Slate tiles cleaning and protection
Preparation and maintenance of slate
For a new floor or walls covered with slate we recommend the application of a sealer. The sealer will
reduce or eliminate this porosity of the stone. Thus the surface of slate will be resistant to stains and
easy maintenance. Different sealers are on the market, a great distinction for the slate; there are sealers
which enhance the color and keep a wet look to the slate, others that do not change its color.
There are in the trade of many products to maintain tiles, shine, etc... But there is also an old system
that is proven and is great, let's recognize it. This is the black SOAP. It is not abrasive, is quite what it
takes to the slate slabs. You will dissolve the SOAP in a little hot water and then you will pour cold water.
2 Tablespoons black SOAP is sufficient for five litres of water.
The maintenance of the slate
To protect against stain and moisture, coat the floor with a commercial sealer l. And to have beautiful
colors, coat with the turpentine wax in and Polish or with a sealer color enhancer.
Floor clean of slate flooring
With a scrubbing brush impregnated with water and baking soda. Make the first rinse, bleach and rinse
again with clean water. And finally, dry with a clean cloth.
White spots on the slate
Clear the white spots on your slate floor, taking a brush and pour on the brush a mixture of water and
SOAP to the linseed oil or a mixture of water and black SOAP. Scrub and rinse. When it is dry, buff it with
a cloth of wool.
A glossy slate floor
Give shine to your soil by coating the two layers of wax that contains no silicone. And then shine with a
soft cloth. Otherwise, you can pass a cloth steeped in milk on the floor. When the soil is dry, shine.
Although slate clean slate with soapy water and then wash with a wet cloth and Polish. The product
shine is valid only for the smooth slate, take liquid for rough slate. Clean vacuum twice a week to sweep
the corners. The tile needs a weekly wash without using a product for the slate and stone. To thoroughly
clean stone. But the slate is naturally a mat product.
Maintain a slate floor.
Clean it with a damp brush to a solution of baking soda diluted in water. Rinse with bleach and then with
clean water. Dry it with a clean cloth. Take care of its slate flooring. Highlight the colour of slate by the
coating of wax in turpentine. Shine the passing two layers of colourless wax without silicone on its entire
surface. Buff with a soft cloth. Remove white stains on a slate floor. Scrub vigorously with a quack grass
brush moistened in a mixture of water and SOAP or SOAP to linseed oil, with a respective proportion of
5 l. 1 glass.
Maintain slate floor slate flooring enhances the aesthetic side of a room. You can accentuate this
enhancement in embalming the ground of oil of turpentine. This technique will also protect the color of
the slate. There are several ways to maintain the State nine of the slate floor. To give more brilliance,
peaked wax without silicone, preferably wax in turpentine. Let dry, then rub carefully with a soft cloth.
You can also pass a MOP soaked in milk, to buff the floor. To perform maintenance of the slate floor,
just clean it using a damp brush Broom of baking soda diluted in water. Rinse with bleach and then with
water in abundance. Lastly, Polish with a clean cloth. The slate floor is porous and absorbs stains easily.
To eliminate the white spots that will clog up often easily, scrub with a stiff brush moistened with water
and SOAP or oil SOAP. Rinse with pure water, let dry and wipe with a cloth of wool.