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Discuss cleaning honed travertine floor tiles in kitchen in the Tiling Forum at TilersForums; I laid 40sqm of honed travertine 400mm sq in my kitchen about 15-18 months ago. I sealed them with 3 coats lithofin, 1 before grouting, 2 after. There are some ...
          
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    I laid 40sqm of honed travertine 400mm sq in my kitchen about 15-18 months ago. I sealed them with 3 coats lithofin, 1 before grouting, 2 after.
    There are some minor cracks, holes appearing but nothing drastic, I'll deal with them eventually, when I have time.
    However, general stains have started to become more difficult to wipe off properly, after spending so much time laying it, I am anal about it being kept clean. The last straw was on Sat night the wife managed to spray lemonade EVERYWHERE.
    We immediately wiped it all clean, but the splash marks from the lemonade are clearly visible, despite the fact we could not have acted quicker.
    I am thinking I have not re-sealed the floor often enough i.e. never, which I am mad about, but I need to do something about the marks, before re-sealing. What product is best for removing general kitchen stains?

    I would say to anyone considering travertine for a kitchen floor, it is the most impractical material I have ever come across, our kitchen is really lightly used but the maintainence required to keep it clean is way out of proportion... never again....

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    Default Re: cleaning honed travertine floor tiles in kitchen

    try this mate its fila stain remover i find its the best for removing spils from travertine egceramics.co.uk then apply the sealer again. i agree its a high maintenence stone to keep you are always wary of anything damaging it.

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