I've just moved a round bin from the kitchen floor to discover a circle underneath which has faded from dog wee! It's really obvious as it's a faded circle. Can anyone help please?
If it is linoleum and not vinyl, you can try sprinkling a layer of baking soda over the stain and spraying it with warm water until it is like a paste.
Leave it sit for an hour and then wipe off. Sometimes that works. Sometimes not. If it doesn't work, you can try a second time using a spray of plain white vinegar instead of the water (so the baking soda and vinegar will foam up). Same thing...leave it sit for an hour and wipe up.
If it is vinyl, then you can do the same thing, but after wiping up area, do a final wash down with a white rag soaked with plain 70% Isopropyl Alcohol (I can get a bottle for a dollar or less at our Dollar General).
This is a tough sell either way so depending on the age of your floor, the length of time the stain set, and the concentration of the urine, it may or may not ever come out. Hopefully yours will be a success!
It's been 4 months since a hail storm knocked out my front windows. The rain came in and the dye from the curtains stained my linoleum floors. I tried rubbing alcohol, nail polish remover, CLR, baking soda, Magic Eraser, and several other bathroom cleaning products.
Nothing has worked. Please help me save my floor.Have you tried hydrogen peroxide?
My last apartment had lineolum in the kitchen. I had moderate success with oxy clean lightening stains from rugs that bled on to it (dark blue on to yellow). I never found any solution that totally removed the stains. I hope someone here has better luck than I did and can give you a cure.
I've split nail polish remover on the linoleum tile floor of my rental unit. The result is a milky-white stain that seams to have eaten away the gloss of the linoleum. I tried vinegar, but that did nothing. Does anyone know how to get this discolouration out?
Here are a few facts you should know about your floor to help you out.
Mold will stain just about anything it grows on and linoleum is no exception. Check out these ideas on how to remove mold stains from a linoleum floor.
Oven cleaner uses very strong chemicals to breakdown burnt on food and stains in your oven. Removing oven cleaner stains from floor can be a difficult chore.
How do I get stains of oxidation out of my linoleum around my floor vents and also get stains of yellowing off floor left by rubber back throw rugs?
Linseed oil is one of the raw materials that is used in linoleum flooring. Considering you had a rug in this area, it has blocked the sunlight from shining on your floor. This is what has caused the floor to oxidize or turn yellow. It is possible to remove the stains from your floor.
First, you can use sunlight to remove the stains from your floor. The lack of sunlight has yellowed this area. Each day, allow the yellow areas, some sunlight. The time it will take to lighten the area and restore it back to its natural color will depend on how yellow the area is.
Second, you can use baking soda, water, and a soft cloth. Wet the area with water and sprinkle with baking soda. Allow to sit for 10 to 15 minutes. Afterwards, use your cloth to wipe up the baking soda up. This may take several applications depending on how badly your floor has yellowed.
You can make a solution of one part bleach to four parts water, soak a rag in it and lay it on the floor and let sit an hour. Rinse off.
The only thing I would like to add is that lemon juice may help the baking soda do a better job.
You can use baking soda in conjunction with lemon juice; the citric acid acts as a gentle cleaner that won't affect the floor finish. Mix a solution of 2 parts lemon juice to 1 part baking soda in a bowl; stir it to make a paste, and apply the paste with a nonabrasive sponge.
Depending on the type of flooring you have this stain can be difficult to remove. This is a page about removing a PVC purple primer stain on a floor.
Unfortunately the backing on bath mats and other throw rugs can have a chemical reaction with your flooring causing stains. This is a page about removing throw rug stains on linoleum.
Large pink stains have suddenly appeared on my mum's kitchen lino. I have checked underneath and all looks fine, no staining at all, and no damp.
She says nothing has been spilt. We have tried cleaning with bleach with no luck. Any ideas?Family Handyman says that this is a case of "bottom up" staining. The stain originated below the floor and is coming up. The pink stain indicates mold. You can rip up the old floor and scrape off the adhesive, or install a new floor over the old one.
Here is the article: www.familyhandyman.com/
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