There are a variety of grout cleaning options. From using bleach to scrubbing simply with warm water and much in between, the opinions on how best to clean the tile grout are varied, to say the least. This tutorial will show you how to clean grout using only basic and natural ingredients: baking soda and diluted white vinegar. For me, this method was easy and provided a slightly cleaner result after an application, although regular or frequent use of vinegar in the grout is argued as a long-term abrasive.
Materials needed:
- Sodium bicarbonate
- White vinegar + water in a spray bottle
- Small disposable Packaging
- Toothbrush Cleaning
- Clean rags
- Rubber Gloves (optional)
Start by pouring some baking soda into your disposable container. You're going to create a sodium bicarbonate paste with water.
Pour some water into the baking soda until you have added enough to create a paste consistency. I found that a ratio of sodium bicarbonate to water 3:1 is more or less correct, but do not hesitate to play with this. A little water long ago.
- Use the end of the toothbrush handle to remove the pasta.
- When you have a moist but not liquid consistency, you're ready to start.
- Apply the glue to your grout with the toothbrush bristles.
- Let the pasta rest there for a minute while you prepare your vinegar + water solution.
- Mix vinegar and water in a proportion of 1:1 in your spray bottle.
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Spray vinegar + water directly into your glued sodium bicarbonate grout. Be generous with vinegar solution; You will want to clarify in your baking soda paste to react on the surface of the grout. Espumeará a little, which is fun to watch. (And/or will make you realize you need to get more).
Let the vinegar solution settle in the baking soda for a few minutes while frothing. This is actually the power of cleaning and lifting this method of natural ingredients for grout cleaning.
Rinse your toothbrush, and use it to rub the vinegar solution and paste into your grout. Celebrate when you see that the pasta becomes a little gloomy; This is just the cleaner doing his job!
Wet and then drain a rag with wet water, then start cleaning The cleaner when you have finished scrubbing.
You probably need to rinse and clean several times to remove all the glue and vinegar from your grout. (Bonus: This method quickly becomes tile cleaning and grouting, not just grout cleaning, when performing this step).
Let the grout dry to see how well it was cleaned.
As you can see from my results, the grout is cleaner, but not so dramatically. (Actually, it seems more apparent in real life than in these photos).
Some stains were lightened, but still apparent. I like the idea of using natural ingredients that I have handy for cleaning, and this was actually a fun way to clean the grout, especially with all the foam and bubbles and everything else. What is your favorite tip on how to clean the grout?