laid them in my bathroom and didnt wipe enough grout out while it was
still wet, so i'm left with quite big grout lines. I made the same
mistake on the wall tiles but managed to 'sand' them down with a
decent sponge scourer. However on the floor tiles the grout is more of
a cement and tears the scourer apart, does anyone have any ideas how i
could 'sand' it down like i did with the wall tiles? Its not a major
problem and doesnt look too bad but would be nice to get the even and
thinner grout lines.

benpost wrote:
laid them in my bathroom and didnt wipe enough grout out while it was
still wet, so i'm left with quite big grout lines. I made the same
mistake on the wall tiles but managed to 'sand' them down with a
decent sponge scourer. However on the floor tiles the grout is more of
a cement and tears the scourer apart, does anyone have any ideas how i
could 'sand' it down like i did with the wall tiles? Its not a major
problem and doesnt look too bad but would be nice to get the even and
thinner grout lines.


soak the sponge in descaler. Or brick acid.

hi NP thanks for reply.. .where can i get that? i've got some de
limescale spray would that do it? i guess i should wear gloves with
this sort of thing!

benpost wrote:
hi NP thanks for reply.. .where can i get that? i've got some de
limescale spray would that do it? i guess i should wear gloves with
this sort of thing!

Try that first.

Builders merchant for patio or brick aid.

Even vinegar works on grout..its only a superior form of limescale.

Wear gloves if you like, but I let my hands tell me when they are being
damaged...

In article ,
The Natural Philosopher writes:
benpost wrote:
laid them in my bathroom and didnt wipe enough grout out while it was
still wet, so i'm left with quite big grout lines. I made the same
mistake on the wall tiles but managed to 'sand' them down with a
decent sponge scourer. However on the floor tiles the grout is more of
a cement and tears the scourer apart, does anyone have any ideas how i
could 'sand' it down like i did with the wall tiles? Its not a major
problem and doesnt look too bad but would be nice to get the even and
thinner grout lines.


soak the sponge in descaler. Or brick acid.

but make sure neither the descaler/acid nor the sponge contain
any colour die which will show in the grout.

--
Andrew Gabriel
[email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup]

can you please send a link to a screwfix product or b & q i could use
for rubbing down the floor grout as well as removing set grout from
tile surfaces. like you say i must need something chemical as hard
rubbing alone just ruins the sponge with no effect. the limescale
spray i have is coloured (supermarket product) so would probably not
be a good idea. thanks guys

benpost wrote:
can you please send a link to a screwfix product or b & q i could use
for rubbing down the floor grout as well as removing set grout from
tile surfaces. like you say i must need something chemical as hard
rubbing alone just ruins the sponge with no effect. the limescale
spray i have is coloured (supermarket product) so would probably not
be a good idea. thanks guys

You could try a window scraper for the face of the tiles, and some
coarse, fabric backed abrasive for the grout lines. Something for a belt
sander would be ok. Just tear it into a useable size and fold it to get
into the gaps. Hard work though...

On 1 Feb, 10:21, benpost wrote:
can you please send a link to a screwfix product or b & q i could use
for rubbing down the floor grout as well as removing set grout from
tile surfaces. like you say i must need something chemical as hard
rubbing alone just ruins the sponge with no effect. the limescale
spray i have is coloured (supermarket product) so would probably not
be a good idea. thanks guys

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/17903/...ut-Rake-Cutter

thanks for that link but i dont think that would help as i dont want
to dig up the grout, just smooth it off a bit.

any one got a link to this de scaling solution so i can try scrubbing
with that, to try and smooth down some of the grout?

On 2 Feb, 15:05, benpost wrote:
thanks for that link but i dont think that would help as i dont want
to dig up the grout, just smooth it off a bit.

fwiw i used this exact thing to remove old excess grout from
"overfull" grout lines and tile surfaces.

any one got a link to this de scaling solution so i can try scrubbing
with that, to try and smooth down some of the grout?

FFS try googling for it yourself !

NB how will you stop acids etc softening all of the grout depth ? you
may end up redoing it all anyway?