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Cleaning grout: I can't believe I can't solve this
Posted on 11/10/15 at 7:14 pm
Posted on 11/10/15 at 7:14 pm
OK, backstory:
House is about two years old (yeah, I should have sealed it)
Shower has large ceramic tiles with light gray grout.
Some of the the grout lines that are underneath the shower head have developed a slight, pinkish tinge.
So far, I have tried:
Bleach.
Tilex Grout pen.
Muratic acid.
Broken up chlorine tablets pushed into grout lines, let set overnight.
Would like to get it back clean and then seal it.
Any suggestions?
House is about two years old (yeah, I should have sealed it)
Shower has large ceramic tiles with light gray grout.
Some of the the grout lines that are underneath the shower head have developed a slight, pinkish tinge.
So far, I have tried:
Bleach.
Tilex Grout pen.
Muratic acid.
Broken up chlorine tablets pushed into grout lines, let set overnight.
Would like to get it back clean and then seal it.
Any suggestions?
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Posted on 11/10/15 at 7:22 pm to VetteGuy
i bet if you took one of those little grout "saws" and knocked off just a little it would take off the pink tint
Posted on 11/10/15 at 7:24 pm to VetteGuy
Posted on 11/10/15 at 7:41 pm to Geaux23
Ah, I didn't know they had such a thing. 
Posted on 11/10/15 at 7:46 pm to Geaux23
What about a small wire brush?
Posted on 11/10/15 at 8:17 pm to VetteGuy
Dremel tool, grind it all out and start over.
Posted on 11/10/15 at 8:23 pm to TIGER2
This is easy. Just did a lot of my floors pretty quickly. Make a paste with baking soda and water and apply to grout. Spray with vinegar from a spray bottle. Let sit for 5 mins and scrub with grout brush. Should come right clean.
Posted on 11/10/15 at 8:28 pm to TIGER2
No.
Way.
Way.
Posted on 11/10/15 at 8:35 pm to LEASTBAY
Will try tomorrow when I get some vinegar.
Posted on 11/10/15 at 8:39 pm to VetteGuy
quote:
What about a small wire brush?
Big wire brush would be faster.
Duck taped on the end of a broom stick, ta hayul with gettin' on yer knees. Mine wore out about 25 years ago.
Posted on 11/10/15 at 8:48 pm to VetteGuy
I wanna hear how this baking soda and vinegar comes out...
Posted on 11/10/15 at 8:50 pm to VetteGuy
Arm & Hammer Scrub Free Mildew Stain Remover
If that fails: get the highest concentrate Hydrogen Peroxide you can find...expensive, but gives good results.
If that fails: get the highest concentrate Hydrogen Peroxide you can find...expensive, but gives good results.
Posted on 11/10/15 at 9:33 pm to Pepperidge
I've had the same form on sealed grout and bleach,based cleaning spray has always taken it off.
Baking soda is a good abrasive cleaner, it mixed with vinegar should work too
Baking soda is a good abrasive cleaner, it mixed with vinegar should work too
Posted on 11/10/15 at 10:05 pm to VetteGuy
Oxy clean
Steam cleaning will work if you have one, or you can pay Stanley steamer to do it.
Steam cleaning will work if you have one, or you can pay Stanley steamer to do it.
Posted on 11/10/15 at 10:11 pm to farad
quote:
I wanna hear how this baking soda and vinegar comes out...
Posted on 11/10/15 at 10:29 pm to Pepperidge
Will try this.
Ordered some 35% peroxide.
Will update on the vinegar deal tomorrow.
Ordered some 35% peroxide.
Will update on the vinegar deal tomorrow.
Posted on 11/10/15 at 11:37 pm to VetteGuy
The wife mixed baking soda and regular peroxide into a slurry to clean with over the weekend. Stuff over cleaned the groat and bleached the color from it, test in a small area first.
Posted on 11/11/15 at 12:09 am to VetteGuy
Foaming carpet cleaner. Let sit for 10 mins, don't let it sit so long that the foam goes away, and scrub with a stiff nylon brush. I was amazed what it did for mine.
Posted on 11/11/15 at 1:19 am to VetteGuy
Rock Doctor Tile and Grout Cleaner
Avaliable at Lowe's.
Had the same thing on the little subway tiles in our shower- house about a year old- absolutely freaked me out. Light grey grout as well- made me think we didn't clean our house well.
Spray it on, scrub judiciously with a stiff bristle brush and it comes off like magic.
Avaliable at Lowe's.
Had the same thing on the little subway tiles in our shower- house about a year old- absolutely freaked me out. Light grey grout as well- made me think we didn't clean our house well.
Spray it on, scrub judiciously with a stiff bristle brush and it comes off like magic.
Posted on 11/11/15 at 7:14 am to VetteGuy
Just re grout the area. They make power tools for this specific reason. The hand tool will kill your hands. Grout is like $10. This is a really simple solution. I just re grouted my entire bathroom. The tile goes half way up the way.
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