| Curt Nelson |
Hi everybody:
I'm a rookie at getting my kitchen counter tile grout clean and white again
and I didn't know where else to turn.
If anyone's got any ideas, including other newsgroups for advice, I'm all
ears.
Thanx in advance. My countertops are grossing me out and I can't take it
anymore...
--
Hasta,
Curt Nelson
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| kilikini |
"Curt Nelson" <none@of.your.business> wrote in message
news:cjtp4n$jcd$0$216.39.170.132@theriver.com...
> Hi everybody:
>
> I'm a rookie at getting my kitchen counter tile grout clean and white
> again and I didn't know where else to turn.
>
> If anyone's got any ideas, including other newsgroups for advice, I'm all
> ears.
>
> Thanx in advance. My countertops are grossing me out and I can't take it
> anymore...
>
> --
>
> Hasta,
> Curt Nelson
>
I'd try bleach for starters.
kili
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| Andy |
"Curt Nelson" <none@of.your.business> wrote in
news:cjtp4n$jcd$0$216.39.170.132@theriver.com:
> Hi everybody:
>
> I'm a rookie at getting my kitchen counter tile grout clean and white
> again and I didn't know where else to turn.
>
> If anyone's got any ideas, including other newsgroups for advice, I'm
> all ears.
>
> Thanx in advance. My countertops are grossing me out and I can't take
> it anymore...
>
Take the top layer of grout off, using a screwdriver, then reapply a new
layer.
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| Katra |
In article <cjtp4n$jcd$0$216.39.170.132@theriver.com>,
"Curt Nelson" <none@of.your.business> wrote:
> Hi everybody:
>
> I'm a rookie at getting my kitchen counter tile grout clean and white again
> and I didn't know where else to turn.
>
> If anyone's got any ideas, including other newsgroups for advice, I'm all
> ears.
>
> Thanx in advance. My countertops are grossing me out and I can't take it
> anymore...
Bleach?
If all else fails, there is a special whitening paste available.
Try your local home center.
K.
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Sprout the MungBean to reply
"I don't like to commit myself about heaven and hell‹you
see, I have friends in both places." --Mark Twain
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| Steve Calvin |
Curt Nelson wrote:
> Hi everybody:
>
> I'm a rookie at getting my kitchen counter tile grout clean and white again
> and I didn't know where else to turn.
>
> If anyone's got any ideas, including other newsgroups for advice, I'm all
> ears.
>
> Thanx in advance. My countertops are grossing me out and I can't take it
> anymore...
>
Stop into a "Dollar" store in your area and look for a product called
Mean Green. That stuff will clean most anything, including break dust
off of wheels. (which is a royal pita)
Make sure that you rinse it well though.
--
Steve
Why don't they make mouse flavored cat food?
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| Allan Matthews |
On Tue, 05 Oct 2004 07:26:25 -0400, Steve Calvin <calvin@vnet.ibm.com>
wrote:
I had very good results using a small scrub brush, a small amount of
water and Ajax, on a bathroom floor.
>Curt Nelson wrote:
>> Hi everybody:
>>
>> I'm a rookie at getting my kitchen counter tile grout clean and white again
>> and I didn't know where else to turn.
>>
>> If anyone's got any ideas, including other newsgroups for advice, I'm all
>> ears.
>>
>> Thanx in advance. My countertops are grossing me out and I can't take it
>> anymore...
>>
>Stop into a "Dollar" store in your area and look for a product called
>Mean Green. That stuff will clean most anything, including break dust
>off of wheels. (which is a royal pita)
>
>Make sure that you rinse it well though.
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| Jack Schidt® |
"Curt Nelson" <none@of.your.business> wrote in message
news:cjtp4n$jcd$0$216.39.170.132@theriver.com...
> Hi everybody:
>
> I'm a rookie at getting my kitchen counter tile grout clean and white
> again and I didn't know where else to turn.
>
> If anyone's got any ideas, including other newsgroups for advice, I'm all
> ears.
>
> Thanx in advance. My countertops are grossing me out and I can't take it
> anymore...
>
> --
It's probably mold, so try bleach, as kili said. If that doesn't work, go
to your local hardware store and ask there.
Jack Focus
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| PENMART01 |
>"Curt Nelson" wrote:
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>I'm a rookie at getting my kitchen counter tile grout clean and white.
>My countertops are grossing me out.
Tile countertops are what's gross, get rid of them.
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| Zywicki |
Hola. In the US, Chlorox makes a Bleach Pen, with this use in mind.
Give it a try.
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| Jack Schidt® |
"PENMART01" <penmart01@aol.como> wrote in message
news:20041005091805.25357.00000917@mb-m22.aol.com...
> >"Curt Nelson" wrote:
>>
>>I'm a rookie at getting my kitchen counter tile grout clean and white.
>>My countertops are grossing me out.
>
> Tile countertops are what's gross, get rid of them.
>
I'm going to build a small countertop from concrete this fall. I'll let you
know how it goes.
