Yellow Stains Vinyl Flooring

Vinyl linoleum floors tend to get yellow stains over time for a variety of reasons.

Yellow stains vinyl flooring.

Although the methods described here won t harm most vinyl floors we strongly recommend that. Sheet vinyl resilient flooring is so easy to clean that it may never require anything beyond damp mopping with a cleaner intended for vinyl floors. Yellow stains on these floors can be caused by polish rust molds paint or food. The best methods to try and remove rug stains would be through sun exposure or a water and baking soda mixture.

Thankfully there are a number of ways to remove stains and prevent some future stains. But if your floor has marks or stains that still won t come off you can use stronger stuff. Vinyl floors can also be scarred by scuff marks which can be removed by using isopropyl alcohol. To prevent stains from occurring check the labels on the any floor rugs to ensure that they are non staining to vinyl floors.

If your yellow stains are caused by chlorine bleach those are actually dye stains caused by the dyes that are added to the bleach. While many say the yellowing cannot be reversed there are some methods that have been successful for some. See our guide how to remove yellow stains from linoleum flooring for easy methods that may remove the stains from your vinyl. In that case use the guide how to remove dye stains from linoleum.

Rugs with rubber backing can leave vinyl and linoleum flooring with yellow discoloration.