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CLEANING GROUT AND GROUT STAIN REMOVAL Cleaning Grout has to be one of our most frequently requested areas for advice. Questions like; “How do I get my grout clean” and “How do I remove a grout stain” seem to crop up time and time again. Well, hopefully with our help, the right products and a little bit of effort, you will be able to approach cleaning grout and grout stain removal with a great deal more confidence. Most grouts are porous. So, when cleaning grout it is important to remember that unless the grout has been sealed with a good grout sealer any dirt or grout stain is likely to have penetrated the pores of the grout and not be confined to the surface. This means that a quick wipe over the surface of the grout joint, regardless of how strong your cleaning solution may be, is unlikely to be all that successful. Instead a deep cleaning action is required. For cleaning grout in small areas, or an isolated grout stain in walls, floors or other surfaces such as windowsills, try applying Grout Deep Clean. The handy trigger spray makes it easy to apply Grout Deep Clean directly to the affected area. The slightly viscous formulation means that it will cling to vertical joints and it also enables a longer dwell time (the solution does not evaporate immediately). Leave it to dwell for about 10 minutes before scrubbing with a small, stiff brush – then rinse. This unique product has a very good deep cleaning and ‘grime-pulling’ action and can be quite effective in helping to ‘whiten’ stained white grout. For cleaning grout in larger areas such as entire floors we would recommend the use of an all over cleaner. Heavy Duty Tile & Grout Cleaner is a powerful degreaser and deep cleaning solution. When applied to the floor, leave to dwell for 5 to 15 minutes depending on the severity of the staining. Then agitate by scrubbing the joints directly with a nylon or natural bristle scrubbing brush. Mop up or wet vac the dirty solution and rinse well with clean water. The important things here are dwell time and rinsing; Alkaline-cleaning solutions need time to ‘work’. The longer you leave the solution before scrubbing (without allowing it to dry out of course) the more ‘wok’ it will do and the deep the clean you will achieve. Once you have ‘pulled’ the dirt out of the joint is will be suspended in the solution, so it is critical that you remove this dirty solution (don’t allow it to dry naturally) otherwise the dissolved dirt will just go straight back into the joint along with detergent residue. The addition of Aqua Mix Poultice to the cleaning solution can often boost its cleaning power for very difficult or deeply ingrained situations. To remove lime scale and hard water deposits from wall tiling, particularly shower areas, try the Shower Tiles Plus. Finally, if you would like to etch the surface of the grout to remove oxidization or yellowing, or as a pre treatment to colouring the grout with Aqua Mix Grout Colorant then we would recommend a dilute (1:3) solution of Phosphoric Acid Cleaner or Pre-Treat Cleaner (neat). Simply apply, leave to work for a few moments, agitate and then rinse well with plenty of clean, fresh water. HERE IS A SUMMARY OF WHAT YOU CAN TRY WHEN CLEANING GROUT AND ATTEMPTING TO REMOVE A GROUT STAIN
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