How to Clean Black Marks off an Old Linoleum Kitchen Floor

Clean black marks from linoleum with easy solutions.

So before you end up covering up the black marks with an area rug, or even worse, new flooring, consider some simple options for cleaning that linoleum floor in your kitchen.

1. Apply about 1 tsp. of toothpaste to the black mark. Rub with a soft cloth until the mark disappears. Repeat if necessary until the mark is gone. Make sure the toothpaste is the paste rather than the gel type.



2. Apply about 1 tsp. of baking soda to the black mark and rub in with a sponge. Repeat until the mark is gone.



3. Drill a hole into an old tennis ball. Insert the end of a broom handle into the tennis ball. Work over the area of the black mark with the tennis-ball broom. This will remove the mark without you having to bend over.



4. Erase the marks with a regular eraser you would purchase in a school supply store.