remover, even one designed for clean up during the grouting process itself. If over 10 days you sometimes need to step up to something stronger, along the lines of a phosphoric acid cleaner. Caveat, the stronger the product, the more damage you can do. I recommend calling Aqua Mix tech support, 800-282-8786 and relating to them the products used. After using the removers if you still have variations you could rent a buffer to try to even out the overall sheen of the floor, but it really depends on what is causing the areas of dullness. Residual haze or tile abrasion? If it was sealed, the porcelain shouldn't have been sealed. No reason, it's not porous. Sealer over porcelain can cause problems instead of preventing them. A question or comment though...the tiler should be responsible for cleaning up the original haze. Not you....See Morebill_vincent
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