I know you posted this a bit ago but I can’t thank you enough!! I couldn’t find a product to remove grout haze and I’m so glad I bumped into your video. Thanks again!!!
You have saved my life and my sanity. I used a pre-mixed grout and have tried 10 different products to get the excess grout and grout haze off. Nothing worked until I saw your video, I ordered it and it came literally 10 minutes ago and it works! Thank you so much!
You are a life saver! I installed 700sf of porcelain tile and grouted it with Stainmaster stain proof epoxy grout. I followed all the manufacturers directions and still ended up with an epoxy haze on the 18"x18" tiles. The good folks at Lowes were at a loss to recommend a product or method to resolve this issue. I tried your solution and WOW! It works. IT WORKS!!!!! Thank you.
JUST FINISHED MY PROJECT OF 250 SQ FEET OF 3/4 INCH GLASS MOSAIC TILES AMD STARTED CLEANING USING VARIOUS METHODS AND GETTING NO WHERE FAST SO I FOUND YOUR VIDEO AND TRIED THIS EXACT PRODUCT AND BOY HOW EASY COULD IT BE THANKS A TON MAPEI SHOULD PAY YOU.THANKS YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME TO POST.
Thank you for posting this!! I couldn't find any other videos to simply explain the process. We had a backsplash put in and it was left looking "almost done". Paid for installation and yet I'm doing this process. So thank you for taking the time today post and explain! Very appreciated
I wanted to thank you for posting this! I had the same problem with recently installed tile and this worked like a charm!! My accent tile looks so good!
Your video really helped me get the haze of my new shower tile from Fusion Pro latex grout. The tile was white and I had a green Scotch scrubbie to use, dipped in a plastic dish with a non-cement liquid haze remover. I rinsed it off with a damp sponge and wiped it dry with a towel. Turned out great.
really good video on dealing with frosted glass as its texture makes it a lot harder to clean haze off of than solid clear glass tiles. But just to clarify because it wasn't specified and some might not be aware, this product won't work with cement (portland cement) based grouts. This is an epoxy grout haze remover (neutral ph and somewhat water soluble dimethyl esters that work as a solvent on many epoxies). The strong cement based grout haze removers to apply to frosted glass are typically organic acid based (ph around 1 if you review the product SDS sheets. So substitute those products (dilute with h20 as recommended) for this one and apply pretty much the same as she applies this product to clean the tile. Just be sure to have an appropriate filtration mask and gloves if working with the acid based product for cement based grout applications.
Thank you very much for this! I just installed a kitchen mosaic backsplash with glass, frosted, and stone tile mixed in. Needs the haze removed. I am encouraged by your results, thanks!👍
I've had the same problem grouting a darker color. I ended up calling Mapei and was directed to use sulfamic acid to etch the new grout I'd just laid. The grout was improved, but the acid etched the tiles. Never once did they suggest Maximizer or the product you tried. Thanks for the helpful video.
Note that if you read the instructions on the can you are using....the recommendation is to allow the chemical to lay on the tile for 30-60 minutes. Would make your work easier.
3 years of our glass and aluminum backsplash looking bad. 3 years!!! No more. Thanks for the tip. The remover is pricey. 1 gal = $60+ bit soo worth it.
I too was surprised to find the grout hazed the non glass mosaic in our pattern. The recommended haze remover worked incredibly well. Coincidentally, we have the same glass mosaic color scheme 👍
next time you tile something, clean the grout off with a damp sponge. once it stops being shiny on the seurface of the tile you can take a DRY cloth and dust the haze off with light to medium pressure. ive been installing tile for over 2 decades. it works everytime and ive never had to buy or use haze remover.
@Andrew Hebert We just had bathroom floor tile installed. There is so much of that white fine dust all over. Would you recommend vacuuming it first before cleaning it with a damp sponge, or a damp mop in our case?
@@AlcivarStudio if you add moisture it will always leave some residue behind. I wipe the grout down with a wet sponge when the tops of the tile are no longer glossy from wetness but the grout joint are still dark and full of moisture. This is the sweet spot. Cleaning the grout at this time will leave a haze. But once the glossy look fro. The water in the sponge dries. Wipe it with a bone dry cloth to polish. Let the grout sit over night. Then sweep and vacuum as you normally would now that the grout has cured.
OMG thank you for posting this video. I just ordered the cleaner and I am doing it as soon as I get it. I will let you know how it goes, thank you for a more reasonable option.
I had the same problem with the tile I installed at my sons house. I got lucky and tried Windex and a scroungy pad and it worked beautifully. It didn’t matter that the scroungy was purple either. I figured glass tile try glass cleaner.
