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How to Clean Hot Sauce Out of Grout

How to Clean Hot Sauce Out of Grout

From food to drinks, the kitchen is a messy area. Spills happen. You can drop a bottle or miss your plate. One condiment that is known for its stains is hot sauce. Not only is hot sauce spicy, it’s (usually) bright red, which can easily stain clothing, furniture, tile and grout. Hot sauce isn’t so hard to clean up and wipe off tiles, but it can be hard to clean out of grout because it absorbs into the grout lines.

Since grout is porous and usually light-colored, it will easily absorb the dark color of hot sauce and become discolored. With the right grout cleaning and sealing products, you can clean up the hot sauce and it will look like the spill never happened. Remember, you want to clean up spills immediately, so the stain is easier to clean up.

Our team at Grout Shield can help you get rid of hot sauce stains in grout for good. You’ll never know it was there! Hot sauce stains (or any stain) in your grout can make your home and grout look old and dirty, even if you clean it regularly. read more

How Do You Clean Grout Properly?

How Do You Clean Grout Properly?

Grout can get dirty quick if you don’t properly care for it or seal it. Also, there are many ways to incorrectly clean your grout. If your grout wasn’t sealed, your grout will look dirty, making your entire room or home look old and grimy.

With the wrong cleaners, even if you thoroughly wash and scrub grout, it still can look like you haven’t cleaned the area in years! Cleaning grout can be a pain. There is a lot of information out there about how to clean grout. Unfortunately, much of this information is misleading or just aren’t effective. Below, we will share with you some ineffective, but commonly suggested, grout cleaning products and tips, and what you should be using instead. With the right products and methods, cleaning grout can be easier than ever.

Bleach – Bleach is often suggested as a cleaning solution for discolored or dirty grout. Although bleach can lighten the grout, it usually is only a temporary fix, and usually only works with white or light-colored grout lines. Especially in the bathroom, mold and mildew will easily return to the area, despite using bleach. Bleach can damage the grout and doesn’t actually clean the area. read more

How to Remove Ink from Grout

How to Remove Ink from Grout

Doing a craft or art project and using ink? Ink is drippy. It’s also permeates materials quickly. Unfortunately, it can be easy to splatter or spill pink. Ink can easily stain tile and grout, and it can also be difficult to remove from household surfaces.

If you or your child accidentally spills ink on the floor, don’t worry! Our team at Grout Shield can help you get rid of that ink stain for good. You’ll never know it was there!

In most homes, grout is white or a lighter color, which means it can easily show ink, which come in all sorts of colors. Since it is porous, grout will absorb all the pigments of the art supplies. Both dark and light ink can stain easily, and grout can be difficult to clean, so this is a bad combination. With the right grout cleaning and sealing products, it will look like the ink stains never happened.

Most DIY cleaning articles may tell you to clean up the markers and/or paint with bleach, ammonia or white vinegar. These chemicals may work, but they also aren’t really cleaning the grout, and many of these chemicals can cause the grout to crack or break. read more

How to Remove Paint from Grout

How to Remove Paint from Grout

Whether it’s a craft project or home renovation, paint is messy. Even if you put down tarps, blankets, tape, and newspaper, paint splatters and spills. Also, your protective gear can move or rip, which won’t protect your surfaces at all! Paint can easily stain tile and grout.

If you accidentally spill paint onto grout, don’t worry! Our team at Grout Shield can help you get rid of that paint stain for good. You’ll never know it was there!

In most homes, grout is white or a lighter color, which means it can easily show paint, which come in all sorts of colors. Event white paint will be noticeable on white grout. Since it is porous, grout will absorb all the paint. Both dark and light paint can stain easily, and grout can be difficult to clean, so this is a bad combination. With the right grout cleaning and sealing products, it will look like the paint stains never happened.

Most DIY cleaning articles may tell you to clean up paint with bleach, ammonia or white vinegar. These chemicals may work, but they also aren’t really cleaning the grout, and many of these chemicals can cause the grout to crack or break. read more

How to Remove Candle Wax from Grout Lines

How to Remove Candle Wax from Grout Lines

When a candle burns, it drips. The hard wax of the candle turns into liquid. If not properly held or covered, candle wax can drip onto surfaces and get absorbed before turning into hard wax again. Also, liquid wax can accidently spill over if you carry, move, or bang into a candle. Now, maybe you scraped off the hard wax you spilled, but the color of the wax remains behind, especially if it was absorbed into grout lines.

If you accidently spilled wax onto grout, don’t worry! Our team at Grout Shield can help you get rid of that wax stain for good. You’ll never know it was there!

In most homes, grout is white or a lighter color, which means it can easily show wax, which come in all sorts of colors. Event white wax will be noticeable on white grout. Since it is porous, grout will absorb all the wax. Both dark and light wax can stain easily, and grout can be difficult to clean, so this is a bad combination. With the right grout cleaning and sealing products, it will look like the paint stains never happened. read more