Thread: Grout cleaners and advanced puck lights

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.

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

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.

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.

Originally Posted by Simplicity

but bleach is a whitening element

I mean...he did say that the grout is meant to be white...

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

Originally Posted by elanjacobs

I mean...he did say that the grout is meant to be white...

Bleach gives you white mould. Vinegar kills it.

Originally Posted by russ57

Vinegar kills it.

But does it also make it white after it makes it dead?

Straight bleach will definitely cause you to have issues with mould down the track.