How can I make my floor tiles shine without wax?

Try cleaning them with vinegar. It will get any dirt caught in the tiny crevices.

Equal parts of hot water and vinegar. After that cleaning, you could buff the floor.

What kind of tiles are they, ceramic or a peel and stick type? You could try a few drops of ammonia into a bucket of warm water.

Clean your floor with a soft scrub brush and the vinegar and water as suggested by Ann and Redcatcec. Then use a dry mop or large cloth to dry the floor well rather than just leaving the cleaner to dry naturally.

I use Awsome or Fabuloso cleaner from the $$$ Store about once every 3 months. Other than that I use the vinegar and Dawn method.

If you want to you can completely change the color of your grout. There is a product by Mapei called Grout Refresh. You can find it in Floor and Decor and Home Depot sells a few colors, but Amazon has many colors. It is not hard to use, just time consuming. That will change the look of the floor as well.

If they were not shiny in the first place, then there is little you can do that will give a good longterm result. Polishes will ony build up and give you a problem later on. You could use tile covers though.

Try mopping with this:

2 gallons HOT (microwave or boil part of it) water

1 cup baking soda

1 cup white vingar

1 TSP blue dawn

Mop liberally to remove build up.

Once a week I use a few squirts of Dawn dish liquid and a few splashes of vinegar to one gallon hot water. Once a month I use lemon scented ammonia to one gallon hot water to deep clean. If they weren't shiny in the beginning they won't shine after cleaning.

Hi Amy, hope this helps you out.

Add ½ a cup of white vinegar in a bucket of water and mix well. Dip the mop in the solution, wring it well and start your cleaning process through backward and forward movements. A natural cleaning agent, vinegar not only helps remove stains but also leaves your tiles shining.

Once your floor is clean and dry, you can apply a sealer to it, it will give you some shine and seal the grout.

do aheavy cleaning first to get all dirt and grime off and then use Bona hardsurface floor cleaner to make it clean and shiny but not slippery

I clean my floors with vinegar and hot water. I try to stay away from anything that's going to scratch them, anything abrasive. Then every few years I go over the grout with a white grout pen and it makes a HUGE difference in the appearance of the floor.

White vinegar not only leaves your floor clean and shinning. It also works as a disinfectant leaving your floor free of germs, which is especially good for those parents who have crawling infants.

Mixing ½ cup of vinegar with two gallons of hot water can remove ground in dirt and restore your floors to natural shine.

All you need to do is dip a clean mop in your mixture of vinegar and water and wring it out to avoid excess moisture. Mop the floor thoroughly and dry it with a clean rag to avoid any water spots or streaking.

Thank you for all your methods. I see most people use the vinegar/dawn method for getting their floors to shine, I will give it a try