Comments on: How to clean the grout around my 50s and 60s bathroom floor tiles? Sleeping Bee Alice finds an answer http://retrorenovation.com/2008/10/10/how-to-clean-the-grout-around-my-50s-and-60s-bathroom-floor-tiles-sleeping-bee-alice-finds-an-answer/ A place for your postwar 40s 50s and 60s style kitchens, bathrooms and mid century modern home aesthetic. Thu, 08 Jan 2009 01:34:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: karmi_woolfe http://retrorenovation.com/2008/10/10/how-to-clean-the-grout-around-my-50s-and-60s-bathroom-floor-tiles-sleeping-bee-alice-finds-an-answer/comment-page-1/#comment-16238 karmi_woolfe Sat, 18 Oct 2008 16:18:36 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=5390#comment-16238 Please... if any of you need 4" ceramic tile to finish/repair a project(it generally truly measures 4 3/8"), send me a pic, and I will let you know if I see it at my ReStore. They have a ton of it and are threatening to throw it away. I've vowed to buy it all before I let them do that! I have tons of pink on auction, but there are many other colors available. Email me at karmi_woolfe (at) yahoo dot com and I'll be glad to keep you in mind as I search. Please… if any of you need 4″ ceramic tile to finish/repair a project(it generally truly measures 4 3/8″), send me a pic, and I will let you know if I see it at my ReStore. They have a ton of it and are threatening to throw it away. I’ve vowed to buy it all before I let them do that! I have tons of pink on auction, but there are many other colors available. Email me at karmi_woolfe (at) yahoo dot com and I’ll be glad to keep you in mind as I search.

]]> By: bepsf http://retrorenovation.com/2008/10/10/how-to-clean-the-grout-around-my-50s-and-60s-bathroom-floor-tiles-sleeping-bee-alice-finds-an-answer/comment-page-1/#comment-15865 bepsf Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:11:40 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=5390#comment-15865 I use a Mr Clean Magic Eraser on the tile and grout in my bathrooms - I'm always amazed at how well it works... ...it removes the hard water spots from the glass shower doors and chrome faucet hardware too! I use a Mr Clean Magic Eraser on the tile and grout in my bathrooms - I’m always amazed at how well it works…
…it removes the hard water spots from the glass shower doors and chrome faucet hardware too!

]]> By: laradevil http://retrorenovation.com/2008/10/10/how-to-clean-the-grout-around-my-50s-and-60s-bathroom-floor-tiles-sleeping-bee-alice-finds-an-answer/comment-page-1/#comment-15714 laradevil Tue, 14 Oct 2008 17:05:16 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=5390#comment-15714 For those of you who have not discovered the Grout Scrub Brush - it is a must have. It really helped me clean the grout in my bathroom without touching too much of the tile. This might help for those that are concerned about damaging the tile. I think I bought it at Menards - but any home improvement store would have it. I would also like to add - I have a similiar blue tile in one bathroom & pink tile in another. I had a couple areas that I am going to try the zep on that I could never get clean! For those of you who have not discovered the Grout Scrub Brush - it is a must have. It really helped me clean the grout in my bathroom without touching too much of the tile. This might help for those that are concerned about damaging the tile. I think I bought it at Menards - but any home improvement store would have it.

I would also like to add - I have a similiar blue tile in one bathroom & pink tile in another. I had a couple areas that I am going to try the zep on that I could never get clean!

]]> By: sleepingbee http://retrorenovation.com/2008/10/10/how-to-clean-the-grout-around-my-50s-and-60s-bathroom-floor-tiles-sleeping-bee-alice-finds-an-answer/comment-page-1/#comment-15694 sleepingbee Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:49:39 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=5390#comment-15694 here's site that I found that looks like some useful information for terrazo cleaning http://www.aldonchem.com/mt-terrazzo.htm here’s site that I found that looks like some useful information for terrazo cleaning
http://www.aldonchem.com/mt-terrazzo.htm

]]> By: sleepingbee http://retrorenovation.com/2008/10/10/how-to-clean-the-grout-around-my-50s-and-60s-bathroom-floor-tiles-sleeping-bee-alice-finds-an-answer/comment-page-1/#comment-15691 sleepingbee Tue, 14 Oct 2008 12:45:37 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=5390#comment-15691 kittymommy, I have not found the solution to vertical cleaning of the grout. I tried a small spot of the Zep on the vertical surfaces and it just didn't penetrate well enough to work (and wastes product). I would reiterate Pam's caution to us: the light glaze on the tile surfaces can easily scratch. Mine were already scratched so I took the risk and it was worth it...and the tile condition did not worsen. Try to be very exact with the application of the product as it is a form of acid, so it could possibly etch your tile as well. kittymommy, I have not found the solution to vertical cleaning of the grout. I tried a small spot of the Zep on the vertical surfaces and it just didn’t penetrate well enough to work (and wastes product).

I would reiterate Pam’s caution to us: the light glaze on the tile surfaces can easily scratch. Mine were already scratched so I took the risk and it was worth it…and the tile condition did not worsen. Try to be very exact with the application of the product as it is a form of acid, so it could possibly etch your tile as well.

