Everyone either has it or has seen it before… disgusting old, moldy grout and caulking in the bathroom. We inherited an entire tub and shower full of it when we bought our house and decided on a simple “refresher” to get rid of it, rather than gutting the whole thing and re-tiling from scratch. We’re so happy we gave it a shot because now it looks brand new! Before we go into the quick “how-to”, here’s a shot of what we were dealing with…
See the yucky caulking around the tub and the yellowing grout between the tiles? No amount of cleaning products or scrubbing was doing any good, so we decided to remove and replace both. Step One: Scrape out the old caulking. I used a putty knife.
Step Two: Grind out the old grout. I used a combination of a hand tool (you can buy them at the hardware store for a few bucks) and an electric multi-tool with a rounded blade. Here is the shower with some of that old grout gone (and no more caulking around the tub either!)…
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