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laid them in my bathroom and didnt wipe enough grout out while it was still wet, so i'm left with quite big grout lines. I made the same mistake on the wall tiles but managed to 'sand' them down with a decent sponge scourer. However on the floor tiles the grout is more of a cement and tears the scourer apart, does anyone have any ideas how i could 'sand' it down like i did with the wall tiles? Its not a major problem and doesnt look too bad but would be nice to get the even and thinner grout lines.

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benpost
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soak the sponge in descaler. Or brick acid.

Reply to
The Natural Philosopher

hi NP thanks for reply.. .where can i get that? i've got some de limescale spray would that do it? i guess i should wear gloves with this sort of thing!

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benpost

Try that first.

Builders merchant for patio or brick aid.

Even vinegar works on grout..its only a superior form of limescale.

Wear gloves if you like, but I let my hands tell me when they are being damaged...

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The Natural Philosopher

but make sure neither the descaler/acid nor the sponge contain any colour die which will show in the grout.

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Andrew Gabriel

can you please send a link to a screwfix product or b & q i could use for rubbing down the floor grout as well as removing set grout from tile surfaces. like you say i must need something chemical as hard rubbing alone just ruins the sponge with no effect. the limescale spray i have is coloured (supermarket product) so would probably not be a good idea. thanks guys

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benpost

You could try a window scraper for the face of the tiles, and some coarse, fabric backed abrasive for the grout lines. Something for a belt sander would be ok. Just tear it into a useable size and fold it to get into the gaps. Hard work though...

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Stuart Noble

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jim

thanks for that link but i dont think that would help as i dont want to dig up the grout, just smooth it off a bit.

any one got a link to this de scaling solution so i can try scrubbing with that, to try and smooth down some of the grout?

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benpost

fwiw i used this exact thing to remove old excess grout from "overfull" grout lines and tile surfaces.

FFS try googling for it yourself !

NB how will you stop acids etc softening all of the grout depth ? you may end up redoing it all anyway?

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jim

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