Most stains can be removed using standard household products. If the stain is particularly difficult to handle, a commercial stain remover can be used. Stains of every kind can affect tiles and grout joints. The lists that follows provides some of the most common staining problems and potential solutions.
| PROBLEM | REMOVER(S) |
| Blood | Baking soda, bleach, hydrogen peroxide |
| Chewing gum | Ice cubes, paint remover |
| Coffee | Baking soda, bleach, household cleaners, hydrogen peroxide |
| Dyes | Bleach |
| Fats | Detergent, sal soda |
| Fruit juices | Baking soda, bleach, household cleaners, hydrogen peroxide, oxalic acid |
| Grease | Detergent, plaster of paris, sal soda |
| Ink | Baking soda, bleach |
| Iodine | Ammonia |
| Lipstick | Bleach, household cleaners, hydrogen peroxide |
| Mildew | Ammonia, baking soda, bleach |
| Motor oil | Plaster of paris |
| Mustard | Bleach |
| Nail polish | Bleach, nail polish remover |
| Paint | Paint remover |
| Rust | Baking soda, scouring powders |
| Tar | Ice cubes, paint remover |
| Tea | Bleach, household cleaners, hydrogen peroxide |
| Tough stains | Oxalic acid |
| Vegetable oil | Baking soda, detergent |
| Water/mineral stains | White vinegar |
| Wax | Ice cubes, paint remover |
| Wet paper | Bleach |
| Wine | Baking soda |