how do you clean mildew on grout in shower?

Question

I have tried a number of products. None seem to get all the mildew/mold from the cocking. It's a stand alone shower, with just cocking around the seams. I can clean the entire shower, but the mold makes it look awful. help

Answer 1

Joyce,

Here's what I do that requires NO SCRUBBING and assumes you've already attempted to clean the shower...

Get "X14" (not the orange one)
Shower off the area to clean with cold water
spray a generous amt of X14 over that area
wait about 5 mins (or longer)
Rinse off
Repeat if necessary

Answer 2

I have used CLR in my shower and it really cuts the stains , even hard water or rust stains. Around the caulking, I use it with a scrub brush. If the mildew has gotten underneath the caulking, (which sounds likely) you probably have to re-do it. It is very easy to do. Scrape the old caulking away with a paint scraper (5 in 1 works great) or a caulking remover tool (these can be bought at any hardware store cheap). Once you scrape away all the old caulking, clean the area with bleach or some other agent that kills mildew. Let it dry, then apply new caulk. Make sure the caulk you buy is for shower/bathroom- Silicone based. It is not expensive, very easy to do and will make your shower look like new. A little work but seriously worth it!
Liz

Answer 3

I have found the proprietary products such as Clean Shower sold at most grocery stores equal to the task. If you have a particularly tough problem, a serious fix is to remove the surface of the old grout, regrout and treat with a penetrating sealer. This will greatly reduce to occurrence of mildew and make cleaning easy. Use a high quality grout.

Answer 4

Use a mild detergent and water. This will remove the mold. If there is caulking around the seams, the mold may stain. Removing the stain is almost futile. Use a Q-tip with straight bleach to try and remove the staining - AFTER you have cleaned. The bleach will NOT kill the mold, rather remove the stain. You may need to remove the caulk and replace. If you do, use a silicone based caulk to help prevent staining. Feel free to email me with any other questions. Good luck.

Answer 5

U might need to replace the cocking.It's pretty easy n cheap n it will look a lot nicer in the end.With all the product u have bought u could have saved yourself a bit of money but ya just do the n if there is mold anywhere else use bleech and just let it soak n keep putting on until u see it no more.Hope that helps.

Answer 6

Home Depot sells a product by the makers of ZEP. It's called Mold/Milder Remover. Spray this on all the grout in your shower, let it sit for about 10-15 minutes...and I promise you when you return to your bathroom it'll be gone. Trust me, this is such a great product!

Answer 7

Take a cloth and damp it with bleach, apply damp cloth to mildew spot let sit for about an half hour then rinse mildew should be sqeaky clean!

Answer 8

Try a paste made w/ bleach and baking soda - the consistency of toothpaste.
Apply it directly to the caulking and scrub w/ a small brush, then rinse.

Answer 9

I fold/squish paper towels around the edges and soak them with bleach and let them sit. Then scrub a little and then rinse

Answer 10

You must have the caulking redone. The mildew has stained it.