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Remember the Grout Renew stuff? A reader used it too!

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Sandy wrote me and said that she hated her dirty grout so much, she was thisclose to tearing it out and getting new flooring.

But she decided to give Grout Renew a shot after reading about my experience with it. She sent photos and I got her permission to share them with you.

Here’s her floor before:

tile before Grout Renew

And here it is after:

tile after Grout Renew

Check out the top left corner where you can see the contrast between the painted and unpainted grout!

Sandy used the linen shade and I think the lighter grout brightens her whole floor up so much. I just heard from her the other day, and she says that three months down the road, the grout is still lookin’ fabulous.

In case you missed it the first time around, you can read about my experience with this product and also see before and after pictures of my bathroom tile grout right here.

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I got my Grout Renew at Home Depot, and I would imagine that a number of home improvement stores carry it as well. You can also buy it online.

kitchen tiel after Grout Renew grout paint

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    Peggy

    Sunday 19th of January 2025

    Which white grout color did you use? I have white tiles with black grout and I’m going to paint the grout!!!! Thanks for the advice.

    Kristen

    Sunday 9th of March 2025

    I wish I could tell you but I no longer live at that house and I do not have access to the tile paint color anymore!

    Linda Robinson

    Monday 24th of August 2020

    I, of course, am doing this totally backwards. White tile white grout, when I finally gave up scrubbing with everything recommended (not on this web site), I was told it was because it was sand grout and the installers should have used polymer grout. I hired a tile guy who removed the top 3rd of the grout and replaced with polymer. For a very short period of time it was great! Of course, it cost over $1,000 and because he didn't tell me how much dust it created and he never covered anything, we had to replace a $400 Toto Washlet that was destroyed by the dust getting sucked into its venting system. Recently I read about using Clorox bleach gel pens, 4 for $10.32 from Amazon. The first applications were successful enough however I calculated that it would take at least 8 pens to do the entire floor, I was willing. But the grout disaster around the toilet, where the grout is very yellow, bleach didn't change it at all. So here I am, I just ordered 2 containers of the grout paint you recommended from Home Depot. I have loads of actually new toothbrushes, rejects from a manufacturing company where my husband used to work. I mean a shoebox full! I will report back, the grout paint is being shipped and due to arrive in a couple of weeks. Phew!

    Lisa

    Friday 4th of February 2022

    @Linda Robinson, How is the grout paint holding up?I am thinking of using for my kitchen grout. Lisa

    Bettyc07

    Sunday 28th of May 2017

    How has the product held up over time? See this post is from 2013, can you give us an update?

    Kristen

    Friday 23rd of June 2017

    It's holding up well. It does get dirty, but a big difference is that you can actually clean the painted grout, whereas the unpainted grout just held on stubbornly to the dirt.

    Amanda Y

    Sunday 27th of October 2013

    We need this badly in our kitchen. Does it smell strongly? If so, for about how long?

    Kristen

    Monday 28th of October 2013

    It really doesn't...it has almost no odor at all.

    Krystin

    Thursday 24th of October 2013

    Woolite heavy traffic large area carpet foam did an amazing job getting my grout clean. I highly recommend it!

    Melissa

    Saturday 29th of March 2014

    Krystin, I just used the Woolite heavy traffic carpet foam on my unsealed grout on my kitchen floor and it really worked well! It applies nicely in a stream so you can target the grout and not the tile. After leaving it on for 5-10 minutes I scrubbed it with a stiff brush and could see the foam turning dirty as the gunk was being lifted from the grout! Thanks for sharing your experience here. I will definitely be passing this tip along!

    Melissa @Love in Motion http://etchellfamily.wordpress.com/

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