Anyone have an easy solution for removing old grout (8 years) from tile
other than scrape and scrub?

Pointer wrote in :

Anyone have an easy solution for removing old grout (8 years) from tile
other than scrape and scrub?


What width grout?

1/16. 1/8, 1/4 ????

On Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:34:59 -0500, Pointer
wrote:

Anyone have an easy solution for removing old grout (8 years) from tile
other than scrape and scrub?

HF super multi-tool?

On 11/22/2011 6:47 PM, Red Green wrote:
wrote in :

Anyone have an easy solution for removing old grout (8 years) from tile
other than scrape and scrub?


What width grout?

1/16. 1/8, 1/4 ????
Sorry, I was not clear. The grout is on top of the tile. The tile is
somewhat rough and in the original installation it was not cleaned
properly. It has now set for eight years.

Pointer wrote in
:

On 11/22/2011 6:47 PM, Red Green wrote:
wrote in
:

Anyone have an easy solution for removing old grout (8 years) from
tile other than scrape and scrub?


What width grout?

1/16. 1/8, 1/4 ????
Sorry, I was not clear. The grout is on top of the tile. The tile is
somewhat rough and in the original installation it was not cleaned
properly. It has now set for eight years.

Can't help on that one. Especially with a rough surface tile.

On Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:57:19 -0500, Pointer
wrote:

Sorry, I was not clear. The grout is on top of the tile. The tile is
somewhat rough and in the original installation it was not cleaned
properly. It has now set for eight years.

Tile Lab Sulfamic Acid Cleaner
....

Home maintenance Tile cleaner
Home maintenance Grout cleaner
Home maintenance Grout haze remover

Found at the BORG.

http://whatsinproducts.com/information.php?brandNo=03-017-118

On 11/22/2011 3:34 PM, Pointer wrote:
Anyone have an easy solution for removing old grout (8 years) from tile
other than scrape and scrub?
My first grouting came two months ago when I repaired some countertop
tile in our rental. The grout I used was Portland cement and colored
sand. Don't know about yours.

Any acid will react with cement and dissolve it. So, try vinegar and
sponge it on a bit of the unwanted grout.

Paul

On Tue, 22 Nov 2011 15:54:37 -0800, Oren wrote:

On Tue, 22 Nov 2011 18:34:59 -0500, Pointer
wrote:

Anyone have an easy solution for removing old grout (8 years) from tile
other than scrape and scrub?

HF super multi-tool?

Sounds like an 8lb sledge is a better tool for this job.

Pointer wrote:
Anyone have an easy solution for removing old grout (8 years) from
tile other than scrape and scrub?

If the tile is horizontal and on a slab, acid. Diluted hydrochloric acid
(vinegar won't do it). Any other situation, maybe acid.

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