Making Kitchen Floors Shine

Kitchen floors are subject to many different grease and oil spots from cooking and baking activities. Most kitchen floors are covered with laminate, ceramic tile or sometimes a stone material. After a while, they can begin to look dull and lose their shine and luster. It is very easy to fix this problem so that your kitchen floor surface shines like new. Remember, before you begin to wash and shine your floors, it is always a good habit to vacuum them and scrub in areas where caked on pieces of dirt has adhered to the floor surface.

Water and Vinegar

The best cleaning solution you can use is water and vinegar. This solution is fantastic for making your ceramic tile kitchen floor shine well. All you do is take a bucket and fill it with warm water. Add about a cup of vinegar for every four or five cups of warm water.  Mix the solution well. Using a soft mop, begin to mop and dry the floor. Vinegar and water will make your kitchen floors shine beautifully; it dries streak-free and is a green solution.

Fabric Softener and Water

If you have a no wax vinyl kitchen floor, try adding fabric softener to water. Take a bucket and fill it with warm water. Add a couple caps full of fabric softener to your warm water solution. Mix well. Using a clean mop head to mop your floors. Do not soak the floors.  Make sure you wring the mop head out really well before you begin to mop up the floors. Repeat several times and your vinyl floor will be restored so that it looks new.

Wood Floor Cleaner

If your kitchen floors are a wood material, use a wood floor cleaner. The wood floor cleaner will give your wood kitchen floors a nice glow. Make sure you get into the corners. Do not apply too much cleaner because it will leave noticeable streaks.

Ammonia

Another great cleaning solution is one that has a gallon of warm water and a cup of ammonia. This helps to remove tough dirt and grease on the floors. This is one step up from using a vinegar and water solution on your ceramic or tile floors. Remember that ammonia has a strong odor, so be sure to keep the room well ventilated when using this product.

Adding a Sealant

If you have slate kitchen floors, you may want to think about adding a seal to the slate. A seal will prevent additional dirt and grime from getting trapped inside the slate. Slate is a very porous material and attracts grease, oil and additional dirt. The sealant also will help to create a pretty shine for your slate floor.