Surrey Dave
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| posted on 8/6/05 at 05:03 PM |
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Good Grout Cleaner?
Anyone got a good tip for cleaning my bathroom tile grouting, have tried toothbrush and bleach , but its slow and not that effective.......
What about those steam cleaner jobbies, or the dreaded Cillit Bang (typed very carefully!)
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pbura
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| posted on 8/6/05 at 05:10 PM |
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Have been able to get grout clean with bleach, without much scrubbing.
Try spraying on a 50/50 solution and let it sit for 10 minutes; respray if necessary. Shouldn't take any more than 2 or 3 applications.
Pete
Pete
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JonBowden
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| posted on 8/6/05 at 05:36 PM |
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I used bleach - worked well for me.
I used neat thick bleach (Domestos or similar)
Scrubbed it on with a dish brush, left it for a while then scrubbed it off with lots of water.
I've seen mildew treatments that you mix with bleach but haven't tried them.
You might try a pressure washer - cheap £50 Chineese ones aren't too bad
Jon
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donut
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| posted on 8/6/05 at 05:49 PM |
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Dave -you sad git!!
Have you tried one of those grout pens? It's like a white marker that paints just the grout.
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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pbura
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| posted on 8/6/05 at 06:06 PM |
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Dave, I presumed you are trying to kill mildew, in which case bleach IS the remedy and just keep persisting (and the gel is great) until you win.
But if you've been doing a little, ah, home butchering and it's bloodstains you're dealing with, or rust, bleach is no go because
these substances are already oxidized.
Pete
Pete
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JonBowden
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| posted on 8/6/05 at 06:37 PM |
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Dave, I've just re-read your post. I think the problem is the toothbrush - wrong approach - you need to splatter the stuff allover the wall and
use a much bigger brush
Jon
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Surrey Dave
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| posted on 8/6/05 at 07:13 PM |
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It's not particularly mildew and it's not blood stained, but it is about 20yrs old and I dont want to dig the grout out and redo if I can
dodge it.
We're talking fast cheeeep spruce up jobbie.....
Donut : when you get to my age all sorts of seemingly boring things will become interesting, and you'll be on your 25th kit car
build
[Edited on 8/6/05 by Surrey Dave]
[Edited on 8/6/05 by Surrey Dave]
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Chris_R
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| posted on 8/6/05 at 07:16 PM |
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Might seem like an arse on, but you can get a tool from your DIY store that scrapes away the top layer of grout allowing you to regrout. Good as new.
A bit of slapstick never hurt anyone.
http://www.chris.renney.dsl.pipex.com/
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NS Dev
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| posted on 8/6/05 at 08:04 PM |
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as above, just douse the lot in thick neat bleach, scrub in a bit and leave for an hour or two, will be gleaming white when you come back!
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