DIYbanter - View Single Post - Should I try to install tile in my master bathroom?

Keith Williams wrote:

In article . com,
says...

I just redid my bathroom and the biggest mistake I made was to wait too
long before cleaning the tiles after grouting. If you want to avoid
having grout haze and the difficulty of removing this grout haze, make
sure you clean the tiles and grout lines well after grouting. You have
to find a compromise between over cleaning and not cleaning enough of
the grout. Overcleaning and using too much water will leave you with
weak grout joints that can crack, not cleaning enough and waiting too
long to clean the grout will leave you with hazed grout lines which are
a pain to clean.

Just my input, as I am still working on removing the grout haze left on
my grout joints. After sugar and water mixture, I will move to acid
cleaners.

Sugar and water? Hadn't heard that one. I've found that the green
kitchen Scotch-Brite pads work pretty well for cleaning the haze
after it's dried. Of course one wants to get as much up as
possible before it dries, but I never seem to get that part right.
There are also additives one can add to the rinse water to help cut
the haze.

Our contractor cleaned our tile well, but left instructions to use
vinegar and water at a certain point - two hours? two days? after the
grouting was done. I recently redid the grout in our walk-in shower, so
took particular care since it is a problem that appears often on ahr.
Not difficult at all to remove the grout. Just don't let the darn stuff
dry, and if you use unglazed tile, I believe they need to be sealed
before they are installed. RTFL.