You've been adding a polish, not a cleaner. What you need is to STRIP the floors of the residue. That's super easy. Armstrong makes their own floor strippers for just this purpose. Purchase the product and follow the instructions. Remember: every 'soap' or polish product leaves a residue IF (big if) you allow the floors to air dry.

How to get away from what you are seeing? Easy: Towel dry the floor as you mop. Water EVAPORATES but NOTHING ELSE does.

The instructions include dilution of 20 parts water to 1 part cleaner (20:1). What is your dilution rate? And how often do you use this product? For how long have you used this product?

Here’s a link below to product it says cleaner, not plush though. The flooring store that installed my tile recommended this. Ok I may try towel drying as I go. I use it every 2 weeks pretty much for 1 1/2 years.

What about a steam mop?

https://www.homedepot.ca/product/armstrong-once-n-done-1-9-l/1000112142

*not polish

If you are using that every 2 weeks you are more than likely using too much and too often. I will pretty much guarantee you have a built up a film of that crap. Damp mop with a drop of dawn detergent is really all you should need.

I know is 'says' it is a cleaner, but these products can and will leave a residue. What is your dilution rate? Are you measuring out 20 cups of water (5 litres) and 1 cup of cleaner? Or are you going with LESS (they say a 40:1 water:cleaner ratio is normal for regular cleaning)?

If you really want to get this 'up' try using regular formula Windex. Yep. The glass cleaner. It has 5% ammonia content which is IDENTICAL to a residential-grade FLOOR STRIPPER! Yep. If it works on glass, it works on tile.

Give it a go. You probably have it in your cupboard right now. I would pick a tile that is on the side of the room but ALSO gets plenty of light. That way you can SEE, via the reflection, the difference between the cleaned tile and the rest.

You will:

1. Spray/soak the tile with Windex.

2. Allow to SIT for 30 - 60 seconds

3. With clean towel (paper or cotton) you will wipe it up.

4. Wipe all of the Windex off the floor (do not let it 'dry' in place)

5. Do a second 'misting' of the tile (as if cleaning a mirror)

6. Wipe up IMMEDIATELY

7. Check the cloth...do you see any 'yellow' residue after the second wipe?

8. Continue to mist the tile until the 'yellow' or brown or orange no longer shows on the cloth

9. Continue to next tile/section

If it works, I would purchase the gallon refill of Windex and go at it. While you are waiting for your Windex to 'soak', feel free to THROW OUT the Armstrong cleaner.

Hey there thanks so much for the recommendation. I used windex and yes what a difference!! we are 80% back to beautiful sparkly tile. I’ll give it another soak and wipe down with windex and I’m sure I’ll see even more improvement.