]]> By: kittymommy http://retrorenovation.com/2008/10/10/how-to-clean-the-grout-around-my-50s-and-60s-bathroom-floor-tiles-sleeping-bee-alice-finds-an-answer/comment-page-1/#comment-15396 kittymommy Sun, 12 Oct 2008 18:53:05 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=5390#comment-15396 I was excited to try Zep, but the two places I want to use it are on terrazzo floor tile and shower (wall) tile. According to the instructions on the Zep Grout Cleaner, you cannot use it on vertical surfaces or terrazzo tile! Hmmm...any suggestions? Thanks! Susan I was excited to try Zep, but the two places I want to use it are on terrazzo floor tile and shower (wall) tile. According to the instructions on the Zep Grout Cleaner, you cannot use it on vertical surfaces or terrazzo tile! Hmmm…any suggestions?

Thanks!
Susan

]]> By: San Diego Amy http://retrorenovation.com/2008/10/10/how-to-clean-the-grout-around-my-50s-and-60s-bathroom-floor-tiles-sleeping-bee-alice-finds-an-answer/comment-page-1/#comment-15391 San Diego Amy Sat, 11 Oct 2008 20:06:54 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=5390#comment-15391 Izzy ~ Definitely try Daltile in San Diego before making the trek up to Gardenia. It's in the Clairmont Mesa area and the ceramic tiles are most definitely not as pricey as all the other stuff people are currently interested in (i.e. glass, stone, etc). Once you find exactly what you like there - you can look for the best price somewhere else since it's just a design center : ) Izzy ~ Definitely try Daltile in San Diego before making the trek up to Gardenia. It’s in the Clairmont Mesa area and the ceramic tiles are most definitely not as pricey as all the other stuff people are currently interested in (i.e. glass, stone, etc). Once you find exactly what you like there - you can look for the best price somewhere else since it’s just a design center : )

]]> By: Palm Springs Stephan http://retrorenovation.com/2008/10/10/how-to-clean-the-grout-around-my-50s-and-60s-bathroom-floor-tiles-sleeping-bee-alice-finds-an-answer/comment-page-1/#comment-15390 Palm Springs Stephan Sat, 11 Oct 2008 19:56:54 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=5390#comment-15390 Izzy, Definitely try B&W Tile. They have three locations: Gardena (LA), Riverside (east of LA), and Lake Elsinore (a small town off I-15 north of San Diego). http://www.bwtile.com. You might also try DalTile. Though more expensive, their ColorBody Porcelain tiles in the PermaBrite, PermaTone, and Keystone lines come in shades of blue that perfectly match the colors of Alice's floor, though it may require some adaptation in terms of tile sizes. DalTile's Ocean Blue exactly matches my 1958 blue bathtub, sink and toilet. I'm sure they have a color that will match your kitchen. Izzy, Definitely try B&W Tile. They have three locations: Gardena (LA), Riverside (east of LA), and Lake Elsinore (a small town off I-15 north of San Diego). http://www.bwtile.com.

You might also try DalTile. Though more expensive, their ColorBody Porcelain tiles in the PermaBrite, PermaTone, and Keystone lines come in shades of blue that perfectly match the colors of Alice’s floor, though it may require some adaptation in terms of tile sizes. DalTile’s Ocean Blue exactly matches my 1958 blue bathtub, sink and toilet. I’m sure they have a color that will match your kitchen.

]]> By: Mid Mod Pam http://retrorenovation.com/2008/10/10/how-to-clean-the-grout-around-my-50s-and-60s-bathroom-floor-tiles-sleeping-bee-alice-finds-an-answer/comment-page-1/#comment-15334 Mid Mod Pam Fri, 10 Oct 2008 22:42:40 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=5390#comment-15334 Hi Izzy and welcome. Our first place to try for tile is B&W up in Gardena (I believe.) Give it a try and check back if you strike out there. Pam Hi Izzy and welcome. Our first place to try for tile is B&W up in Gardena (I believe.) Give it a try and check back if you strike out there. Pam

]]> By: izzy http://retrorenovation.com/2008/10/10/how-to-clean-the-grout-around-my-50s-and-60s-bathroom-floor-tiles-sleeping-bee-alice-finds-an-answer/comment-page-1/#comment-15325 izzy Fri, 10 Oct 2008 20:53:42 +0000 http://retrorenovation.com/?p=5390#comment-15325 Hi -- I was wondering if someone could tell me where to find tiles like the blue ones in the pictures above? I'm trying to restore a kitchen countertop made from tiles of a very similar color - in a house built in 1948...and I'm striking out so far. Please help!! Thanks ~ Izzy in San Diego Hi — I was wondering if someone could tell me where to find tiles like the blue ones in the pictures above? I’m trying to restore a kitchen countertop made from tiles of a very similar color - in a house built in 1948…and I’m striking out so far. Please help!!

Thanks ~
Izzy in San Diego

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