Slate tile shower cleaner. It is used indoors outdoors on floors and in showers. Remove any moisture from the slate tile shower walls with a clean bath towel. Just make sure to use the right type of slate for showers. The porous nature of slate requires that the sealer have a bigger molecular structure provided with a water based sealer. The slate had now lost all its natural colour and looked completely washed out. Hard water causes more soap scum so consider installing a water softener if you have hard water.
Water based impregnating sealers usually work better than solvent based sealers for cleaning slate. For a natural alternative try making a paste with baking soda and water and using it to clean stains in your slate shower. Hard water causes more soap scum so consider installing a water softener if you have hard water. Pour the recommended amount of alkaline stone cleaner and hot water into a spray bottle. DSapone offers a 5 year labor warranty with its Healthy Shower slate. When sealing a slate tile shower floor you can simply pour some sealer directly on.
Switch to liquid soaps as bar soap tends to create more soap scum. Any tile cleaner that doesnt contain acid is the best for tile cleaning.
Follow with a squeegee to keep the slate free of streaks and watermarks.
Switch to liquid soaps as bar soap tends to create more soap scum.
There will typically already be some sealer on the slate tile shower floor from sealing the slate shower walls.
Slate tiles are extremely porous so it may take a couple of coats of sealer to provide adequate protection for the slate.
Any tile cleaner that doesnt contain acid is the best for tile cleaning.
Pour the recommended amount of alkaline stone cleaner and hot water into a spray bottle.
Slate stone comes in a wide range of colors depending on the location and minerals. We recommend a water-based sealer which penetrates deep into the porous stone and basically disappears. More than one coat may be necessary to seal your slate tile properly. If sealed properly and cleaned regularly its an all-around good performer in this application. It is used indoors outdoors on floors and in showers. Instead dilute a spray shower cleanser with an equal amount of warm water and spray down your shower with the solution. If the slate tile shower has a vinyl shower pan or is surrounding a bathtub then you only need to use paper towels to wipe up and remove all traces of excess sealer from these surfaces. Slate tiles are extremely porous so it may take a couple of coats of sealer to provide adequate protection for the slate.
We recommend a water-based sealer which penetrates deep into the porous stone and basically disappears.
For a natural alternative try making a paste with baking soda and water and using it to clean stains in your slate shower.
It is used indoors outdoors on floors and in showers.
The photographs below are from a bathroom in Maida Vale W9 which had a lovely Slate tiled wall over a bath with shower.
Follow with a squeegee to keep the slate free of streaks and watermarks.
