How To Remove Dried Grout Residue On Ceramic Tiles | EHow

Share

1. Home Sweet Home
2. Home Maintenance & Repairs

How to Remove Dried Grout Residue on Ceramic Tiles By Kimbry Parker eHow may earn compensation through affiliate links in this story. Learn more about our affiliate and product review process here.

Things You'll Need

• Empty spray bottle

• Wooden stick

• Broom

• Dust pan

• Bucket

• Nylon scouring pad

• Rags

• 1 cup sugar

Remove excess grout from tile as you are applying the grout for easier removal.

Applying grout to ceramic tiles can be a messy job and removing it from the surface of tiles can be tricky. Grout is made of cement and dries quickly. If grout gets on the tiles during application, it can be removed with the proper products and methods that can remove the residue without scratching or damaging the tile.

Advertisement

Step 1

Fill an empty spray bottle with hot water. Saturate the grout residue spots with the water.

Video of the Day

Step 2

Scrape as much of the dried grout from the tile with a wooden stick. Keep the dried grout wet while scraping.

Advertisement

Related Stories

Home Sweet Home How to Remove Cigarette Smoke Odors in a Basement Home Sweet Home How to Remove Mold and Moss From Exterior Brick Chow Down How to Clean Maple Syrup Equipment

Step 3

Sweep up the largest pieces of grout with a broom and dust pan. Wipe down the tiles with a rag and water.

Step 4

Fill a bucket with water as hot as you can tolerate. Dip a nylon scouring pad into the water and scrub the grout residue. Use plenty of water when scrubbing. Rinse out the scouring pad in the bucket of water frequently while scrubbing the tile.

Advertisement

Step 5

Wipe down the tile with a damp rag. Dry the ceramic tile with a soft rag.

Step 6

Discard the bucket of water and rinse it out. Fill it with 1 gallon warm water. Add 1 cup sugar to the water and allow it to dissolve.

Advertisement

Step 7

Pour this solution onto any remaining grout residue or grout haze on the tile. For wall tile, saturate several paper towels with the solution and lay them onto the grout spots.

Step 8

Allow the sugar water to sit on the tile for a minimum of two hours. Scrub the tiles again with the nylon scouring pad. Apply more sugar water and allow it to soak for two more hours if grout residue is still on the tile.

Step 9

Rinse the tile with a rag and plain water. Buff with a dry cloth.

Advertisement

Video of the Day

references

• Ask the Builder: Excess Grout Removal

eHow may earn compensation through affiliate links in this story. Learn more about our affiliate and product review process here.

you may like

1

How to Drop a Pool Chlorine Tablet Into Your Well

2

How Do I Repair a 1500 Delta Series Faucet?

3

My Toilet Water Shutoff Valve Does Not Shut the Water Off

You May Also Like

1

How to Fix a Small Hole in a Water Heater

2

How Do I Repair a Farmhouse Kitchen Sink?

3

How to Clean Talcum Powder From Black-Colored Grout