Cleaning grout..

[Grant76]

Hi, looking for some suggestions for what product to use cleaning the white grout in my shower. Had it all re-tiled a while ago but the grout is now starting to look a bit shabby.

Many thanks, Grant

[spikeyhead]

load a 12 bore with rock salt, will soon knock away any grime.

HTH

[Chris77]

Cilit bang - bathroom cleaner, Try that before you go for expensive specialist products

[davemac250]

Toothpaste with baking soda in. think its arm and hammer?

Works well.

[aussiebruce]

squirt a load of bleach on it and let it soak

[paulmurr]

A mild bleach solution works.

[Puff Puff]

ShowerHeads - D-I-Y Matters.

[Grant76]

Thanks

[HRG]

Jif and a scrubbing brush does the trick too.

[Road2Ruin]

Just use some household bleach and a nail brush or toothbrush, give it a gentle scrub leave it for about and hour and hey presto. Trust me I am doctor. Well I'm not actually but it still works.

[GreenDog]

Road2Ruin said:

Just use some household bleach and a nail brush or toothbrush, give it a gentle scrub leave it for about and hour and hey presto. Trust me I am doctor. Well I'm not actually but it still works.

Works a treat - leave the window open though as the fumes sometimes build up

[juice]

Steam cleaner.

[Wings]

The OP does not say what colour the grout is, so I will presume the grout is, or rather was white. Then to start with you need a weak solution of bleach to first remove the mould, then a tin of either white undercoat or emulsion paint, then with a sponge, dip the sponge into the paint, and sponge the point onto/over the grout. Correctly applied, as you sponge the paint on the grout you are also removing the paint from the ceramic tile.

Should the grout be a differing colour to white, then purchase a “match pot” emulsion sample pot paint from your local DIY store.

[im]

GreenDog said:

Road2Ruin said:

Just use some household bleach and a nail brush or toothbrush, give it a gentle scrub leave it for about and hour and hey presto. Trust me I am doctor. Well I'm not actually but it still works.

Works a treat - leave the window open though as the fumes sometimes build up

Surely you're just taking a layer of grout off by using the nail brush/toothbrush?

Get yourself a grout removal tool (grout rake) for about £5, quick scrape, re-grout, job done with nice fresh grout.

If the discolouration is quite bad then this wont take as long as bleaching and scrubbing IMHO.


ETA: There is also a 'grout pen' sold by Homebase etc but they are RUBBISH...glorified white magic marker - effect lasts about a month.

Edited by im on Tuesday 26th August 12:36

[Jasandjules]

B&Q do a grout cleaner.

[Goochie]

Clean it regularly with normal bathroom cleaning products ?

[mr_fibuli]

Neat bleach, leave all day, rinse. No scrubbing required.

[V8S]

There's a product called Grotbuster or something that I bought in Tesco.

You apply a line along the grout then rinse off, though I had to get a toothbrush out and scrub a bit. Came up pretty good - it's just a bleach though. Ordinary bleach is probably just as good.

[Grant76]

Wings said:

The OP does not say what colour the grout is, so I will presume the grout is, or rather was white. Then to start with you need a weak solution of bleach to first remove the mould, then a tin of either white undercoat or emulsion paint, then with a sponge, dip the sponge into the paint, and sponge the point onto/over the grout. Correctly applied, as you sponge the paint on the grout you are also removing the paint from the ceramic tile.

Should the grout be a differing colour to white, then purchase a “match pot” emulsion sample pot paint from your local DIY store.

Thanks for the reply, although if you read my first line I do mention that the grout is white.

[Grant76]

Goochie said:

Clean it regularly with normal bathroom cleaning products ?

It is cleaned regularly