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how to make dull ceramic tile shine?

i have dull floor and i want to know what i can use to make it shine and look glossy i have ceramin tile in the kitchen hallway and bathroom so please help me and thank you!

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I just tried CASCADE. My matte ceramic floor gets grungy looking from my cat's body oil and general foot guck. I filled the sink 1/3 with hot sink water (distilled or de-mineralize water is better, I use that only on my hardwood floors), then I added a kettle full of hot water in the sink also. Into it I put 2 teaspoons of Cascade and mixed. Heck if it gets your dishes sparkly, why not the tile?! It cleaned the floor that plain hot water wouldn't (I never use dishwashing soap or Bona or such because they still leave a film). The streaks and messysness are gone and now that it's dry, it has left the tiles with a little shine. After the floor dried, I did a couple of spots where I missed the first time with my mop. I used a cotton blue/white mop for the floor and rubber gloves for the semi-hot water. I haven't tried a sponge mop. I have a squeezable sponge mop but I use it only on my hardwood floors, damp with warm water only, nothing else including hardwood floor cleaners seems to work. My hardwood floor is new with a poly coating but it dulls if I use cleaners. The tile floor is now dry with a good little shine.
How To Shine Ceramic Tile
Some ceramic tiles are made to have a matte finish. This is for slip resistance and just how they are had. Now if the flooring is dull from a cleaner build up or some products will actually attract dirt to make it look dull. If its a build up, try a strong vinegar and water solution to strip it off and the wash with a lighter vinegar water solution after wards. You shouldn t add any product to make them shine more then they are made to since you ll be adding a slip hazard Sealing won t do anything but protect your grout ( good idea to seal grout) since the sealer will not be absorbed into a ceramic tile, only natural stone products. Any flooring questions you can e mail me through my avatar and check my qualifications there. GL

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