Products for Cleaning Ceramic Tile Grout

By

cdg

A fantastic product that cleans grout and ceramic tile exceptionally well is called Safety Acid and is made and sold by Home Hardware.It has a pink colour, and has a very pleasant smell, despite it being called acid. It does not burn your hands nor does it have fumes. It can be used diluted or full strength. I used it full strength, attached a spray nozzle to the bottle, and sprayed directly on my floors and grout. I used a scrub brush attached to a broom handle, so no bending. I scrubbed the tiles and grout and then left it on for about 30 minutes. I then used the brush again with water to start rinsing, and then a mop with water for a final rinse. The amount of dirt it picked up was amazing - and my 25 year old tiles looked brand new. I wished I had taken before and after pictures - it was that startling a difference. My floors were totally shiny after, the grout was a colour that I hadn't seen since I moved into the house 18 years ago. Hands down - the best product I have ever found for cleaning ceramic tiles and grout.

By

Laniegirl

I am no help with this. I just want to say that I will NEVER get tile again because of those issues. I had white countertop tiles with white grout and they looked terrible most of the time. Try a brush and bleach but there are no guarantees with anything you use.

By

redhatterb

I have the same problem with the tiles on my shower walls, I didn't want tile, and would have been perfectly happy with the fiberglass surround, but I didn't have a choice when my landlord remodled.

I've put down my homemade cleaners because I can't get the grout clean on my ceramic kitchen floor tiles.