Clean Marble Around Toilet

To prevent staining on porous marble tiles dry the surface with a cloth.

Clean marble around toilet.

Calcium carbonate the primary compound in marble can be highly reactive to both acidic and alkaline cleaners. Instead of straining my back or bruising my knees like i used to every time i crouched around those hard to reach spots like behind the toilet i just grab my scrubber and get to work. Water shortly after fkush it s a serious problem that must be addressed quick. Do not use ordinary household cleaning.

Regularly clean your marble floors with a mild detergent or marble floor cleaner. Use runners and mats at the entrance and exits of your rooms with marble floors. Also bad are nearly all name brand cleaners like windex 409 tilex lime away kaboom clr and lysol. Add 1 4 cup baking soda and 2 tablespoons each of white vinegar and ammonia.

It s great because the brush extends from 26 to 42 easily and you can maneuver it into all those hard to reach corners crevices and grout lines. 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. Why is there crusty brownish yellow crud on floor around the base of my toilet. Use a soft mop or cloth to apply the cleaning solution to the floor or tile before wiping away residue with clean water.

Your tiles may end up etched pitted or discolored. Alkaline marble cleaners are okay up to a point. Scrub the grout between the marble tiles with the toothbrush. Avoid getting the baking soda on the marble or brushing.

Any cleaner with ph above 10 etches marble which is why bleach ph 12 and ammonia ph 11 are not for cleaning marble. Apply the cleaner to a section of flooring and wipe dry with a cleaning rag. Use gentle back and forth motions with the toothbrush to clean only the grout. Sweep the area with a broom or vacuum cleaner to remove loose dirt and debris.

Add a cup of ammonia to a bucket of hot water. Repairing lysol cleaner damage on marble.