There are many methods to clean Marble Tiles, we have tried all of them and combined them all together to get the best possible results in every situation possible! Remember to never used acidic cleaners on Marble Floors!
First to deep clean, remove acid stains and polish marble tiles you will need:
- Rotary machine
- Wet vacuum
- Diamond burnishing pads 400, 800, 1500 and 3000 grits
Our marble tile cleaners recommend a slower speed rotary machine, as it makes much less mess than the high speed one and is easier to work with in general. It's a bit trickier with walls as the machines are normally high speed but the process remains the same.
To restore the polished even finish by burnishing the floor using the diamond pads system, first we start off with a 400 grit burnishing pad to take off the old sealer and any ingrained dirt. Water is needed as a lubricant to use the pads so add some water to the area and then go over each tile with the pad 3 or 4 times, this will be followed by removing the dirty water using a wet vacuum and then the floor needs to be rinsed. There are of course exeptions where some resin based topical sealer is used or if there is deep ingrained dirt, then it's recommended to go down to 200 grit and then follow it up with 400 grit.
Next the coarse 400 grit pad gets removed and a medium 800 grit pad gets applied, then burnishing and rinsing process gets repeated, followed by the fine 1500 grit. Again we remove the water with a Wet Vax machine. After the third pad grout lines get cleaned. We use a non acidic stone/grout cleaner to get the dirt softened and then scrub the grout joints with a grout brush, followed by removing the soiled water again.
After grout cleaning we leave the Marble floor to fully dry and then complete by applying a Very Fine 3000 grit pad and polish with a squirt of water. It's important to polish thoroughly and not leave any water marks on the floor. When fully polished, protect the floor by applying a sealer as per instructions below.
For more unusual Textured Marble Tiles we use the best high-alkaline cleaners and sealer strippers on the market to remove the old sealer and clean heavily soiled texture areas and grout. Products will be left to dwell in and then scrubbed with a strong scrubbing pad or brush fitted to the machine. After scrubbing all soiled chemical water will be removed with a wet vacuum and then rinsed many times with clean water.
