I'm trying to remove these brown bicycle tire marks from my kitchen floor (see pictures). I've searched the internet and I have tried the following recommendations:
- White spirit
- Bike degreaser (Muc-off)
- WD-40
- Soda crystals
- Scrubbed using abrasive scourer
- Flash Magic Eraser
- Rubbing alcohol
- Bleach
However, nothing has worked at – not even slightly. It looks like the stains may be permanent, but as I have nothing to lose (rented flat) I'm willing to try anything in order to reduce the stains and salvage some of my deposit.
I have two questions:
- Is there anything/product that may help that I have not yet tried?
- Is this actually vinyl flooring? The floor seems to be a continuous material, where I have seen vinyl flooring on the internet as square blocks that are fitted together.
Best Answer
The only things I see you haven't tried are vinegar and nail polish remover. With the vinegar - just put some on the stain let it sit a bit, then wipe off. I'm not sure it'll help you as you already tried bleach. About the acetone in the nail polish remover, I'm more optimistic - it cleans everything (just first test it on a part of the vinyl that is hidden under a cupboard or something so you know you won't damage further). Good luck! :)