How to Clean Ceramic Tile
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Our whole family swears by this stuff, even if it does seem to produce stronger fumes than any other cleaner in existence and those fumes smell like maraschino cherries dipped in battery acid.
For that reason, make sure you’re using the Tilex in an area that has a fan, an open door, and possibly some nearby windows you can open. Spray the Tilex all over the tile to be cleaned, a light coating will do, then leave the room for fifteen minutes to half an hour. When you come back in, immediately rinse the Tilex off the tiles as thoroughly as you can, then wet a sponge and wipe the tiles down with warm water. Rinse the tiles again and you’re done. If you use the Tilex regularly, say once a week, you shouldn’t have any problem with soap scum buildup or hard water deposits.
I put down rugs in my tile entryway for people to wipe their feet on in wet weather, but because the tile is slick the rugs slid around and spread a wet, slippery mess all over the place. The quick solution I found was to lay down cheap suction cup backed rubber bathtub mats on the tile and then lay the rugs on top of them. The mats keep the rugs in place, and they also keep the water, snow and mud on the rugs from soaking through and possibly staining the grout between the tiles.
Tile is easy to clean, but if the grout is dirty the tile will look bad anyway. You can use non-scratching powder cleaner like Bon Ami or Bar Keeper’s Friend to clean grotty grout. You’ll need an old toothbrush, a bowl of warm water, and the powdered cleaner. Wet the toothbrush, dip the bristles in the cleaner, then scrub the grout clean. When you’ve scrubbed all the grout, rinse the tile thoroughly with clean water.
If your ceramic patio tiles are dirtier than a high-pressure blast from the garden hose will take care of, get a bucket of hot soapy water and use a sponge mop to scrub the tiles clean. Rinse with the hose. Don’t use a string-type mop to clean outdoor tiles, because the strings will collect leaves, twigs and debris and the mop will be ruined.
Don’t pour bleach on it! For badly stained or yellowed grout, make a paste out of hydrogen peroxide and baking soda and spread it on the grout - keep the paste off the tiles as much as you can. Let the paste set until it’s dry, then wash it off. Your grout should be noticeably whiter.
try mr clean magic eraser, cleans grout and tile floor and walls plus everthing else. has no bad chemicials or odors and u don’t even have to leave the room. tylex takes to long u get headaches from the smell. not with MR CLEAN MAGIC ERASER.it even took out laundry stains.
Spray with Grease Lightening and let it sit but not dry. Then use a hand held steamer on the area and then use clean rags to dry the water and dirt that will run out of the grout.