I tried using a bleach pen (I guess I assumed bleach cleans everything, right??) and it didn't work!
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What about trying some vinegar and baking soda? Let it sit for 30 minutes and then scrub it off.
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Vinegar and water, strong bristle brush and some elbow grease.
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Here's a good link for you. Try some of these suggestions!
http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/how-to-clean-grout-like-you-mean-it-199391 -
Magic eraser is the best thing I've found. But, whatever you end up doing you have to reseal the grout after or all your hard work will be for nothing.
I want to try this from YHL http://www.younghouselove.com/2014/01/how-you-like-me-now-grout/ I know someone who tried it and also had great results.
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I am totally going to try the magic eraser. I have been pain stakingly hand scrubbing the grout in our kitchen with a stiff bristled brush and Castile soap. It works really well but it is taking forever!I wish we had sealed it when we moved in and it was still brand new.
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@Boogs: heck yeah! I am stopping at HD on the way home!!
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DH did our whole kitchen floor with a scrub brush and comet. It made a HUGE difference. All in the time R and I went to the grocery store, so less then an hour.
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Equal parts hot vinegar mixed with Dawn dish soap, then smeared on the tile. Leave it alone for 30-40 minutes, then scrub it with a big brush and rinse.
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@Boogs: We did this! HUGE difference but definitely very time consuming.
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@Mamaof2: @Boogs: I book marked that page too and when the time comes that's what I'm doing!
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@Boogs: Thanks for that link. We are moving into a house where all the tile has been grouted pink. I had heard about coloring grout but I had never seen it done. It really made a big difference on their tile.
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Yikes! I would hire someone, otherwise it takes a LOT of hard work scrubbing with a brush... vinegar and baking soda is the safest.
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@Cole: The magic eraser takes a bit also and you go through a few of them.
@Mamaof2: I wanna see before and after photos and a review! I'm considering doing ours because even after cleaning it still needs love.
@Reese: Agreed, super time consuming.
@snowjewelz: @JMOM: Please share when you do it!
@Greentea: I think some companies will steam clean your grout.
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Scrub brush and oxyclean is the best grout cleaner I've tried.
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@Boogs: no judging my dirty ass grout lines- deal??
I picked up the grout renew and it's freaking awesome!!
I used the color linen
You can clearly see where I applied it!
I used a paint brush and it goes on nice but will be time consuming
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@Mamaof2: Holy crap! You've sold me on doing that to mine!
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@Mamaof2: It's SO worth it! It's much better to do it that way than do it quickly and than go through and scrape off the excess!
We bought a house that was 15ish years old and there was just NO saving those grout lines.. I think they used a medium/dark grey initially and the built up dirt didn't help. I tried EVERY.SINGLE thing posted online/pinterest.. and grout renew was my only saviour.
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Here are some before and after pictures! It's been just over a year and it has held up perfectly! I love that it is also a sealer. The only thing that I didn't like was it seemed as if we had very limited colour options in Ontario. The grey they offered was a medium to dark grey (not far enough from the original), a maroon (wtf?) and 2 shades of white (which I mixed to create this colour).
**pics taken down because I am paranoid about non-gold threads**
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@Reese: How long has yours lasted so far?
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@Boogs: It's been 14 months so far (ish)
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@Reese: Nice! It looks like a new tile job. And oops we must have been posting at the same time.
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@Reese: wow! That looks great! I saw it had a sealer in it but was wondering if I should seal it anyway??
Here I had too many colors to choose from- 12!
I bought 2 hoping one would work and it did!!I am so excited for my kitchen floors to look nice again!!
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@Boogs: Haha yep! I had to back track through my photo dates to find out the exact time! I can't believe it has been that long!
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@Mamaof2: Awesome! I did 2 coats. I forget what it recommended. I think YHL did 2 as well.
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@Reese: ah good to know!!! Thanks
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@Mamaof2: That looks awesome! I'm going to have to pick some of that up. There's a few spots that have stains that I'd really like to take care of!
In the future for something quick you might want to try the dollar store foaming carpet cleaner. I usually let it spray it on the grout, let work for about 5 minutes, and do a very quick, light scrub. The dirt usually all comes up. Before finding that I tried vinegar/baking soda, magic erasers, bleach, etc....None of the others worked for me.
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@Mamaof2: Wow that looks amazing! I am going to have to pick some up!
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@Reese: Ahh can you post them gold to my wall? I am trying to convince DH to get it so I want some more evidence of how good this stuff is!
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I definitely need to do this, and soon!
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Toilet paper soaked in bleach, let it sit in the grout for 10-15 minutes, rinse with hot water!
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@snowjewelz: done & done!
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@Boogs: Here is a picture of the portion of my grout I have done. We have pink grout everywhere and we picked a light tan. I will say that the color of the Grout Renew we chose is actually lighter than the color card at Home Depot - but it works. It is pretty time consuming, but it is not difficult. But, $12 vs $100's-$1000's for new grout or tile is worth it to me.
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@JMOM: Love it! I really want to do our kitchen.
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Soft scrub. Let it sit then tackle with a toothbrush. Sucks but super effective.
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I love scrubbing my grout! I spray it with bleach then scrub scrub scrub away at it with a small hard-bristle brush. Its so satisfying!! Is that weird?!
@JMOM: @Mamaof2: That looks great! I need to get me some of that!!
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@Mamaof2: agree with @Boogs, I have had good luck with magic erasers
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