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UK General Cleaning Forum => General Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: davep on January 02, 2009, 09:24:28 pm

Title: Tile and grout cleaning
Post by: davep on January 02, 2009, 09:24:28 pm

Can anyone suggest a good spinner tool for cleaning tile and grout?

Title: Re: Tile and grout cleaning
Post by: sherco on January 02, 2009, 09:37:37 pm

I do loads of tile and grout cleaning and i wont use a spinner it makes to much mess, i use a rotary scrubber with water tank and a anti splash skirt and a wet vac, cleaning tile and gtout is a bit like cc you need the cleaner to dwell on the grout and tiles to get them really clean, believe me i have tried everyway and this is the best way, plus you have a rotary to buff the tiles up to make them look as good as new. I have been a tiler for 20 years and this is a good market to get into, plus repairs etc. Good luck Andrew

Title: Re: Tile and grout cleaning
Post by: davep on January 03, 2009, 05:50:29 pm

Thanks Sherco, I was looking at a Hybrid Turbo, no good then?

http://www.kleenkuip.com/products/turboHybrid_hardSurface.htm

Title: Re: Tile and grout cleaning
Post by: BDCS on January 03, 2009, 07:40:31 pm

Thats just a fsc with a vacuum port -better for cleaning your patio than your kitchen. As Sherco said you can get a rotary and with the right chemicals do a better job easier and with far less outlay. I use my carpet m/c with a hard floor tool but you need a rotary to agitate first

Title: Re: Tile and grout cleaning
Post by: davep on January 04, 2009, 09:36:41 am

Can you suggest some pieces of kit lads?

Title: Re: Tile and grout cleaning
Post by: BDCS on January 04, 2009, 12:14:39 pm

What about a hard floor tool and a twin speed rotary then you get the best of both worlds, You can scrub and buff

Title: Re: Tile and grout cleaning
Post by: darren_metcalfe on January 04, 2009, 07:11:21 pm

Sherco,

What brushes or pads do you use with your Rotary?

Darren

Title: Re: Tile and grout cleaning
Post by: sherco on January 04, 2009, 07:30:58 pm

I have  scrub brush if im doing riven tiles or slate, and if im stripping natural stone floors i normally use a green scrubbing paid on my numatic loline machine.

Title: Re: Tile and grout cleaning
Post by: darren_metcalfe on January 04, 2009, 08:16:04 pm

Hi Sherco,

I understand you use Aquamix products.  Did you go on the PITT Training courses?

Also where did you get the loline from.  Looks a good piece of kit.

You say a scrub brush fr rivne tiles or slate, what do you use for standard Ceramics etc. Also when you say stripping I assume you mean removing existing sealers etc, any reason for Green over a Black Pad?  Do you utilise grout bruses or do you find this combination of brush and pad works adequately?

Apologies for number of questions.

Daz

Title: Re: Tile and grout cleaning
Post by: sherco on January 04, 2009, 09:17:40 pm

The loline machine i bought of EBay, and yes i do use Aqua Mix products and no i haven't been on that course. I like the green pads as i find the black ones a bit harsh for stripping sealant of stone floors and they work fine on ceramics, i also use a grout brush that is thin and used to really give the grout a good scrub i think you can get them of www.cleanstore.co.uk item ST11. I also do grout recolouring, diamond polishing granite, marble, limestone floors and that is a totally different ball game, i also lay natural stone floors and do a maintenance program for customers to keep them clean. I do repairs re grouting as well. If you want anymore info let me know.

Title: Re: Tile and grout cleaning
Post by: johnny_h on January 06, 2009, 01:46:54 pm

hi there all sorry to jump in but is there a course you can go on for tile cleaning?

Title: Re: Tile and grout cleaning
Post by: BDCS on January 06, 2009, 03:40:16 pm

Prochem do a general hard floor course

Title: Re: Tile and grout cleaning
Post by: sherco on January 06, 2009, 04:35:21 pm

Quote from: BDCS on January 06, 2009, 03:40:16 pm

Prochem do a general hard floor course

I didnt think much of the prochem hardfloor course.

Title: Re: Tile and grout cleaning
Post by: BDCS on January 06, 2009, 06:11:53 pm

maybe not but when the sort of questions get asked then those people would benefit. I myself would like a more specialised course - I have 30m of reclaimed parquet to lay

Title: Re: Tile and grout cleaning
Post by: will_turton on January 06, 2009, 08:42:42 pm

 alltec, have a tile and grout one in march, which i shall be on, they also do a stonemasonary one which they say covers everythin