Grout cleaning

[scottsins]

I know about spraying tilex if it gets mold/mildew type of staining. However, what I have now is a bunch of mud stains all around the glass tile tub surround. Tried wiping it down with a wet rag, but of course that didn't work.

I am guessing that I will need some sort of brush. Some say that most "house quality" cleaners won't get it done and you have to order some industrial strength level product.

Please help.

 

[jmrob93]

greased lightning-- at Walmart

 

[accuratehorn]

We tried a lot of products on ours and none of them worked. I was down to trying to scrape the old grout out with grout tools. Fortunately, half of the tile fell off the wall when the siding guys put new siding on the house, and we were forced to redo the tile. Added some glass tiles, new "subway" tiles, and now it looks good.
If you wipe it down after every shower with a towel, it stays clean, otherwise it gets grungy pretty soon, and it is hard to get the dirt, mold, whatever else gets in there out with any kind of brush, bleach, comet, toothbrush, bigger brushes, chemicals, dynamite...maybe if your grout is pretty new some of that stuff will take the dirt off.