A friend used a professional refinisher (now out of business) to refinish her tub and surrounding tile, including the grout, which IMO was a great "side effect" as the grout doesn't get wet or mildew anymore. I have a tiled shower ROOM (floor and walls...
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I've not used it to cover grout. My poor experiences listed in the review I submitted may or may not apply in your use case. I'd think of this is a coin toss situation. On the up side, due to that it's rough surface, it might actually stick to grout better than other surfaces. On the down side, you may not be able to properly clean the grout such that this stuff can stick. When I grouted my bathroom, I used a grout that was epoxy based. The clean up needed to be done immediately and was done by using water diluted white vinegar (acid). I'm not sure if this clean up method is advisable in your situation or not but it may be an option. No sealant was needed due to the epoxy and was inherently mold resistant. Alternately, if your concern is the mold on the grout, you might consider using a sealant since that's MUCH easier & quicker to do.
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Yes. The FloorMate does a great job on tile, not so great with the grout though.
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I do not know because we have the polished concrete floors. I do have tile in my bathroom but, it never looks dirty enough for me to tell if the steamer has cleaned it or not. It always looks clean. It doesn't produce a whole lot of moisture (your floor doesn't look soaking wet when you go over it) but, a lot of vapor production.
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I just bought the Wagner and tried it on my tub, which is one of those enclosures they put over the old tub. We were spraying (or supposed to) the shower/tub after each shower but the dirt/soap scum had really built up. At first I wasn't too impressed with the job it was doing but it did clean the tub and shower walls, took longer than I thought it would, maybe I'm unrealistic. I realized that I had to moisten with hot water the tub and wall area and it had to go thru layers(I clean houses so my house is last to be cleaned). I'm going to keep it, for now anyway.
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It will remove mildew from both grout & caulk. Caulk color will not be fully restored. You'll need to scrub this product long & hard with a toothbrush or something similar to achieve these results. In my experience, Tilex works better with less scrubbing.
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I bought a home with really dirty tile floors. After 2 steam cleanings with the use of almost straight bleach on the floor while steaming, I was able to see an 80% improvement. But I can't recommend that anyone clean with straight bleach. So, I would have to say by itself, likely not.
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I have very small (one inch) grouted tiles in my back bathroom and it works well on those, but they are very shallow grooves. The steam itself will only loosen surface dirt, and maybe lift some of the deeper stuff. If you have old mildew darkened grout, I'd suggest a foaming mildew cleaner, and bleach or a bleach like spray. Steam cleanings main advantages are a hot greasy dirt cutter, and a no chemical germ killer.
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I just made the mistake of picking up "polish" rather than "cleaner". My floor is ruined. Fortunately, I had only done a section of floor. I am reading now what to do about it. Can't believe how many "mad" people there are who already ruined their floors---never again. Once they are fixed- think I will try the ammonia/water mix. Wish me luck-- Goodbye Bona!!!!!
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I have used it in my shower, but I found that a Clorox bleach pen works better to soak into the grout. This is more of a liquid not a paste and will not stay on the grout long enough from my experience.
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You betcha! I have white tiles with black grout in my kitchen and with a mop the grout gets grayish, but with this shampooer in hard floor mode my 14-yr old grout and tile looks like new.
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I have ceramic tile in my kitchen & bathrooms & it seems to be cleaning the grout just fine. If you have something heavy just hit the trigger that gives you a big blast of steam. The more you hit the trigger the more water you use but it gets heavy grime up good especially on hard wood.
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I just applied this sealer about 3 weeks ago, so it's too early to give a definitive answer, but we have a built in tiled niche where we keep our shampoo bottles and that was always an area where mold and mildew would show up on the grout. Since applying the sealer I haven't noticed any mold and mildew.
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Sorry I have not used it except for the tub and tiles. It's great and I love it.
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Not this. Just use a tile and grout cleaner and those Magic eraser sponges are awesome. Don't use simple green cleaner because it colors the grout!
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I use it on ceramic tiles. There is a caution though; don't leave it on for more than ten minutes. So, I divide my shower surround into parts, putting Dissolve on parts 1 & 2, then rinsing part 1, applying Dissolve on part 3, rinsing part 2, etc. They come out shiny and free of built up minerals from water. There are a lot of minerals in my water and this is the first product I've found that really works.
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YES YES YES! I was so frustrated with our old tub with the nasty iron stains from well water. All the usual suspects never worked adequately, like CLR. Then I read someone's post on an online forum sharing how she had a 100 year old tub, and she used Bar Keepers Friend and it worked beautifully without harming the finish. So since our house is just about as old as that, I went right out and got BKF and it is awesome. The tub now sparkles after using it. Can't speak for toilets. For that I use The Works. And that works like a champ. Good luck!
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It would be hard to apply if the grout is not smooth. It would if the grout that's cracked is not too deep.