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What Is Silicone Surface Cleaner?
Silicone surface cleaner leaves a shiny look as it wipes furniture and similar surfaces. The same property makes it unsuitable for floors. This guide explains what it is, where it is used, how it differs from similar products and what to check when choosing it.
What is silicone surface cleaner?
Silicone surface cleaner is a surface cleaner with added silicone that adds shine while it cleans. It is sprayed onto the surface or a cloth, wiped and buffed with a dry cloth.
Our product for this job is TETİK Power Silicone Surface Cleaner. Its label defines it as a silicone cleaner for glass, metal and furniture.
What does silicone cleaner do?
- Cleaning: It cleans wipeable surfaces such as furniture, plastic and laminate.
- Shine: It gives the surface a shiny look during cleaning.
- Practical on small areas: It is sprayed from a trigger bottle; no bucket or mop is needed.
Where is silicone cleaner used?
- Furniture and cabinet surfaces
- Plastic and laminate surfaces; not on laminate floors
- Office desks: office cleaning supplies list
- Car interior plastics: how to clean a car interior
- Glass and metal: included in the label definition
Why is silicone cleaner not used on floors?
The thin layer that silicone products generally leave makes furniture shine but creates a slippery surface on the floor. So the product is not used on floors, stairs or surfaces people step on, and any drips on the floor are wiped up at once.
For the same reason it is not used on handrails and grab handles, or on a car's pedals, mats, steering wheel and gear knob. It is also unsuitable for dashboards and car windows: how to clean a dashboard, how to clean car windows. Fabric, leather, screens and surfaces that touch food are also outside its areas of use.
How does it differ from glass cleaner and other products?
- Glass cleaner: Used to clean glass, mirrors and shiny surfaces. Choose it for windows, mirrors and shop windows: how to use glass cleaner.
- Surface cleaner: Used for the daily cleaning of floors, tiles, marble and other hard surfaces. Choose this group for mopping floors: how to use surface cleaner.
- Wood surface cleaner: Made for wood, parquet and laminate, and diluted with water: what is wood surface cleaner.
- Stainless steel polish: Used to clean and polish stainless steel surfaces: what is stainless steel polish.
What to check when choosing a silicone cleaner
- Surface: It suits surfaces that are wiped and not stepped on, such as furniture, plastic, laminate and office desks.
- Expected result: If you want both cleaning and a shiny look, consider this product; for floor cleaning, move to another group.
- Type of wood: On varnished wood, test first on a small hidden area. For raw and oiled wood, see how to clean wooden furniture.
- User: Tell cleaning staff the product must not be applied to floors, and keep the bottle apart from floor cleaners.
- For the spraying, wiping and buffing steps, see how to use silicone surface cleaner.
Mixing and storage
The product is not mixed with bleach, limescale remover, hydrochloric acid or any other cleaning product; some mixtures release harmful gases. For details, see can cleaning products be mixed.
Store the product in its own bottle, away from food and out of the reach of children. Do not refill the bottle with another product; follow the warnings on the label.
Packaging and bulk purchase
- TETİK Power Silicone Surface Cleaner: 750 ML trigger spray bottle (12 per case).
- Tetikoğlu Kimya is a surface cleaner manufacturer; we introduce our plant on the production page.
- If you buy surface products in bulk, see the wholesale surface cleaner guide and the wholesale cleaning products page; for prices, use the quote form.
