removing the dirt from tiles

[psd99]

we got tiles in the kitchen floor which have black dirt inbetween the tiles on the grout also the design of the tiles was not a good choice as dirt has also gathered on the design.

thinking of changing the tiles but when we give them a good scrub they take AGES to get clean so we want to try something stronger.

what kind of chemical product can we use to get rid of this dirt?

 

[T345]

This

 

[Beans on toast Dave]

bleach?

 

[mp3duck]

Steam Cleaner

 

[Haze]

Steam Cleaner

+1

 

[psd99]

we got a steam cleaner
did sweet FA

bleach nah something stronger

 

[The Halk]

Try Astonish.

Edit : IT's great stuff. Only a quid including delivery.

 

[DcD]

May just have to regrout them. Or scrape a bit off and then use the grout replenish stuff from B&Q (little tube that adds a thing layer back on top).

 

[stulid]

X5 steam cleaner, seen it on a shopping channel so it must be good.

 

[Dugganator]

bleach?

This always works for me as well

 

[Seb5009]

Cif Cream + old toothbrush.

 

[gitbags]

Household ammonia. Just make sure you wear gloves and open every window and door in the house or it will smell like the inside of a septic tank.

 

[Disco Boy]

Ajax.

 

[Jimbeam3678]

Bleach and bi carb of soda and toothbrush brings them up a treat. Bi carb lifts the dirt up and bleach makes it white again

 

[PhillyDee]

Steam cleaners? Do they actually clean anything at all? I tried them once, and took it back to argos after a week. I think they should be banned under the trade descriptions act. They cleaned nothing at all.

 

[Pug]

I did ours with a hard brush, vim and jif (proper stuff with bits in). Oh, and CRAPLOADS of elbow grease.

 

[The Halk]

The astonish I recommended above is clean, it doesn't smell and won't bleach or poison you... at at worst it'll cost you a quid and not help.

It's sort of like a sandpaper paste... it'll not scratch unless you apply a huge amount of pressure, but it'll cut through dirt/grease/grime. Nothing else works like it that I've seen.

 

[asim18]

Steam cleaners? Do they actually clean anything at all? I tried them once, and took it back to argos after a week. I think they should be banned under the trade descriptions act. They cleaned nothing at all.

I was thinking the same thing. My mum bought a steam cleaner once, it did sweet FA except make the surfaces slightly damp and warm.

One of the biggest anticlimaxes of my life after watching them being able to clean absolutely everything on those shopping channels.

 

[[TW]Sponge]

I was thinking the same thing. My mum bought a steam cleaner once, it did sweet FA except make the surfaces slightly damp and warm.

One of the biggest anticlimaxes of my life after watching them being able to clean absolutely everything on those shopping channels.

I saw one the other day that does windows. Cleans and dries them at the same time. Looked absolutely amazing.

Bet it doesn't work.

 

[haaammit]

hg grout cleaner and as much elbow grease as you can muster