Cleaning Chinese Slate Tiles
The first thing we needed to do was to protect anything that can't by moved by wrapping it in a plastic sheet once this was done we set about scrubbing the slate tiled floor with Tile Doctor Pro-Clean and a rotary machine fitted with a black pad, we used a grout brush to clean out the grout lines and then rinsed the floor thoroughly with clean water.
It's not until the floor has been washed down that you can spot any stubborn or missed areas so it's not usual to have to repeat this process until a satisfactory result is obtained. We had both the kitchen and lounge to do and this took most of the day, before leaving for the evening we turned on an air blower to help the floor to dry.
Sealing the Slate Tiled Floor
We came back the following day and checked if the floor was dry, fortunately the air blower had done its job and we were able to get on with the sealing the floor.
To seal the floor, five coats of Tile Doctor Seal and Go were applied using a paint pad applicator. Seal and Go is recommended for Slate tiles and provides good stain protection with a low sheen finish that really does bring the floor alive.
