Hi all

We have some stained grout in the shower area and despite scrubbing it and using bleech/ bi cardonate of soda (from searching the web) nothing will shift it. Anyone have any top tips?

Thanks

Lee.

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Hi all

We have some stained grout in the shower area and despite scrubbing it and using bleech/ bi cardonate of soda (from searching the web) nothing will shift it. Anyone have any top tips?

Thanks

Lee.


HG cleaning products have been recommended on here in the past.

Or take the top layer off with a grout rake?
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On 26/09/2018 08:05, wrote:
Hi all

We have some stained grout in the shower area and despite scrubbing it and using bleech/ bi cardonate of soda (from searching the web) nothing will shift it. Anyone have any top tips?

Thanks


Sometimes you have to leave these cleaning products on for many hours
without them drying out. One way to do this is to use toilet tissue as a
sponge by soaking the tissue in the liquid and then squishing a wodge of
it into the grout lines. The tissue will will remain "wet" for many
hours. Remove and clean off before the tissue dries.

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On 26/09/2018 08:08, Jim K wrote:
Wrote in message:
Hi all

We have some stained grout in the shower area and despite scrubbing
it and using bleech/ bi cardonate of soda (from searching the web)
nothing will shift it. Anyone have any top tips?

HG cleaning products have been recommended on here in the past.

Or take the top layer off with a grout rake?

It is tedious to do and requires a steady hand but I have found a high
quality tungsten carbide tile drill ideal for raking out stained grout.

Not one of the rubbish ones from a shed. They leave dark marks as the
"tungsten carbide" material is nothing like a decent quality.

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On 26/09/2018 08:08, Jim K wrote:
Wrote in message:
Hi all

We have some stained grout in the shower area and despite scrubbing
it and using bleech/ bi cardonate of soda (from searching the web)
nothing will shift it. Anyone have any top tips?

HG cleaning products have been recommended on here in the past.

Or take the top layer off with a grout rake?

It is tedious to do and requires a steady hand but I have found a high
quality tungsten carbide tile drill ideal for raking out stained grout.

Not one of the rubbish ones from a shed. They leave dark marks as the
"tungsten carbide" material is nothing like a decent quality.


I've never had a problem with this sort of thing -

https://www.screwfix.com/p/pro-grout-rake-cutter/17903

The OP can gauge if taking the top layer of is sufficient (or keep
going & remove the old grout to a reasonable depth to make sure
the new grout sticks...)
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Yes its fungal spores in the pores of the grout.
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Hi all

We have some stained grout in the shower area and despite scrubbing it
and using bleech/ bi cardonate of soda (from searching the web) nothing
will shift it. Anyone have any top tips?

Thanks

Lee.


HG cleaning products have been recommended on here in the past.

Or take the top layer off with a grout rake?
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On Wednesday, 26 September 2018 08:05:04 UTC+1, wrote:
Hi all

We have some stained grout in the shower area and despite scrubbing it and using bleech/ bi cardonate of soda (from searching the web) nothing will shift it. Anyone have any top tips?

Thanks

Lee.

it might be worth a check on the technique used, many people do it in a way that doesn't work at first. It needs to go on without dilution, be left on all night and this be done several times before it comes clean.

The times I've had it not work there seems to be a soft muck layer that can be scraped off (unless the grout is disintegrating).


NT

Sometimes you have to leave these cleaning products on for many hours
without them drying out. One way to do this is to use toilet tissue as
a sponge by soaking the tissue in the liquid and then squishing a
wodge of it into the grout lines. The tissue will will remain "wet"
for many hours. Remove and clean off before the tissue dries.


.....and use a good bleach. I find that only Domestos works.

On 26/09/2018 09:19, alan_m wrote:
On 26/09/2018 08:05, wrote:
Hi all

We have some stained grout in the shower area and despite scrubbing it
and using bleech/ bi cardonate of soda (from searching the web)
nothing will shift it. Anyone have any top tips?

Thanks


Sometimes you have to leave these cleaning products on for many hours
without them drying out. One way to do this is to use toilet tissue as a
sponge by soaking the tissue in the liquid and then squishing a wodge of
it into the grout lines. The tissue will will remain "wet" for many
hours. Remove and clean off before the tissue dries.


I should have added that in my experience after soaking the grout line
with bleach for hours the most effective way to fully clean the grout
line was to use a new hard bristle tooth brush. Just using a cloth or
scoring pad doesn't get into the grout line crack.

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Thanks JimK got some HG mould cleaner and it worked a treat

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Thanks JimK got some HG mould cleaner and it worked a treat


Result! TMH put me onto it many moons ago :-)
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On 29/09/18 09:03, wrote:


Thanks JimK got some HG mould cleaner and it worked a treat


I've noticed a wipe down with bleach, rinse[1] and then a spray with
limescale remover and a good wipe seems to take a lot of crud off -
possibly as it's taking off a film of stained scale.


[1] Not at the same time! Chlorinated bleach and acids are BAAAD, mm'kay...

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On 29/09/18 09:03, wrote:


Thanks JimK got some HG mould cleaner and it worked a treat


I've noticed a wipe down with bleach, rinse[1] and then a spray with
limescale remover and a good wipe seems to take a lot of crud off -
possibly as it's taking off a film of stained scale.


[1] Not at the same time! Chlorinated bleach and acids are BAAAD, mm'kay...


Where does mm'kay come from?
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On 29/09/18 11:58, Jim K wrote:
Tim Watts Wrote in message:
On 29/09/18 09:03, wrote:


Thanks JimK got some HG mould cleaner and it worked a treat


I've noticed a wipe down with bleach, rinse[1] and then a spray with
limescale remover and a good wipe seems to take a lot of crud off -
possibly as it's taking off a film of stained scale.


[1] Not at the same time! Chlorinated bleach and acids are BAAAD, mm'kay...


Where does mm'kay come from?


South Park - Mr Mackay:

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MZG-NZHZ2nY/hqdefault.jpg

Tim Watts Wrote in message:
On 29/09/18 11:58, Jim K wrote:
Tim Watts Wrote in message:
On 29/09/18 09:03, wrote:


Thanks JimK got some HG mould cleaner and it worked a treat


I've noticed a wipe down with bleach, rinse[1] and then a spray with
limescale remover and a good wipe seems to take a lot of crud off -
possibly as it's taking off a film of stained scale.


[1] Not at the same time! Chlorinated bleach and acids are BAAAD, mm'kay...


Where does mm'kay come from?


South Park - Mr Mackay:

https://i.ytimg.com/vi/MZG-NZHZ2nY/hqdefault.jpg


Ah...
Spookily my 90s uni stats lecturer used mmm'kay, first time I've
heard/read it since.
Doubt he picked it up from south park tho, he wasn't remotely
youthful enough, bit of a Treky type, nylon shirts
etc..
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On Wed, 26 Sep 2018 03:45:16 -0700 (PDT)
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The times I've had it not work there seems to be a soft muck layer
that can be scraped off (unless the grout is disintegrating).

If it is disintegrating that makes it easy to scrape out and replace.