Removing oil food stains and dripped candle wax from new unsealed cotto...

05/22/2013 - 05:00

I have left treating my new cotto fatto a mano floors somewhat longer than planned and hence there's a small build up of bits of oil from dropped kids food and spilled candle wax.  Any ideas on whether I can remove these marks? So far I'm treating the cotto by scrubbing with acid and a decking brush and vari8us scrubby things I find at home....metal pan cleaners, wirebrush etc... and then using Fila w68 ,w98,  Filajet and then a waterbased wax seal. Has anyone tried used an oxygen based bleach powder solution...I've used this on bathroom  tiles and grout in the UK and just wondered whether it would work wonders on cotto as the final wash before sealing...?

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To answer my own question, Fila Nospot is an absolute wonder. Simply spray it on and it turns slowly into a white powder that absorbs all oil and grease that has sunk into a cotto floor...even marks I've had for months on  untreated tiles. Also to remove the candle wax it simply dissolved in Filasolv. Thanks Fila!

RachelThis Fila No spot seems to be exactly the product we have needed for ages. Have looked for it in some of our local ferramenta shops and OBI but cant find it there. Could you let us know where you got it from. Many thanks

It's amazing stuff. I think it must have invisible microsponges which absorb up oil...just spray it on, it dries within 15 mins, you give it a wee scrup and vacuum it up and oil splodge has gone! I surprisingly found it at a decorating supplies shop in Rieti. If you go online and Google Fila.it you can contact them and they'll tell you who stocks Fila products near you. I saw it on eBay.it but more expensive than in the shop. It cost me €10.70 per can.