Jack Rebar
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| Wendy |
"Curt Nelson" <none@of.your.business> wrote in message news:<cjtp4n$jcd$0$216.39.170.132@theriver.com>...
> Hi everybody:
>
> I'm a rookie at getting my kitchen counter tile grout clean and white again
> and I didn't know where else to turn.
>
> If anyone's got any ideas, including other newsgroups for advice, I'm all
> ears.
>
> Thanx in advance. My countertops are grossing me out and I can't take it
> anymore...
Don't know how dirty they are, but I tried an Ajax/water paste and a
scrub brush on mine. Worked just fine.
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| limey |
"Curt Nelson" wrote in message
> Hi everybody:
>
> I'm a rookie at getting my kitchen counter tile grout clean and white
again
> and I didn't know where else to turn.
>
> If anyone's got any ideas, including other newsgroups for advice, I'm all
> ears.
>
> Thanx in advance. My countertops are grossing me out and I can't take it
> anymore...
>
> Hasta,
> Curt Nelson
Whichever method you use, once the grout is clean it should be sealed with
grout sealer, or you'll be back where you started.
Dora
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| MareCat |
On 5 Oct 2004 09:22:31 GMT, "Curt Nelson" <none@of.your.business>
wrote:
> Hi everybody:
>
>I'm a rookie at getting my kitchen counter tile grout clean and white again
>and I didn't know where else to turn.
>
>If anyone's got any ideas, including other newsgroups for advice, I'm all
>ears.
>
>Thanx in advance. My countertops are grossing me out and I can't take it
>anymore...
Zep makes an excellent grout cleaner. Home Depot carries it.
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| Kswck |
"Curt Nelson" <none@of.your.business> wrote in message
news:cjtp4n$jcd$0$216.39.170.132@theriver.com...
> Hi everybody:
>
> I'm a rookie at getting my kitchen counter tile grout clean and white
> again and I didn't know where else to turn.
>
> If anyone's got any ideas, including other newsgroups for advice, I'm all
> ears.
>
> Thanx in advance. My countertops are grossing me out and I can't take it
> anymore...
>
> --
>
> Hasta,
> Curt Nelson
>
A bit of bleach rubbed with one of those Mr Clean Magic Erasers. They work,
but don't ask me why. They are merely speaker insulation and fall apart with
use.
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| PENMART01 |
>"Jack Schidt®" writes:
>
>"PENMART01" wrote:
>> >"Curt Nelson" wrote:
>>>
>>>I'm a rookie at getting my kitchen counter tile grout clean and white.
>>>My countertops are grossing me out.
>>
>> Tile countertops are what's gross, get rid of them.
>>
>
>I'm going to build a small countertop from concrete this fall. I'll let you
>know how it goes.
>
>Jack Rebar
Terrazzo countertops are wonderful.
---= BOYCOTT FRANCE (belgium) GERMANY--SPAIN =---
---= Move UNITED NATIONS To Paris =---
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"Life would be devoid of all meaning were it without tribulation."
Sheldon
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| Zywicki |
Any idea what sort of concrete the pros use? Is it the normal mix, or
do they make a lighter mix? I can imagine
pouring a mix filled with stryrofoam balls or mica or cellulose or
something light, then doing a skin coat with something like the redimix
products used for, well, skin coating.
Are you going to go natural color, or pigment the top?
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| Jack Schidt® |
"Zywicki" <gregzywicki@cs.com> wrote in message
news:1097068065.087191.310170@k26g2000oda.googlegroups.com...
> Any idea what sort of concrete the pros use? Is it the normal mix, or
> do they make a lighter mix? I can imagine
> pouring a mix filled with stryrofoam balls or mica or cellulose or
> something light, then doing a skin coat with something like the redimix
> products used for, well, skin coating.
> Are you going to go natural color, or pigment the top?
>
Greg, here's an online version of one guy's experience:
http://www.naturalhandyman.com/iip/...ccounter-b.shtm
It's the regular mix and needs to be reinforced. I'm going to do this in
the shop and then install it. It's only a 3 foot section of counter, but
I'm still going to follow the guy in the link's advice on doing a small
practice piece first. I'm going to go with pigment and polish the top to
kind of a semi-glossy finish.
Oh, I also have some adult supervision to call on for this!
Jack Slab
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| Zywicki |
Wow - that article made me want to _hide_ under a counter. Sounds like
chieslling your own granite would be easier (not that you're a
chiseler.)
Good luck.
Greg Zywicki
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| Susan Edkins |
"Kswck" <kswck@optonline.net> wrote in message
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>
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> A bit of bleach rubbed with one of those Mr Clean Magic Erasers. They
> work, but don't ask me why. They are merely speaker insulation and fall
> apart with use.
Those Mr. Clean thingies really work well, but are a bit pricey, especially
as they do fall apart pretty quickly. So, are they really speaker
insulation, and if so, could I buy a big wad of it cheaply?
Thanks,
Susan
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