Cleaning expert Laura Dellutri explains how to quickly clean bathroom tile and grout with common household cleaner.
- Whenever working with strong cleaners, be sure to wear gloves, and read product labels and warnings carefully (to prevent toxic interactions among cleaners). Ventilate properly as well.
- Never mix bleach with other cleaners.
Tile
Use glass cleaner with disinfectant. Spray onto 100-percent cotton cloth for small areas. Spray directly on surface for large areas. Use overlapping horizontal strokes rather than a circular motion.
Soap Scum
Scrape off with an inexpensive plastic putty knife (figure A), available at hardware stores. Grout
Bleach solution--Use a mixture of one part bleach to four parts water. Mix and distill to spray bottle. Spray on grout and let sit for 10 minutes. Don't overuse or it will erode the grout. Wipe.
Hydrogen Peroxide--Spray undiluted on grout. Scrub with grout brush. Repeat up to five times until clean.
PreventativesApply colored grout cleaner in a thick film over grout (figure B), then wipe off. Coat clean tile with silicone cleaner to seal tile.
Resources Quick Clean Your Home!
by Laura Dellutri
Strategic Media Corp., 2001
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Guests Laura Dellutri
Cleaning Industry Expert, aka "The Duchess of Dirt"
7915 L St.
Omaha, NE 68127
Phone: 402-331-1000
Toll-free: 800-776-1643
E-mail:
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