Sealer options for old floor

[turbocon86]

I live in an old Victorian home (1864). The bathrooms were put in in the 20s. On the floor are 1/4" thick very hard white ceramic unglazed hex tiles. They were set individually in a 1" thick mortar bed with about 1/6" space between each tile. Over the years they have become stained. They are actually patchy as some tiles are more stained than others. I have tried every cleaner known to man (including some that were probably not good for my health) to no avail. I finally decided to use ceramic and marble polishing pads on a random orbit tool and ground the grime (and a bit of the tile) off. I started with 50 grit and worked my way to 3000 grit. It worked very well, I've got a nice white smooth floor now. But, I'm trying to decide if I should apply some kind of sealer to keep it that way. Can anyone offer some professional advice? Also, what's the best cleaner to use on a floor like this.

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[Davestone]

Can you give us a name? Usually a honing powder and hogs hair pad is all you need to polish up tile.If your tile is still white,any neutral cleaner will work, until it starts getting real dirty, then a mildewcide,and alkaline cleaner should work,mb-3,or any commercial soap scum remover.If the grout is really bad a steam cleaner and or acid cleaner should work...there are a million brands.If the tile soaks in water(turns darker) use an impregnating/penetrating sealer,but i don't think it will, just use it on the grout.