Bleach On Tiles

Use it only for bad stains and yellow grout.

Bleach on tiles.

The epa recommends a slightly stronger mixture for bathrooms with 3 4 cup bleach per gallon of water. Whether you re cleaning in between beautiful tiles or you re scrubbing at the grout around a fine porcelain fixture the damage you re not seeing could be the worse prospect of all when it comes to cleaning with bleach. Your tiles may end up etched pitted or discolored. For standard cleaning purposes clorox suggests 1 2 bleach per gallon of water which is about a 1 30 dilution ratio.

Soak a cloth with it and lay it on top of your unglazed ceramic tile. If the stainis on the side edge of the toilet seat the bleachcan be poured on a paper towel and then pressed onto the stain. Dilute the bleachin some water equal parts bleachand water then pour it on the stain. Lay towels down around any buckets or bottles and if working on walls make sure to lay down a tarp.

Bleach is not needed in routine cleaning of ceramic tile and is actually a bit of overkill. How do you remove hard water stains from ceramic tile. Homeowners who use organic soap to remove mold may actually be feeding the spores instead of killing them which is something bleach can certainly do. For natural stone surfaces bleach cannot be recommended for various reasons.

In general we recommend against using any of our tilex bathroom cleaners both with and without bleach on marble so i wouldn t advise bleach usage here. Leave the bleachon the stainfor a couple minutes then wipe it off. But when it comes to cleaning your bathroom tiles do not use bleach on the grout. A mixture of 1 part bleach to 3 parts water is correct for use on ceramic tile.

Hydrogen peroxide is a well known stain fighter and works on most household stains including many bleach stains. Often stains occur while trying to clean the floor as a result of mixing bleach and water over the tile or mixing too much bleach into the water. If the stain remains reapply. If your tiles and grout aren t white use color safe bleach to avoid fading and discoloration.

Leave it there for six hours or overnight then remove. Bleach can damage your materials. Homeowners whose floors are covered with ceramic tiles or laminate materials often use bleach to remove mold. Calcium carbonate the primary compound in marble can be highly reactive to both acidic and alkaline cleaners.

Step 4 mop the flop with a mop. Bleach stains clothing and is toxic to inhale so be sure to wear old clothing and gloves and check your work area has proper ventilation before you use it.