I moved into this house about 2 weeks ago. I love the place it is really nice besides the kitchen floors. I am renting so I dont want to replace it. The floor looks like someone has sat in there since this house was built and smokes you know that orange look. Well there are areas where it looks like they have tried to clean them. I have pictures but i dont know how to upload on here. I tried lime away, straight bleach and nothing I did, did anything. These are linolem floors. So my question is does anyone know of a cleaner that is strong enough to take this stuff off. Maybe someone can tell me how to put pics on here so i can show what it looks like. Thank You
2007-05-10 11:16:08 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Cleaning & Laundry
Removing Yellow Stains from Vinyl and Linoleum Floors
White or light vinyl may turn yellow from soil trapped between layers of wax; in that case remove the wax and recoat clean floor. Too much sunlight can also yellow a white vinyl floor.
The most effective way to remove a wax build-up on linoleum is to use ammonia. This is pretty strong smelling stuff- so have plenty of ventilation- also DO NOT mix ammonia with bleach - it creates a dangerous gas. Mix approximately 1/2 cup of ammonia in a bucket of warm water, and wash as you normally would. This should leave your floors looking like new.
Hope this helps...good luck! =)
2007-05-10 11:24:29 · answer #1 · answered by Backwoods Barbie 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It sounds to me like the flooring itself has discolored. Linoleum does that after a while. You may want to try area rugs.
2007-05-10 18:45:37 · answer #2 · answered by Tigger 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Ammonia works really well. Linoleum is pretty cheap to do yourself. Don't spend more in cleaning products, then the cost of a new floor.
2007-05-10 18:21:23 · answer #3 · answered by Mike J 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Its probably not the fact they are dirty they are permantly stained. Try putting down rugs to cover them up or talking to your landlord. Sometimes they are more willing to put money into a rental house if they know the person is going to take care of it!
2007-05-10 18:19:57 · answer #4 · answered by Kerri L 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Badly discolored vinyl probably cannot be restored, just replaced.
2007-05-10 18:21:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