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12th March 2023, 12:09 PM #1
Grout cleaners and advanced puck lights
It's been so long since I've tried to clean my bathroom grout that I'm hoping there's been an improvement in grout cleaners since I did, so I thought I'd ask yall's opinion on how best to get my grout color back. It's white but fairly darkened now with just general floor dirt over the years. It was sealed a long time ago but not sure how much good it did.
Is there some kind of product now that is a combination cleaner / re-colorant? I'm guessing there might be.
Also, I need kind of an advanced puck light that I'm not finding on Amazon. I need one that's programmable and remote control. Any suggestion where I can find something like this?
Thanks
ps. The puck light is for a woodworking project so I thought I'd ask here.
PPS. I've got 1" tile on the floor, which means a LOT of grout lines, which means one of those grout re-colorant pens would just be too much work.
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12th March 2023, 03:26 PM #2GOLD MEMBER
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I was going to say re-grout the tiles until you said 1” tiles. Ouch.
Maybe this stuff? Polyblend(R) Grout Renew - CUSTOM Building Products
Home Depot stocks it.
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12th March 2023, 04:54 PM #3Taking a break
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I've found that just straight bleach left to sit on the grout for 15 mins makes a huge difference, I'd give that a go before spending money on any specialised cleaners
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12th March 2023, 05:31 PM #4SENIOR MEMBER
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have you tried just scrubbing it?
Get yourself a toothbrush and some hot (near boiling soapy water) give it abit of elbow grease and see if it makes a difference.
If so go out and get yourself one of these
Oates Long Handle Grout Brush - Bunnings Australia
The repeat the process with remaining tiles, except i also had a wet dry vac to suck up water as i went.
Worked an absolute treat in at my place.
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12th March 2023, 09:26 PM #5
I would try cleaning vinegar, followed by some Fish an chips.
Cleaning vinegar is normally double strength vinegar, so wear some some glove’s, it’s also dirt cheap, like $2 or 3 bucks for 2 litres.
Available in your supermarket.
I use cleaning vinegar on mould as well, people recommend bleach, but bleach is a whitening element, vinegar is a organic acid.
Cheers Matt.
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I cleaned our en-suite a couple of weeks ago, didn't realise how much it needed cleaning till I started. I went through what I had in the laundry cupd and came up with some part bottles of bleach, mould killer,Bam something or other and shower power. I started with the mould killer, only enough for a very light coat, made a small improvement, next I used up the bleach again a small improvement then the Bam whatever there was enough for a reasonable covering this made a very noticeable improvement this was followed by the shower power this also made some difference to the appearance. I scrubbed the wall and floor tiles with each product I think the Bam product made the greatest difference followed by the shower power but the shower was looking pretty good by the time I used the last one.
Hope this helps but I wouldn't go out and buy all the products.
Cheers. Rick
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19th March 2023, 07:24 AM #10SENIOR MEMBER
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Straight bleach will definitely cause you to have issues with mould down the track.
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