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Robie

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Building a new vanity for a small bathroom. Also painting the room.
I noticed today the grout looked a little dingy.
I thought I'd clean the tile/grout before putting the new vanity in.

Anyone know of a good product?

Thanks.
 
#4 ·
I asked an industry vet. This was his response:

“
Tsp substitute
You can find it in paint dept of home depot “
 
#5 ·
I’m not a pro at cleaning grout but I can tell you this stuff is amazing, I had a customer that was flipping a house and we tried some of it on the tile floor and the dirt was bleeding out of the grout

It worked really well

One restore is its name

OneRestore® Stain - EaCo Chem

Revive your surfaces with EaCo Chem's OneRestore stain treatment. Achieve lasting protection and an impressive finish for wood and masonry materials!
www.eacochem.com www.eacochem.com


David
 
#7 ·
Most of the grout cleaning is physical removal of the soils. Detergents and other products will suspend the soils but use something to flush the soils out. Mops and rags kinda work but they do more soil redistribution as opposed to removal. Are you able to use pressurized water and a vac?
 
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mbryan said:
Most of the grout cleaning is physical removal of the soils. Detergents and other products will suspend the soils but use something to flush the soils out. Mops and rags kinda work but they do more soil redistribution as opposed to removal. Are you able to use pressurized water and a vac?
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No. This is a tiny master bath...and I mean tiny.
This was going to be just an added extra I was going to do gratis...good customers.
1" square tiles...I would assume they are ceramic.
The OneRestore sounds like a winner but not sure I want to spend $38 for a gallon (only size it comes in)
 
#10 ·
We clean tile and grout with mainly alkaline cleaning liquids. Those are typically degreasers. Technique matters. The grout needs to soak for a few minutes with the chemical first to loosen up the soil. Then scrub with a nylon brush. Then quickly rinse before it dries, because soil can go back inside the grout since it's porous. Just a spray and wipe approach won't work. Alkalines need extra rinsing or they leave a smeary film.

You can use an acid afterwards, but not if the tile is marble. Acids don't do as much as alkalines, but they are sold as 'tile and grout cleaner' at big box stores. You may not need one.
 
#12 ·
Re-grout it. It'll put a thin layer of new grout on it that will look fresh. Seal it.
 
#15 ·
Sparkly new grout lines.
 
#17 · (Edited)
I got what was once white grout. it is in a bathroom and goes out to dressing and closets. so obviously it is a color change as you rove around. I can tolerate any kind of labor but hate to overwork something that has been done for years. So what is the scope of the best cleaner? or do I just grind on it till it looks good again with my handy craftsman multi tool????? I got about 5 miles of grout lines and a pair of knee pads that help.
 
#19 ·
Last time I spoke with my tile supplier about grout cleaner I was told mind as well use muriatic acid diluted to brighten it.
I restore a floor on a final clean up doing it the customer was ready to replace
I didn't want to replace it.
Worked great.
 
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