We moved in a 7 year old house and the bathroom ceramic tile floor white grout won't come clean. We've tried bleach, oxyclean, a steamer and a lot of cleaners that people said would work, but no help. We've let it soak and brushed it. If I have to dig the grout out and redo it, what's the easiest way? I've heard a church key works. Yes, it's sanded grout. If I can get it clean and seal it, my wife might be happy with it.
2006-11-26 02:20:56 · 9 answers · asked by flyboyray1 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Maintenance & Repairs
A product called tri-sodium-phosphare will clean it right up.
Coach
2006-11-26 02:28:25 · answer #1 · answered by Thanks for the Yahoo Jacket 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oxyclean is the only thing I have used that will get the grout clean again. Mix the powder with hot water, let it soak into the grout, then scrub with a stiff brush. They should look good as new.
2006-11-28 07:37:55 · answer #2 · answered by netprofitsinc 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like your grout should be good and clean since you have already done so much too it. Removing the grout is a bear, I have never seen it done where it ever looked good again. One slip and you've scratched a tile (believe me, I know) so here's what I did about 10 or 12 years ago. Wish I could remember if I used oil base or latex based paint. I really think it was oil based paint diluted down with paint thinner so it would work like a stain and I technically stained my grout back to white. It still looks great. Nowadays when it starts looking dull all I have to do is wipe it down with clorox and it brightens back to white as soon as it dries.
2006-11-27 10:34:43 · answer #3 · answered by Desperate fish owner 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Toothpaste...along with a lot of brushing. Or you could use a carving tool, and take off a little bit of grout. There should be white underneath if it was white before.
2006-11-26 02:24:37 · answer #4 · answered by rebecca_sld 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It sounds like the sealer wasn't applied. you can re grout but you will have to kill the mold in it first. If bleach didn't work and just made it darker, I think it is defiantly not sealed. It's kinda like when it rains then the sidewalk outside turns darker because it has absorbed some of the water.
2016-03-29 09:26:16 · answer #5 · answered by Pamela 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
buy the grout cleaning compound sold everywhere
2006-11-26 03:41:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
this might sound stupid but white vinergar is great for cleaning try it its cheap and safe may stink abit but ofcourse you open a window and clean it up after its done the job
2006-11-26 02:25:16 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try peroxide. It's cheap & effective.
2006-11-26 02:22:35 · answer #8 · answered by roosmom 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