The tiler, who just quit on me, informed me that it was my job to remove any grout haze that might be left! So, if that is true of all tilers you would have had to find a way to clean that mess up anyway. Thanks for the tip will try it one I clean the morter and grout that person left on my tile!
Rebecca Veasey I’m dealing with the exact same thing right now. I’m devastated because I spent $4k on this shower renovation to make it a handicap accessible shower and now I’m left with all this work I’m having to figure out how to do myself before my mom gets discharged. She had 3 strokes back to back and we’ve had to renovate the ENTIRE house to make it safe for her as she is needs 24/7, full on care. The grab bars they’ve installed are loose, grout all over her bathroom and bedroom from their inconsiderate behavior (along with cigarette butts all over my yard), sharp tile edges exposed everywhere.... I’m a crying mess.
I had black and white tile installed with black grout. Oh my gosh! I bought some haze remover from floor and decor and did what you said, didn't help. l started to panic, so I got out bar tenders friend, and that worked.
Very helpful my only concern is will it remove the one grout you need to keep ? I purchased that on AliExpress an instructions were is Chinese i could find anything because in my country we call it derretido and found the right name in English when it was too late so all around the tiles is a horrible excess of grout I didn’t remove while wet silly me
Thank you so much for posting this video. We revently external tiles grout work and grout bit of touched 8n DPC brick..could you please advise whether this can he used for removed grout haze from dpc bricks as well
Critical info: Don't use a green scrubbie pad on white tiles and white grout! Awesome insight. You saved us some heartache. BTW, I love your countertop. What is this stone called?
Best how-to on this topic I've seen! Thank you so much! Wanted to ask if this would work with marble flooring? And since it's grout haze could it be done to clean up the white residue on colored grout? Thinking yes.....
Manny Lidie hello and so sorry for the delayed reply. I'm glad you found this helpful! I do not know the answer on whether or not it could work for marble flooring. I only tried it with my glass tile. I know it's an acid base, so maybe research if that would affect marble in any way. Sorry I can't be of better assistance.
I can’t remember now since it’s been a few years but we did not remove it right away because I was in search of a solution at the time. It was at least a week before we found this product to use and tried it.
Your tips are great BUT you never mentioned what type of grout was used originally. It's important to match the type of haze remover with the kind of grout that was installed. Typical, cement based powders that are mixed with water should NOT use this type of haze remover. There are standand grout (cement-based) haze removers. If you used an epoxy based grout, this product will work great. But again, it's important to note what kind of grout was used before you recommend a specific haze remover. While the clean might work if missed-matched, you might be damaging the grout itself and its longevity. Urethane grout has its own type of haze remover too.
Why don’t you just bomb the house that acid is so unhealthy why would you even use it on the tile it’s only used outside on concrete you can always use phosphoric acid instead or do not screw up and do grouting properly
Does this method affect the actual grout lines? I need to clean the awful grout chunks left ALL over my brand new tile from floor to ceiling. The unprofessional company I hired to renovate my bathroom left a massive disaster for me to clean myself. They said it would just come off with water yet I can’t use the shower for 2 days so now it’s completely dried on my gorgeous new tile. I’ve never done anything like this so I’m worried I’m gonna end up messing up the grout in the “joints” in between the tile
Tia Jones sorry it took me so long to respond. I used it within a few days of having the issue. Although, I'm pretty sure it could work even weeks or months later. Don't know for sure, that's just a guess.
Hi we used Keropoxy grout on our porcelain tile and the haze was left on the tile for 8 weeks and now we try to clean it and it won’t go would that help ?
Hugo Arreguin I'm sorry I can't vouch for grout cleaner. This video just talks about cleaning the tile itself, not the grout. You'll have to research other products to clean your grout. Sorry I couldn't help you.
Vinegar and Water in a 1 to 4 ratio of vinegar to water is excellent! This was obviously created by the product's company to look authentic-PR 101-PLEASE don't be fooled by this video. happy cleaning!
What kind of grout did you use? Someone probably sold you on some expoxy garbage cause it's expensive. Epoxy grout is rated for industrial situations factories animal hospitals that kinda thing...more than overkill for your home. DON'T USE EPOXY GROUT IN YOUR HOME! Regular cementicious modified grout is fine. And the thing about that cleaner is it not only takes the haze off but reconstitutes the epoxy so it will be sticky again in the joints.
I know you posted this a bit ago but I can’t thank you enough!! I couldn’t find a product to remove grout haze and I’m so glad I bumped into your video. Thanks again!!!
