How to Clean Linoleum

How to Clean Linoleum

Correct flooring for flooring will allow to maintain an attractive look of the latter throughout the life. This article will tell how to get rid of such a cover as a linoleum.



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Dirt removal

  • So that in the process of cleaning the abrasive fragments did not damage the coating, it is necessary to pre-prompt or spent the linoleum.
  • Conducting daily cleaning, to clean the linoleum, use warm water with the addition of the household soap or the detergent for floors. The volume of 10 liters is enough to grasp 100 g of brown household soap.
  • Removing contamination with light shades coatings, use the facilities for cleaning the tile. Apply a means to the sections of the most intense contamination. Next, Treight Linoleum is a soft rag. After that, we wash the floor with clean water and wipe the coating dry.
  • With strong pollution, which reliably entered into the surface of the linoleum, can cope with the oil. Apply a small amount of means on the fabric and thoroughly polish it outdoor coating. So you will be able not only to get rid of pollution, but also restore the color of the coating, as well as create a protective layer film to prevent the appearance of small scratches and damage.
  • A good result in the fight against old household mud shows the juice of sauerkraut.
  • If you want to see the brilliant floor at the end of work, wipe the floor with water with the addition of vinegar (2 art. L. 0.5 water buckets).



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Specific Spots Fighting

  • Elimination of black strips from shoes.

Remove unwise traces will help the usual eraser. Thoroughly wipe all pollution them. When the stripes are removed, wash the coating in the traditional way. Note that the eraser copes well only with fresh "traces."

  • Elimination of oily spots.

Prepare the solution with the inclusion of soap and dishwashing fluid. In 1 liter of water, print 20 g of household soap and add 1-2 hours l. detergent degreasing agent. The resulting composition impregnate soft rags and thoroughly wipe the contamination area. Complete cleaning with clean water coverage. This recipe is recommended for bright linoleum shades.

  • Elimination of iodine stains.

A good helper in this case protrudes starch, as well as products with a high content of this connection (for example, potatoes). For this you need:

  1. On the waters moistened in the water, pour starch. Fabric put on a stain. After 10 minutes, check for pollution.
  2. Raw potatoes cut in half and rub the stain with a slice of the iodine spot. After that, leave the root in contamination (pure cut) for another 20 minutes. It is possible to use both the root roof and its cleaning.
  • Removal of green shots.

To eliminate such contaminants, it is necessary to use alcohol based compositions, ammonia in water dilution 1:10. Wettress the flap of the fabric. Get started to rub the stain, moving from its edge to the center. You can remove the solar spots of the greenstone using soda (float the spot and leave the tool "work" 5-20 minutes).

  1. You can use, for example, the composition based on mangartage and acetic acid (take into account the possibility of staining the coating). The ratio of components 1: 5.
  2. After applying the cleaning agent, the stain will first acquire a pink tone, and then brown. Next, rub the linoleum with warm water.
  3. Now the stain is processed by hydrogen peroxide. As a result, the spot from the greenstone will finally displays.
  • Deleting traces from the handle.

Footprints from the ballpoint handles must be triggered by a cooking salt, on top of which several drops of vinegar should be added. Check the result in 5 minutes. Well with traces ink copes sulfur. To do this, moisten a match head or chicked with water, and after - do contamination.

  • Removal of rusty spots.

With traces of rust on linoleum, it is well coped with such gentle, but an effective means like lemon juice. Pour citrus juice for pollution. Thoroughly wipe the plot of soft rag.

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What funds do not use?

Despite the fact that linoleum is a sufficiently strong coating, the effects of certain substances may be destroying for it. We are talking about such "helpers" as:

  • solvents;
  • bleach;
  • turpentine;
  • petrol;
  • kerosene;
  • alkaline formulations;
  • means with abrasive components.

These chemical compositions can damage the structure of the linoleum, to distort its color, leave microcracks. As a result, the coating will come into disrepair even faster.

If no sparing tools gave the desired result, you can go to the listed aggressive tools, however, before starting work, it is strongly recommended to test the means on the old linoleum fragment.

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