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"Keith" <nospam@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> I moved recently, and the bathtub and surround tile (glossy 4.25" square
> tiles) had at least 20 years of grime on them. I tried every normal
> bathroom cleaner I could find, and nothing even made a visible difference.
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> I was just about to give up and replace the tile (and I had already
> bought
> an aftermarket enamel paint kit on the tub) when I accidently found out
> that whatever the "TSP" stuff is nowadays (without phosphate) seemed to
> help- just a little. Now, if I spray a tile, then use a comet-type cleaner
> along with a motorized scrubber, I can get one tile clean about every 10
> minutes. So....
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> now I know that this stuff comes off, and that the tile looks ok
> underneath. The tub looks ok underneath too, in my test cleaning areas.
> But
> my wife is gonna kill me if it takes me 2 years to clean this tub, with
> nothing else getting done in the meantime. What else should I be trying to
> get this residue off? There has to be something strong enough (and
> relatively safe) that I can use to make this go faster. I am already
> planning on bleaching and re-sealing the grout, so I do not mind if
> whatever
> I use eats off the old grout sealant, assuming that any is even still
> there
> (besides, that would just make it easier to bleach the grout).
>
> Any suggestions?
Try using a steam cleaner.
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Re: 20 years of grime on tile & grout
