2006-10-08 04:08:58 · 11 answers · asked by bored1 2 in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
With elbow grease, as my grandma called it. I hated Saturdays as a kid because I was "young" and had "young bones" I had to get down there with the scrub brush and scrub the linoleum. Maybe nowadays there is a good cleanser you can put on and let soak for a while before mopping, but I bet not. Nothing in life worth having comes easily, it still seems.
Replace your floor!!!! Or put down a big, indoor, outdoor area rug, that'll help.
2006-10-08 04:12:34 · answer #1 · answered by desperatehw 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I went to Wal-Mart and bought a small scrub brush with a long handle (for better gripping and not so hard on my hands). I have found that if I take an old hand towel, get it wet with warm water and lay it on the area I am going to clean for about 5 minutes, it scrubs up with relative ease. I have used Soft Scrub in the past, but I have a cat and didn't like using chemicals. The warm water worked just as well. I leave the towel with a bit of water in it, not "soppy". I generally do a section at a time, since it covers the kitchen, breakfast room, hall, half-bath and laundry room.
I have a white floor with the stupid little holes. After nine years, I am finally changing it out this month!
2006-10-08 11:38:45 · answer #2 · answered by Amy H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try tri-sodium phosphate (TSP90 by Red Devil) but be sure to wear rubber gloves as this is one tough cleaner. Just a little in a bucket of water does the trick, and rinse afterwards. TSP also is a miracle cleaner for washing walls (floor upward to avoid streaking). Good luck.
2006-10-08 15:35:59 · answer #3 · answered by sue 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spray a floor cleaner on the spots and let it sit for a little while. It will help loosen it and will make it a lot easier to remove.
2006-10-08 12:44:19 · answer #4 · answered by cluttertoclean 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
crush some alka seltzer into a powder and put it in the holes, then just add water and when it fizzes it brings the dirt with it. not to much though just enough to fill the hole.
2006-10-08 11:13:30 · answer #5 · answered by neil d 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Power wash the floor, does not make as much of a mess as you would think.
2006-10-08 11:17:06 · answer #6 · answered by Seeking 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Vinegar is the best choice - you may need to use a toothbrush on the stubborn ones, but believe me it will work. Good luck!
2006-10-08 11:12:26 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Replace it with flooring that doesn't have those little holes.
2006-10-08 11:11:19 · answer #8 · answered by spackler 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
only a good scrub brush will work.
2006-10-08 11:41:09 · answer #9 · answered by CCC 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
use an old tooth brush
2006-10-08 11:38:49 · answer #10 · answered by Jazzy 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