Removing silicon grease from Karndean / LVT

[x404]

We had a clumsy plumber in this week, and it appears he's spilt some - what I'm assuming is - silicon grease on the floor. I found a couple of small patches of a clear, sticky but extremely slippery substance long after he’d gone when I nearly slipped over. I can only guess he, or we, have distributed a little further around the floor too without realising.

I spot cleaned every patch I found with floor wet wipes, then we washed the floor twice over a 6 hour period (with our normal Flash floor cleaner), but it's still slippery and it’s never like this after washing.

It's a bloody nightmare, in bare feet, socks or footwear. I don't want to use anything that'll damage the surface of the Karndean but need something to clean it properly and return it to normal.

Any ideas?

[ziggy328]

https://www.itwprobrands.com/product/efx

Edit sorry hadn't realised the above was a US site, try this one

https://www.silmid.com/cleaners/degreasers/lps-f10...

Edited by ziggy328 on Friday 6th June 17:22

[LennyM1984]

I don't have vinyl floors but I often use IPA (industrial alcohol) to remove silicon from car paint, metal, solid wood floors etc. I've even used it to remove biro from our Alcantara Ligne Roset sofa (the covers cannot be removed/replaced so I'm pretty careful about what I clean it with).

I've not found it to have an adverse reaction with anything.

It's very cheap (about £8 for a litre of 99%) and is a handy thing to have around the house.

[Rough101]

Glass cleaner works, try on a small inconspicuous area first though.

[Semmelweiss]

https://www.toolstation.com/c-tec-multisolve-multi...

Or you can buy LVT Adhesive Remover.

[Crumpet]

Maybe that silicone sealant remover gel that Screwfix sell? Test in a hidden area first but I’m sure it’s just vinegar or something.

[blueg33]

Crumpet said:

Maybe that silicone sealant remover gel that Screwfix sell? Test in a hidden area first but I m sure it s just vinegar or something.

Silicone grease is not the same as silicone sealant. I thought the op said grease?

[GasEngineer]

Semmelweiss said:

https://www.toolstation.com/c-tec-multisolve-multi...

Another vote for mutisolve . Great stuff !

[dundarach]

Rough101 said:

Glass cleaner works, try on a small inconspicuous area first though.

That's what I use when I polish the stairs and it goes all over the floor too!!

Worth a shot!!

[timbo999]

Karndean sell their own spot cleaner:

https://www.karndean.com/en-gb/floors/services/cle...

[x404]

Thanks guys - yeah it's definitely a silicon based grease not a sealant given how slippery it is!

Will go through those, maybe try the IPA first and report back!