How To Clean Foam Puzzle Mats

We have a children s store and our flooring is the interlocking puzzle mats.

How to clean foam puzzle mats.

Mats are porous and you want to avoid any water seeping into the holes so be sure that the cloth is damp but not saturated. Dip a soft cloth into the cleaning solution and run it across the surface of the mat. We were just wondering if anyone could give us advice on how to clean them. Sweep or gentle vacuum the foam mats if you ve got the interlocking foam mats or puzzle mats in most cases a broom or vacuum without the spinning brushes is a great solution to get rid of any dry debris.

To get rid of them sprinkle the pad with baking soda and let it sit for at least 8 hours or overnight. We share our tips and tricks for cleaning foam mats. I take them outside to clean and use the hose on them to rinse. The swiffer does not work nor a mop.

For wet spills or sweat basic household floor cleaner will do the trick. You can also spot clean foam with a sponge. Vinegar is one of the oldest methods for disinfecting and cleaning household materials that contain mold stains bacteria and germs. Cigarette smoke urine and other odors tend to linger on foam mattress pads.

Once the tiles have dried you can bring them back indoors and reinstall them. They take no time at all to dry and sometimes i just dry them with towels. If you d like you can even pull up the tiles take them outside and clean them. Instead use a simple cleaning solution made of soap and distilled water.

Damp mop the floor mats for wet spills or sweat basic household floor cleaner will do the trick. Resist the urge to sanitize the mats with alcohol. We found the easiest way to clean foam interlocking puzzle tiles was in the shower with warm water. Vacuum up the excess powder.

We are looking at possibly getting the steam mop or a floor cleaner like the hoover floormate or irobot scubba. To prevent that in this. Have you tried to wash a mat only to feel very disappointed when comes out of the washer completely damaged we know that feeling. Or wash and rinse outside with garden hose.

Right now we are having to get down on our hands and knees but there has to be some other way. We actually ripped up the carpet in our son s room before he was born and laid the foam tile pieces down as flooring. I usually just pull up the pieces and get a scrub brush and use a dilution of bleach and water. For cleaning of eva foam mats use a damp mop to apply the cleaner and do light to moderate scrubbing.