You have saved my life and my sanity. I used a pre-mixed grout and have tried 10 different products to get the excess grout and grout haze off. Nothing worked until I saw your video, I ordered it and it came literally 10 minutes ago and it works! Thank you so much!
You are a life saver! I installed 700sf of porcelain tile and grouted it with Stainmaster stain proof epoxy grout. I followed all the manufacturers directions and still ended up with an epoxy haze on the 18"x18" tiles. The good folks at Lowes were at a loss to recommend a product or method to resolve this issue. I tried your solution and WOW! It works. IT WORKS!!!!! Thank you.
I need to apply this method for my 700SF patio too. So this works for you correct.
JUST FINISHED MY PROJECT OF 250 SQ FEET OF 3/4 INCH GLASS MOSAIC TILES AMD STARTED CLEANING USING VARIOUS METHODS AND GETTING NO WHERE FAST SO I FOUND YOUR VIDEO AND TRIED THIS EXACT PRODUCT AND BOY HOW EASY COULD IT BE THANKS A TON MAPEI SHOULD PAY YOU.THANKS YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME TO POST.
Thank you for posting this!! I couldn't find any other videos to simply explain the process. We had a backsplash put in and it was left looking "almost done". Paid for installation and yet I'm doing this process. So thank you for taking the time today post and explain! Very appreciated
I wanted to thank you for posting this! I had the same problem with recently installed tile and this worked like a charm!! My accent tile looks so good!
Your video really helped me get the haze of my new shower tile from Fusion Pro latex grout. The tile was white and I had a green Scotch scrubbie to use, dipped in a plastic dish with a non-cement liquid haze remover. I rinsed it off with a damp sponge and wiped it dry with a towel. Turned out great.
really good video on dealing with frosted glass as its texture makes it a lot harder to clean haze off of than solid clear glass tiles. But just to clarify because it wasn't specified and some might not be aware, this product won't work with cement (portland cement) based grouts. This is an epoxy grout haze remover (neutral ph and somewhat water soluble dimethyl esters that work as a solvent on many epoxies). The strong cement based grout haze removers to apply to frosted glass are typically organic acid based (ph around 1 if you review the product SDS sheets. So substitute those products (dilute with h20 as recommended) for this one and apply pretty much the same as she applies this product to clean the tile. Just be sure to have an appropriate filtration mask and gloves if working with the acid based product for cement based grout applications.
Butt Bombs thanks for adding the comment!
Thank you very much for this! I just installed a kitchen mosaic backsplash with glass, frosted, and stone tile mixed in. Needs the haze removed. I am encouraged by your results, thanks!👍
Wish I’d seen this sooner, but I found it really helpful for future projects!
Thank you so much for posting this!!!!! It totally worked! I bought the exact items you used and it worked!!!!!!
So glad you used the products! It's true it really works. Thanks so much for the comment, and I'm so happy it worked out for you.
Thank you so much! And yes you’re right, there’s zero info out there about this! So glad I found your video
I've had the same problem grouting a darker color. I ended up calling Mapei and was directed to use sulfamic acid to etch the new grout I'd just laid. The grout was improved, but the acid etched the tiles. Never once did they suggest Maximizer or the product you tried. Thanks for the helpful video.
Excellent video thank you! Just purchased a home and the flippers did a poor job on the grout in the bathroom. I will be trying it your way.
Note that if you read the instructions on the can you are using....the recommendation is to allow the chemical to lay on the tile for 30-60 minutes. Would make your work easier.
3 years of our glass and aluminum backsplash looking bad. 3 years!!! No more. Thanks for the tip. The remover is pricey. 1 gal = $60+ bit soo worth it.
I too was surprised to find the grout hazed the non glass mosaic in our pattern. The recommended haze remover worked incredibly well. Coincidentally, we have the same glass mosaic color scheme 👍
next time you tile something, clean the grout off with a damp sponge. once it stops being shiny on the seurface of the tile you can take a DRY cloth and dust the haze off with light to medium pressure. ive been installing tile for over 2 decades. it works everytime and ive never had to buy or use haze remover.
@Andrew Hebert We just had bathroom floor tile installed. There is so much of that white fine dust all over. Would you recommend vacuuming it first before cleaning it with a damp sponge, or a damp mop in our case?
