How to Clean White Tile Grout



Posted: Tuesday, January 16, 2007

by
Sweet Chic

As a boutique owner, my life revolves around appearances. How do I look, how does my shop look, and how does my customer look when they leave? Among all of these concerns with appearances, I am also concerned with how my own house appears.

We moved into our home four years ago. It was a newly-built home with fresh sparkling tile and carpet. As any homeowner knows, floors start to look old, worn, and dirty over time and traffic. The most frustrating sign that our floors were looking dirty was in the tile grout. Once upon a time it was white, but now looking very brown.

I sweep and mop regularly, but nothing has seemed to keep the tile from getting brown. I went on a search via the internet to find out what in the world would get my grout looking clean and white again. I tried several products that were mentioned.



All of the above products I used with a toothbrush, and never really observed great results. Then, I tried a product my mother gave to me that she claimed would get rust stains out of a tub or toilet if you live in a high iron water zone. The product is called Zud Heavy Duty Cleaner. It has a consistency like a Comet cleaner, but is white. On this last attempt to clean my tile, I filled a cup with warm water, and sprinkled some of the Zud in the cup. I mixed it with a toothbrush, and went to work. The results were amazing. My tile grout was white again.

Be aware that the Zud does leave a powdery substance behind, which leaves the grout even more white for a short period of time. If you accidentally leave some of the mixture on the tile itself, you will get a powdery residue there as well. So as you use your toothbrush to clean the grout, go behind yourself with a dry cloth to keep the powder residue from being left behind.

Tammy Sweet owns the boutique known as Sweet Chic. She attends seminars for upcoming trends and composes articles for various venues. Mrs. Sweet consults a variety of clients in order to enlighten others with upcoming fashion and beauty trends. Press and spotlighted fashion products may be viewed at www.sweet-chic.net.
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