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My cousin moved into a her newly decorated house recently and they
have porcelain tiles in the kitchen, they are turning cloudy and don't
look so nice any more.

What is the best way to clean them and keep them looking good?
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On Fri, 14 Aug 2009 16:27:01 -0700 (PDT), David
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Hi there,

My cousin moved into a her newly decorated house recently and they
have porcelain tiles in the kitchen, they are turning cloudy and don't
look so nice any more.

What is the best way to clean them and keep them looking good?


WD-40 or (in extremis) an angle grinder. :-)

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David wrote:
My cousin moved into a her newly decorated house recently and they
have porcelain tiles in the kitchen, they are turning cloudy and don't
look so nice any more.


Wonder if they were grouted using adhesive/grout? This tends to leave a
film.

What is the best way to clean them and keep them looking good?


Use a Scotchbright pad and some warm water with a drop or two of washing
up liguid, then polish with a clean dry cloth. Or if kitchen grease
causing the problem a proprietary cleaner follow by the same polishing.
They are presumably glazed and nothing should be absorbed into them.

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David wrote:
Hi there,

My cousin moved into a her newly decorated house recently and they
have porcelain tiles in the kitchen, they are turning cloudy and don't
look so nice any more.

What is the best way to clean them and keep them looking good?


Mild acid. A proprietary spray on descaler is probably good enough.
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