How can I get rid of very old stain on my shower floor

I just moved into a townhouse and the stone tile in the bathroom floor has very old dirt stains. I have tried Clorox with Ajax, vinegar and baking soda but nothing seems to work...HELP!
Thank you!
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  15 answers
  • Nancy Nichols Smith Nancy Nichols Smith on Oct 07, 2017

    Go to the nearest dollar store and get a spray bottle of the yellow plain Awesome cleaner. I have been amazed at what it gets clean... Spray it on, let it stay for about 3 mins, and then use a nylon bristle brush to scrub and rinse. It may take a couple of times to get it totally clean

  • Kim Kim on Oct 07, 2017

    Get a scotchbrite green pad and a bottle of Commercial Soft Scrub w/ Bleach. The non commercial does not do the job.

    Put the pad and soft scrub in your shower. At the end of every shower, squirt some soft scrub on the green pad and pick a small area to clean. You should be able to get the tile and grout clean in that small area in a reasonable amount of time. If you have more time go further! Next thing you know, all of that stain should be gone. Then when you take a shower you can squirt some soft scrub on your green pad and scrub the floor with your foot so that it doesn’t come back. 😊

  • The28896192 The28896192 on Oct 07, 2017

    Try Barkeeper's Friend. It's an amazing scouring powder. I've gotten stains out with it that bleach-based cleaners couldn't touch. Don't know what's in it, but it's magic.

  • Rmf24412612 Rmf24412612 on Oct 07, 2017

    Wear knee pads and rubber gloves,,,,,,in a pail..pour in a cup of vinegar to a gallon of hot water and with a thick stiff brush to scrub the floor completely then rinse well to clean......then stop with a wet floor...shake baking soda onto the floor to cover and let it dry completely ...then wet the floor with vinegar..it will be foamy til stop then scrub floor again.....P.S. from the look of the picture..looks like oil, paint, dirt, rust....try turpentine and scrub.


  • Jle29715082 Jle29715082 on Oct 07, 2017

    DILUTED CLOROX

  • Marlenepartridge Marlenepartridge on Oct 07, 2017

    If that didn't work, or you couldn't find the right cleaner, I would take some Draino (the gel kind.)hold my breath, and cover the stain or the whole shower floor and let it sit over night. You don't want to breathe that stuff.


    So what I did was hold my breath, pour some on the stain use a normal size paint brush to get it all over the stain, and then leave the bathroom. I couldn't get it all covered in those few seconds, so I just left to breathe, then held my breath to do a little more. I repeated it about 3 times, Then I left it overnight and used the shower itself to wash it away in the morning. Worked for me!

  • Janet Pizaro Janet Pizaro on Oct 07, 2017

    Try making a paste with hydrogen peroxide and baking soda,but test it first

  • Sharon Sharon on Oct 07, 2017

    I would break out the Easy Off No Fume Max oven cleaner wearing rubber gloves, a mask and a scrub brush. Open window.

  • Nancy Nichols Smith Nancy Nichols Smith on Oct 07, 2017

    This has cleaned paint stains off concrete, calcification and plumbers glue/putty off of a stainless steel sink to a smooth clean surface to install a new faucet. Even the plumber was amazed, and texted me that he is now carrying it in his tool kit to do that very same job when he installs new faucets! It even cleans rust off of tools I have accidentally left in the garden. Happy cleaning!

  • Nancy Whitney Nancy Whitney on Oct 07, 2017

    Sprinkle heVy

  • Nancy Whitney Nancy Whitney on Oct 07, 2017

    Sprinkle heavy layer of baking soda. ARM AND HAMMER,, then spray white vinegar on it let sit 30 minutes an scrub. Try comet powder after that... yea clean

  • Connie S Connie S on Oct 08, 2017

    The peroxide and baking soda might work. Oxiclean would do the same job. I personally would go buy some professional tile cleaner that is made just for this purpose. Also, if you use oven cleaner, or drain cleaner, they have LYE in them, and can do permanent damage to the tiles.

  • Vickie Thornton Beard Vickie Thornton Beard on Oct 09, 2017

    So when you are finished trying all of the above solutions, please let us know what actually got the job done and how it looks afterwards. So curious:-) Good Luck!

    • Sonia Medina Lemos Sonia Medina Lemos on Nov 01, 2017

      I tried everything and nothing worked!!!�😩😩

      I guess I need to replace the tile.

      Thank you all for trying to help me.

      Sonia

  • Sonia Medina Lemos Sonia Medina Lemos on Oct 09, 2017

    I will!!! I will try one by one and won’t stop until one of them works😉

  • Bonnie M Hale Bonnie M Hale on Oct 11, 2017

    Mister clean magic sponges. Theyre a back, neck and time saver. Good luck ladybug.