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Ok /fit/ how do I remove this old gross grout in my bathroom
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>>2982364
That is just filth. Soak the floor down with hot soapy water, let sit for 10 or 15 minutes, quick scrub with a natural bristle deck brush, dip it in your hot soapy water and scrub, mop up the water. Probably will have to do this two or three times to get things clean. After the first time you can switch to grout cleaner but it doesn't really speed things up, just throws in the hassle of dealing with acids.
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>>2982248
If that is marble/natural stone avoid grout cleaner. Soak areas at a time in dish soap and water and scrub, after that initial pass (breaking down grease) move on to bleach and do it again. Don't use acids at all.
If it is ceramic, go to town with a strong acid but be prepared to do a ton of rinsing and possibly regrouting it all due to pitting caused by the acid.
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what you need is a low-speed floor buffer with a nylo-grit brush installed, pic related is 12" diameter. Nylo-grit has silicon carbide grit mixed in with the plastic of the bristles, it skips over porcelain and ceramic but tears off the top layer of grout. Just slop some water down and scrub, then mop the slurry off. You'll have to rent the low-speed buffer, and these brushes aren't cheap, so you might be better off finding a service company to do it for you. This is the right tool for that job though.
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>>2982696
>silicon carbide
>skips over porcelain and ceramic but tears off the top layer of grout.
Carbide is far harder than any porcelain or ceramic. Explain.
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>>2982248
Like this.