Dirty Grout Lines On New Tiles!

[BelindaSeah 171]

On 27/07/2013 at 0:13 PM, kru said:

I tried this product on my 5 yr old homogenous glossy tiles which had that almost impossible stains to remove. I must say this is best product so far I've used to restore grout lines. One drawback is application is quite laborious as had to scrub every individual tile grout lines to remove the stains as mopping or going over it lightly not able to do the job. But once done the floor looks like new with clean white grout lines. Another concern is after initial application floor will feel oily and have to mop and wipe a few times to remove the oily feel. Seller mentioned this is normal and should go away after 3-4 days but a few thorough rounds of mopping and wiping can clear it immediately as I worry my children walking on the slippery surface.

Was told it could protect the tiles for about 6 mths. Used only about 1/3 of the amount bought so can have 2 more rounds of cleaning if needed

Had the same experience as you when i used the HCL89 from http://hcl89.byethost10.com as well. I was looking for something to clean the tiles on my kitchen, and i used it, it removed all the grime and dirt with relative ease

[Chua65 59]

On 11/11/2008 at 4:57 PM, de_Pierre said:

Easiest way, paint it...

Would not recommend that, as the paint will just peel off very quick

[MrKangTeo 54]

On 25/05/2013 at 5:24 AM, HockSeng said:

Correct, i remember that as well as when they make these tiles they use very high heat

I remember reading something like that as well

[BenBernanke 117]

On 20/06/2016 at 5:01 AM, Chua65 said:

Would not recommend that, as the paint will just peel off very quick

Does acrylic paint work better?

[iceflare 0]

I am also having similar grout issues after a major renovation of my newly purchased resale. Shades of yellow, cement grey, and even missing - not sure what resulted in it and ID seemed to be having a hard time to remedy it despite coming a few times to fix and blaming it on the environmental or other apartments doing renovation.  The inconsistency of the whole grouting just made the whole place looks older than it should be.  Even the resale toilet tiles wall grouting which was done by HDB during the Home Improvement Programme (3 to 4 years back) in general looks better than the grouting done/subcontracted out by the ID.

Any suggestions of what may resulted in the grouting issue and what I can do to address the issue?
I personally think it's due to poor workmanship but not sure what can be done before; now it just seemed like we need to live with it.

Edited September 18, 2016 by iceflare
Remove ID name till issue resolved

[Orangy 63]

On 16/09/2016 at 5:42 AM, BenBernanke said:

Does acrylic paint work better?

Acrylic paint is those that have a kind of plastic feel correct?

[Khylie 25]

On 13/03/2016 at 2:53 AM, TedDibiase said:

This is very true every product has its advantages and etc

Thats true, but truth be told i like homogeneous tiles especially the glossy ones, makes ones house really look nice

[StyloMylo 27]

On 18 December, 2016 at 3:23 AM, Orangy said:

Acrylic paint is those that have a kind of plastic feel correct?

Something like that acrylic paint also has a very glossy look to it too

[Leon75 68]

On 9/18/2016 at 6:05 PM, iceflare said:

Shades of yellow

I think if the cement is becoming yellow a short while later its probably during the cement mixing at the time too much water was used

[AndreaLee 3]

I think it oxidized already if it turns yellow haha

[BenBernanke 117]

On 8/5/2017 at 12:57 AM, StyloMylo said:

Something like that acrylic paint also has a very glossy look to it too

Thats quite interesting, also it seems that acrylic paint does not dirty too fast and has that new look for much longer

[Ella Lim 0]

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[CairoKing 35]

On 9/18/2016 at 6:05 PM, iceflare said:

Shades of yellow, cement grey, and even missing

That seems bad, but end of the day was your ID able to fix it?