@@AlcivarStudio if you add moisture it will always leave some residue behind. I wipe the grout down with a wet sponge when the tops of the tile are no longer glossy from wetness but the grout joint are still dark and full of moisture. This is the sweet spot. Cleaning the grout at this time will leave a haze. But once the glossy look fro. The water in the sponge dries. Wipe it with a bone dry cloth to polish. Let the grout sit over night. Then sweep and vacuum as you normally would now that the grout has cured.
Thanks so much for sharing your experience. I want to confirm that it worked for me. Highly recommended this awesome product !
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OMG thank you for posting this video. I just ordered the cleaner and I am doing it as soon as I get it. I will let you know how it goes, thank you for a more reasonable option.
thank you for this video... it helped us out alot ...and worked just as you said... again thank you...
I had the same problem with the tile I installed at my sons house. I got lucky and tried Windex and a scroungy pad and it worked beautifully. It didn’t matter that the scroungy was purple either. I figured glass tile try glass cleaner.
Thank you so much for posting. My tile looks exactly like what u are showing. I’m going to try to find that remover.
I think I have the same backsplash. I'm gonna try this out and see if it works. Thanks
Thanks for the post, you are very thorough in your details very helpful.
This was so helpful thank you so much!😃🙏🏼
This is a very good video. Well done and thanks for the help.
THANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOUTHANKYOUUUUUUUUUUUU FOR THIS!!!!!!!❤❤❤❤
The tiler, who just quit on me, informed me that it was my job to remove any grout haze that might be left! So, if that is true of all tilers you would have had to find a way to clean that mess up anyway. Thanks for the tip will try it one I clean the morter and grout that person left on my tile!
Rebecca Veasey I’m dealing with the exact same thing right now. I’m devastated because I spent $4k on this shower renovation to make it a handicap accessible shower and now I’m left with all this work I’m having to figure out how to do myself before my mom gets discharged. She had 3 strokes back to back and we’ve had to renovate the ENTIRE house to make it safe for her as she is needs 24/7, full on care. The grab bars they’ve installed are loose, grout all over her bathroom and bedroom from their inconsiderate behavior (along with cigarette butts all over my yard), sharp tile edges exposed everywhere.... I’m a crying mess.
I had black and white tile installed with black grout. Oh my gosh! I bought some haze remover from floor and decor and did what you said, didn't help. l started to panic, so I got out bar tenders friend, and that worked.
I'm going to try this. I have a ceramic glass tile. Hoping it doesnt make it worse but hoping for the best :)
The same company makes a sealant which you use on the tiles before before applying the grout. Makes cleaning the tiles a breeze after grouting them.
Very helpful my only concern is will it remove the one grout you need to keep ? I purchased that on AliExpress an instructions were is Chinese i could find anything because in my country we call it derretido and found the right name in English when it was too late so all around the tiles is a horrible excess of grout I didn’t remove while wet silly me
Thank you so much...you saved my floor..
Thank you so much for posting this video. We revently external tiles grout work and grout bit of touched 8n DPC brick..could you please advise whether this can he used for removed grout haze from dpc bricks as well
I have a very similar backsplash, ill tty this hopefully today when i get a chance
Critical info: Don't use a green scrubbie pad on white tiles and white grout! Awesome insight. You saved us some heartache. BTW, I love your countertop. What is this stone called?
Best how-to on this topic I've seen! Thank you so much! Wanted to ask if this would work with marble flooring? And since it's grout haze could it be done to clean up the white residue on colored grout? Thinking yes.....
Manny Lidie hello and so sorry for the delayed reply. I'm glad you found this helpful! I do not know the answer on whether or not it could work for marble flooring. I only tried it with my glass tile. I know it's an acid base, so maybe research if that would affect marble in any way. Sorry I can't be of better assistance.
Great job and info!! I have the same problem, thank you!!
Thank you for your help!
Going to try it thanks
Yay! Thank you!
Amazing job
How long did it wait on your tiles before you used this haze remover. I dropped the ball and went to clean it on day 4
I can’t remember now since it’s been a few years but we did not remove it right away because I was in search of a solution at the time. It was at least a week before we found this product to use and tried it.
@@alexislowe4220 did the haze remover affect the colour of your grout lines
@@justanotherchannel6097 it did not.
@@alexislowe4220 awesome thanks for your help
Thanks for posting this info video... It worked like a charm!!!
Manuel Castillo so glad it worked for you!
Where did you get the product?
THANK YOU!! Your video was very helpful!!! You give me the answer I was looking for,.
Do you have to let the Mapei Ultracare Epoxy Grout Haze Remover sit on the tile for several minutes before you can scrub off the haze?
Great help! Thanks for the video!! Question... how many days went by in between grouting and you applying the haze remover?
