Tumbled marble and porcelain tile cleaning

[brocade]

We just moved in to a new house. We have tumbled marble tiles and porcelein tiles (coarse surface) at shower and bath and floor. Also have same type of porcelein tiles behind the stove. Here are the newbie questions:

1. How to clean and maintain these bath/shower tiles? Wash them with detergent (any special one?) or bleach? Use brush or cleaning pad?
2. How about the floor tile?
3. How to clean the ones behind the stove? Some tiles are already changing color due to heat and grease.
4. What's the best sealor for these tiles?
5. How often the bath/shower need to be sealed? How about floor tiles (they are in bath room and laundry room, so some moisture)?
6. The Kitchen tiles, are there any heavy duty sealant for heat and oil resistance?

Your adices are greatly apprecaited!

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[Tool Guy - Kg]

Howdy, brocade :wave:
If you give us your first name, we'd ba happy to use it. Gets kinda confusing around here without em.

I'm going to move this thread over to the "Cleaning, Restoration, and Sealing" forum to get the proper attention it deserves. There'll be help on the way.

:)

[doitright]

Hi Brocade, Welcome! :)

What Kurt said about a first name. :shades:

1. Please use a stone & tile specific neutral pH cleaner such as Stone Tech's All Purpose Cleaner. Sometimes agitation with a stiff brush will help. ST's Revitalizer a couple of times a week in the shower will help.

2. Same.

3. You should get the grease stains out before sealer. Stone Tech makes a special poultice for this. Seal them (backsplash) with ST's Bulletproof, then maintain with Revitalizer 1=2 times a week, and All Purpose Cleaner in between. I doubt the heat is causing a change in color, only the grease.

4. For everything but the backsplash use Stone Techs Heavy Duty Stone Sealer.

5. This will just have to be monitored. The manufacturer says up to 5 years, but depending how they are used and maintained will ultimately be the deciding factor.

6. Already been answered in 3.