How To Keep Your Countertops Clean & Great Looking
The Holidays are over and friends and family have gone back home. Now, it’s time to take a closer look at your kitchen after preparing all the holiday meals. If you think it’s time for a thorough cleaning before everybody comes right back for Mardi Gras, make sure you get the right cleaners for your countertops.
What You Need To Know
Be very careful choosing your cleaners because some may damage your tiles. Do not use cleaners that contain Acid. Acid will eat through you tile and may remove the finish. Avoid Wax-based cleaners and oil based detergents. DO NOT USE vinegar, bleach, ammonia, or other general purpose cleaners especially on marble or granite tiles. Harsh cleaning aids like steel wool pads or any scouring pads containing metal shouldn’t be used on tile. Unglazed tile should not be cleaned with an agent that contains color. Test cleaning products on a small area before cleaning the full area. After cleaning, rinse the entire area with clear water to remove any cleaning solution residue.
Glazed Tile
Clean regularly with an all-purpose, non-oil-based household cleaner that’s compatible with cleaning grout joints. Use an everyday multipurpose spray cleaner to remove soap scum, hard water deposits, and mildew on wall tiles in your bath or shower.
Unglazed Tile
Use concentrated tile cleaners that have a neutral pH for regular cleaning. These will safely remove grease, oils, and normal spills—just check to be sure the cleaner is intended for the application, use, and traffic level. Clean glass tile with any nonabrasive cleaner recommended for either glass or tile.
Marble Tile
Clean marble regularly with a gentle cleaner for marble. Always clean up spills quickly with a non-abrasive gentle cleaner due to the porous nature of the marble stone.
Granite Tile
Clean Granite regularly with a gentle cleaner for granite that is specially formulated to protect and enhance the beauty of your granite. Even though granite is a hard stone, it still can be porous so clean up spills quickly.
Carr Stone & Tile
Contact Carr Stone to consult with our expert sales staff or our in-house design coordinators to help you determine which stone or tile is the best application for your project at (504) 835-8453. We are located at 3200 Andover Street in Jefferson, Louisiana. Our showroom and display area are open daily, Monday through Friday, from 9am to 4pm. Samples are available upon request. Visit https://carrstone.com for some design ideas.
