Hello
Is there any type of cleaner/chemical that would take unwanted grout off
ceramic tile that has a rating of 5? My husband and I tiled our mudroom
with Venetian Stone-Elegant Collection, color Rialto Terra. We did not
put a sealer on first since it was ceramic tile, but the grout stuck
inside the small indentations throughout the tile that were made to have
the appearance of tumbled marble. Repeated rinses with water did not
clear out the grout. Fortunately, we only did a small section.
We would appreciate any help or hints.
Thank you.
Replies
Try vinegar.
Thanks. That thought did cross my mind.
Hire the guys that cleaned AndyC's sister's floor. they'll get your grout removed
http://forums.taunton.com/n/mb/message.asp?webtag=tp-breaktime&msg=80843.1
muriatic acid. where gloves.
Call a tile store and buy a grout haze remover from the manufacturer that made your grout.
The next step would be to use sulfamic acid (from a tile store). It is a weak acid, but you should wear goggles and rubber gloves, and scrub it into the tiles with white scrub brushes.
Use muriatic acid only if you are desparate.
Billy
white vinegar and elbow grease..
what's the big deal...
why even suggest all that HD caustic crap...
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I didn't suggest the muriatic -- and I didn't suggest any HD crap. Re-read my post.
It sounds like you've never used sulfamic acid -- it is stronger than grocery store vinegar but not by a lot.
Billy
Edited 11/3/2006 2:26 pm ET by Billy
Call a tile store and buy a grout haze remover from the manufacturer that made your grout.
The next step would be to use sulfamic acid (from a tile store). It is a weak acid, but you should wear goggles and rubber gloves, and scrub it into the tiles with white scrub brushes.
I did read yur post..
read the bottle... most of them are hydrocloric acid based or weak muratic..
vineagar really does work.. lightly scrape the heavy deposits...
wet / soak with vinegar..
rescrape and / or scrub with a coarse no color in it towel or 3m type coarse scrubby..
nothing damaged and the original grout isn't etched..
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!<!----><!---->
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
You may have read my post but you followed it with an opinion not based on facts.
Sulfamic acid is not muriatic acid -- it is sulfamic acid. Apparently you have never used it. Vinegar is an acid too -- so what's the big deal? Vinegar is also a good choice for step 1 in trying to remove haze.
This grout haze remover has a really tough acid -- citric acid. You be careful around them oranges now:http://www.bonsal.com/customers/102070313422502/filemanager/proddocs/Bonsal_Grout_Haze_Remover.pdf
Billy
at 2% citric..
is that for smell nice...
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!<!----><!---->
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
Thany you for the vinegar idea. I wet a cloth with vinegar, wet the tile and scrubbed with one of those cheap grout/tile cleaning brushes I found in True Value. For the more stubborn crevasses, I used a toothpick to break up the grout, then the brush. It wasn't too difficult, and it didn't required much effort.
Hey, I suggested the muriatic acid. Be a man. Use acid and get the job done. And if you're half the man I think you are, you'll wipe it on with your scivies. While your still wearing them.
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-H.L. Mencken
can use yur floors for this experiment???
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!<!----><!---->
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
BTW... we a bit grumpy today???
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!<!----><!---->
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!
Grumpy? Not in the least. I'm actually feeling pretty darn good. Got a big smile thinking about you and that acid. If you'll do it, I'll donate the floor. ;-)
ROAR!!!!
Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming<!----><!----><!---->
WOW!!! What a Ride!<!----><!---->
Forget the primal scream, just ROAR!!!