Today I was motivated by a strange urge to be productive, so I cleaned our tile grout. Cleaning tile grout sucks a lot. Everyone on the internet says so, but I had all this energy a few hours ago and thought they were exaggerating. They weren't!
Ever since we moved in, our tile grout has been black. We have pretty big tiles, so I thought it wouldn't take me too long – our kitchen is maybe 5' x 8' and our bathroom roughly the same.
It took me three hours.
I know a post like this is supposed to have before and after photos, but to be honest I didn't even think of it until it was too late for the before, and now I'm too achy and cranky to bring myself to take photos. Also, I learned that our kitchen grout is pink, which is kind of hideous. But it worked, so I'm going to share for anyone who is bored or crazy enough and bad at googling for themselves.
How I did it:
2 scoops of Oxiclean and 1.5 cups of hot water
Toothbrush (preferably one you don't use)
Rag, something to hold water (bucket or bowl)
Rubber gloves (I didn't, and ended up washing my hands about thirty times)
1. Mix the Oxiclean and water. It should be foamy but pretty liquidy.
2. Apply it liberally to your grout. Like, puddle it on, making sure it doesn't just get wet but good and foamy also.
3. Leave it for half an hour. (This is the best part)
4. Come back, take your old toothbrush, get on your hands and knees and start scrubbing as hard as you can. The dirt comes off like magic! Well not really magic, but like you're really strong.
5. Rinse the toothbrush periodically, and wet the rag to use to mop up some of the gross dirt you're realizing is coming out of your grout.
6. Take a lot of water and put it all over the floor and wipe it all up. I usually get lazy toward the very end and let air do its job also. But make sure you use enough water, because the Oxiclean will dry white and leave a film.
Ta da! Pink grout. And then pour yourself a drink and eat a sandwich.
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