Unomgangatho wethayile omtsha, kwaye uyakhazimla kwaye uyathandeka. Okanye mhlawumbi uneminyaka engama-70 ubudala yokukhangela ebhodini enokusebenzisa i-TLC ethile. Nokuba yeyiphi na indlela, olu luhlu lweengcebiso lunokukunceda ugcine umgangatho wakho kwiminyaka ezayo.
- Oku kunokuba yinto eqhelekileyo, kodwa ukungcola kunokukrola ngokulula imiphezulu yeethayile ngoko ke kubalulekile ukugcina umgangatho wakho ucocekile ngokutshayela rhoqo okanye ukuwuphunga. Isilungiso esincinci sokuthintela sihamba indlela ende.
- Mop nge kanye ngeveki. Kwimigangatho emininzi, isisombululo se-1/4 indebe yesepha yeCastile (NjengoGqirha Bronner's) kunye ne-2 yeelitha zamanzi afudumeleyo aya kusebenza. Kwimigangatho yemabhile, enokuthi ibe buthuntu ngokusetyenziswa rhoqo kwesepha, zama isisombululo esicoceke kakhulu nesincinci sesepha yokuhlamba izitya namanzi.
- Esinye isisombululo esihle sokucoca, ngakumbi kumgangatho onamafutha, ngumxube weviniga emhlophe ecoliweyo kunye namanzi ashushu. Sukusebenzisa esi sisombululo kumgangatho wemabhile, nangona kunjalo, kuba iviniga iya kuzonakalisa.
- Yenza i-grout ibonakale ikhanya kwaye intsha. Emva kokutyibilika, yenza intlama yesoda yokubhaka kunye namanzi. Hlikihla uncamathisele kwi-grout usebenzisa ibrashi yamazinyo endala (ezombane zisebenza kakuhle) kwaye uhlambe. Ukuba amabala amabi ngokwenene, unokufaka isoda yokubhaka ecacileyo, yongeza iviniga emhlophe ecoliweyo, kwaye isisombululo sihlale iyure enye ngaphambi kokuba uqale ukhuhle.
- Ukuba uzimisele ngemigangatho yakho emenyezelayo, cinga ukomisa okuomileyo nge Shine Mop emva kokuba ugqibile ukumanzisa amanzi.
- Ukuba unomgangatho omdala we-wax osokolayo ngenxa yokwakhiwa kwe-wax, lixesha lokuba uluhlube kwaye uphinde uliphinde. Yenza esakho isisombululo sokucoca ngokudibanisa i-3/4 indebe ye-ammonia kunye ne-1 indebe yokuhlamba impahla kunye ne-1 yeelitha zamanzi ashushu. Gquba umgangatho kunye nesisombululo, makahlale imizuzu emi-5 ukuya kweli-10, emva koko ucoce ngesiponji sokukhuhla okanye ngebhrashi eqinileyo. Yipule imigangatho ngamanzi acocekileyo, yome, kwaye uthambise umthwebeba omtsha.
- Ngaba unethayile ekrwitshiweyo? Ukuba iya yonke indawo kwinxalenye emhlophe yethayile, kuyakufuneka ubeke endaweni yethayile. Ukuba akunjalo, unokuyikhuphela ngaphandle. Ukuba iithayile zakho zenziwe nge-porcelain okanye i-ceramic, ungathenga ikiti yokulungisa ekuqaleni . Unokuzama ukusebenzisa into encinci yothambiso lwamazinyo okanye ipolishi yethusi. Hlikihla phantsi usebenzisa ilaphu elithambileyo kunye nokushukuma kwesetyhula, emva koko uhlambe. Ukuba imigangatho ilaminishwe, thatha uhambo uye kwivenkile yehardware uzame ipensile ye-wax okanye i-silicone putty ukulungisa. Ukuba uneentanda ezincinci kumgangatho wemabhile, uya kufuna i-acetone kunye ne-epoxy-zama ezi zikhokelo ngoncedo.
- Ngaba unethayile eyaphukileyo? Musa ukuphelelwa lithemba - landela le khokelo elula ukusuka Le Ndlu indala ukulungisa nokutshintsha enye.
(Umfanekiso: Adrienne Breaux / Umxube weSam kunye no-Anne oMibalabala)
