How To Remove Nail Polish From Floor Tiles

Never use nail polish remover on wood floors.

How to remove nail polish from floor tiles.

Porcelain tiles have a hard surface that can tolerate most cleaning products. Nail varnish remover is more likely to damage the varnish and the protective oil layer on wooden furniture and should only be used as a last resort when removing nail varnish stains. Follow the steps below to remove dried on nail polish starting with the least abrasive chemical cleaners and work up to more powerful applications until the stain is removed. Follow these steps to remove nail polish stains from flooring and tiles surfaces such as bluestone brick concrete flagstone granite limestone masonry tile sandstone slate or terrazzo.

Avoid the need to replace stained tiles by cleaning up spills immediately. A nail polish stain or acetone spill on a tile floor can be a pain to clean up much less look at on a daily basis. Remove the excess as soon as possible. Removing nail polish stains from tiles looks slightly different from removing nail polish from home textiles.

If the polish is allowed to sit on the floor it may stain tiles over time and become difficult or impossible to remove. The first line of defense to clean up splashes of acetone or drips of nail polish color on tile is speed followed by detergent. This permanent staining is more likely to occur when the tile floor consists of natural stone such as granite or marble rather than ceramic tile. If you don t have rubbing alcohol you can use hairspray instead.