how do I remove oil from floor tile grout?
by Jeff on Oct.29, 2008, under Bath
surfpowgirl asked:
I have spilt water dispersible oil on the floor and it has darkened the tile grout. How do I remove the oil from the grout so that it doesn’t stain? thanks.
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I have spilt water dispersible oil on the floor and it has darkened the tile grout. How do I remove the oil from the grout so that it doesn’t stain? thanks.
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3 comments for this entry:
November 2nd, 2008 on 2:32 am
I would try MEAN GREEN – that stuff will clean anything!! I believe you can get it at the grocery store or at Walmart.
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I would try MEAN GREEN – that stuff will clean anything!! I believe you can get it at the grocery store or at Walmart.
November 4th, 2008 on 5:27 pm
I don’t know if you’ll beable to get it all out.
Buy some “Grease Lightening” or some other oil eating cleaner.
Poor it liberally on the area and let it soak in a little bit. With a coarse brush, scrub the grout as hard as you can. After a little while pour some clean sand over the grout, you can add a little more de-greaser if you need to. Scrub the (wet sand) over the grout.
You should start seeing the oil work it’s way out when you first start scrubbing. The sand will help absorb the oil coming out and prevent it from staining more grout, as well as help scrub the grout deeper than you can with your brush.
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I don’t know if you’ll beable to get it all out.
Buy some “Grease Lightening” or some other oil eating cleaner.
Poor it liberally on the area and let it soak in a little bit. With a coarse brush, scrub the grout as hard as you can. After a little while pour some clean sand over the grout, you can add a little more de-greaser if you need to. Scrub the (wet sand) over the grout.
You should start seeing the oil work it’s way out when you first start scrubbing. The sand will help absorb the oil coming out and prevent it from staining more grout, as well as help scrub the grout deeper than you can with your brush.
November 5th, 2008 on 10:41 am
Tile grout is a cement and as such is porous. The oil would have soaked in and there is probably not much you can do about that. You could try pouring oil on the rest of it to even it out. Even if you remove the darkened grout and replace it, the new will not match the old.
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Tile grout is a cement and as such is porous. The oil would have soaked in and there is probably not much you can do about that. You could try pouring oil on the rest of it to even it out. Even if you remove the darkened grout and replace it, the new will not match the old.