There is ground-in dirt on the kitchen floor. What and how, and with what do I?

Question

get the dirt out. Tried Coke, amoania,, . The floor is either vinyl or linolium. Do I need a steel wool pad or pads?

You all are very helpful. No, it's just the dog and I. That's bad enough. It's an apartment, in a complex, so the owner's probably didn't spend much money worrying what type of flooring in the little kitchen!

Answer 1

Try Vim or a little Commet and a nylon scouring pad... work only one area about ½ foot and see if it helps...

BTW, Steel wool may cause more problems since you may embed traces of steel in the floor and then have them rust! :-(

Answer 2

If your floor is vinyl or linoleum, don't use abrasive things such as steel wool pads. This is probably the problem, the seal on the surface has been damaged and dirt has gotten into the design. Not just on the surface.

Mop thoroughly with ammonia and hot water, if this doesn't do it. The floor is probably damaged.

If it looks too bad. I think you could paint a new floor design on it with porch paints. Then seal it to keep the design in.

Answer 3

The dirt is brought in by the footwear worn for outside house. You must stop yourself and others from getting into the kitchen with the such footwear. This will stop further addition of the dirt.

Now take a bucket of water. Add two tablespoon cloth washing powder. Rotate the mixture to bring up foaming lather. Spread it on the floor in small quantities. Scrub the floor with a wiper of strong rubber pad. Do this continuously for a week. Your kitchen floor would become spick and span.

Answer 4

Linoleum is an old product and you can only do so much with it and then you need to get that replaced. We used to use soap and water in a bucket and scrub it with a brush (and used elbow grease as they used to call using some strength behind that scrub brush), and then put a coat of wax or two on it. On tiny stained areas we would use cleanser but don't keep rubbing in only one spot or then you'll get one clean spot and it won't match the rest of the floor. We used to ruin our floors wearing high heels indoors.

If the floor is vinyl (a type of plastic) then it's probably more recent installation) and has been ruined if dirt has been ground in, and the plastic coating has been removed. Replacement is your best bet. There's some really nice blocks they use now that need only cleaning with light dishwashing solution and you do not need to wax them. But, don't wear outside shoes indoors.

Answer 5

I have linoleum in my kitchen, it is the soft textured kind, I use a brush the kind you buy at home depot with a hole in the top to screw a handle in, this way no bending or sore knees, just some good non abrasive cleaner and scrub it all over then rinse.

Answer 6

Pour vinegar directly on the floor and use bristle brush or/and magic eraser to remove dirt. Keep a towel handy to dry and remove dirt as you work.

Answer 7

Bleach water, open all windows.. put on floor super wet and let soak for about an hour, wash with clear plain water. it works better than anything and your floor will look great!!

Then when dry, wax it, that will help keep it from coming back too soon

Answer 8

We have linoleum flooring in our kitchen. It gets filthy from us walking in and out to the patio. We use ammonia and it does work for us. Do you let it sit for a moment to help breakdown the dirt?

Answer 9

Sweep and damp mop using a gallon of water and a dash of dishwashing detergent, regularly to keep abrasive soil off the surface. Scrub as needed with a white nylon backed sponge to loosen stubborn, ground in soil. Nothing cleans as well as doing it on your hands and knees when you have time. Even no-wax floors eventually need waxing, this will help to prevent further deterioration.
http://www.soapman.com/tips/TipsPages/Floors.html

Also try "Awesome"

Answer 10

Bleach and water solution. or get one of those mr clean erasers. they work well on stains on linolium