I have a recipe for home made grout cleaner:
7 cups water
1/2 cup baking soda
1/3 cup lemon juice (I used the kind in a bottle)
1/4 cup white vinegar
With 1,000 square feet of tile and a muddy, little dog, we have some serious grout cleaning issues here. I use bleach and hot water for regular mopping. That keeps most of the grout clean and bright, but there are areas that get especially dirty. Once I used Soft Scrub® with bleach on the problem spots. It did a good job, but I had to rinse several times to get rid of the grit that was left behind.
Today was product testing day for the do-it-yourself grout cleaner. I used hot tap water and added the ingredients in the order shown above. The addition of the lemon juice made the solution fizz. That's a fun sound. It happened again when I added the vinegar. You are supposed to put this concoction in a spray bottle and squirt it on the floor. Also, it's supposed to soak a few minutes. I didn't have an extra bottle, and I didn't have time to fool around. I slopped it on with a rag, waited about one minute, and scrubbed with a stiff bristled brush. I finished by wiping to absorb the excess liquid. When the floor dried, I found the baking soda left a film behind, so I had to rinse (only once) with clear water.
So, how well did this witch's brew do? I would have to say the results were fair. The dirty grout lines were cleaner, but not like after the Soft Scrub® treatment. On the plus side the mixture was non-toxic and odorless. I didn't scrub very hard, and I only did one quick rinse. I might try this method again if I had to clean up a trouble spot, and I didn't have much time.
I'm still on a quest to either find or create the perfect product. Any suggestions?
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