The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #126423 Message #2808816
Posted By: mousethief
11-Jan-10 - 02:11 AM
Thread Name: BS: Getting Coffee Stains off Grout
Subject: RE: BS: Getting Coffee Stains off Grout
Grout is porous, so the coffee stains aren't so much ON the grout as IN the grout -- and could go pretty deep. I'm guessing one of the bleaches will work -- either H2O2 or chlorine (diluted a lot!). I'd rig up a way for the bleach to sit there for a while -- half an hour or more. Depending on how large an area you're cleaning I'd start with the H2O2 because it's safer -- unless your area is really large then I'd say just go straight to the chlorine because it's a lot cheaper. Don't get your face right over the chlorine, especially when pouring or diluting.
This is assuming the tiles are not porous, so they won't get bleached out too.