So sorry my reply is a year overdue. I believe we waited 1-2 weeks before applying the haze remover.
Would this work on marble backsplash
Your tips are great BUT you never mentioned what type of grout was used originally. It's important to match the type of haze remover with the kind of grout that was installed. Typical, cement based powders that are mixed with water should NOT use this type of haze remover. There are standand grout (cement-based) haze removers. If you used an epoxy based grout, this product will work great. But again, it's important to note what kind of grout was used before you recommend a specific haze remover. While the clean might work if missed-matched, you might be damaging the grout itself and its longevity. Urethane grout has its own type of haze remover too.
Thank you angus
Thanks for adding this clarification. These are the details I don’t know about so I appreciate the added info.
Did the scrub pad leave any fine scratches on the tile? Did you use an epoxy grout too or a fast setting sanded grout.
Very helpful video, thanks for posting
I'm a tile installer for over 10 years and can tell you that the haze comes out easily with "muriatic acid"
Can you use it with black porcelain tile?
Why don’t you just bomb the house that acid is so unhealthy why would you even use it on the tile it’s only used outside on concrete you can always use phosphoric acid instead or do not screw up and do grouting properly
I made a big mess on the tile as the grout dried...would this work?
Thanks!!!! 😅
What is the name of the remover?
Thanks for posting this video! Out to the store I go...
Thanks you so much just what I needed
can I use it for wood ?
Thank you so much!
it can go with rough tiles as ceramic wood design ? or at marble??
Does this method affect the actual grout lines? I need to clean the awful grout chunks left ALL over my brand new tile from floor to ceiling. The unprofessional company I hired to renovate my bathroom left a massive disaster for me to clean myself. They said it would just come off with water yet I can’t use the shower for 2 days so now it’s completely dried on my gorgeous new tile. I’ve never done anything like this so I’m worried I’m gonna end up messing up the grout in the “joints” in between the tile
Can I get that product in home depot?
Thank you
Thank you for this video
Love itt
how long did you wait before using this product? did you do it right away?
Tia Jones sorry it took me so long to respond. I used it within a few days of having the issue. Although, I'm pretty sure it could work even weeks or months later. Don't know for sure, that's just a guess.
my tile is 120 by 20 cm (ceramic rough with layer of granite wood design) it will not damaged the tile by applying direct to the tile?
Thank you!!
Thank so much. I’m about to try it and purchase it at this moment.
Hi I'm assuming epoxy and urethane are basically the same? I am using a urethane grout that has the same issues. Comments? Thank You
No, they are not. For urethane based grout haze, look for a product from Bostik called Blaze. That will help with urethane haze.
That looks like a lot of elbow grease. Is there something else..?
The product says Epoxy Grout remover. What type of grout did you use? Ours says poly blend, but not epoxy...
It says Epoxy Grout Haze Remover
work with haze on stone masaic?
Hi we used Keropoxy grout on our porcelain tile and the haze was left on the tile for 8 weeks and now we try to clean it and it won’t go would that help ?
Use a tile cleaner and a razor blade, itll peel that layer right off
Does anyone know if this works on Quartz?
I have dark grout that is stained with drywall dust. Will this product clean my grout.
Hugo Arreguin I'm sorry I can't vouch for grout cleaner. This video just talks about cleaning the tile itself, not the grout. You'll have to research other products to clean your grout. Sorry I couldn't help you.
TRY SEALING THE FROSTED GLASS TILE BEFORE YOU GROUT
Does anyone know if this would work for thin set as well?
No for thinset just use regular grout haze remover as its cement based
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For glass tile use WD 40 sprayed lightly on cheesecloth
Vinegar and Water in a 1 to 4 ratio of vinegar to water is excellent! This was obviously created by the product's company to look authentic-PR 101-PLEASE don't be fooled by this video. happy cleaning!
David Goldman Whats the big deal if it works
Done that does not work so move on. Vinegar is a bust.
What kind of grout did you use? Someone probably sold you on some expoxy garbage cause it's expensive. Epoxy grout is rated for industrial situations factories animal hospitals that kinda thing...more than overkill for your home. DON'T USE EPOXY GROUT IN YOUR HOME! Regular cementicious modified grout is fine. And the thing about that cleaner is it not only takes the haze off but reconstitutes the epoxy so it will be sticky again in the joints.
Different types of grout need different cleaners
White vinegar is about the best. And it’s very cheap
It doesn’t work.
Nashville has excellent BBQ also
Don’t waste your money
Leave it alone u. don't know
Thank you!
Thank you!!
Thank you!