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Tile grout cleaned with a baking soda paste and toothbrush

A paste of baking powder and lukewarm water, applied with a toothbrush, helps clean dirty tile grout.

Time
⏱ 15 min + 1 h
Difficulty
◆ easy

What you need

  • baking powder
  • lukewarm water
  • toothbrush
  • cleaning cloth
  • gloves, if you like

How to do it

  1. Put the contents of one sachet of baking powder into a large bowl.
  2. Add lukewarm water until you get a creamy paste.
  3. Apply the paste to the grout with a toothbrush and leave it for about an hour.
  4. Wipe or rinse it off.

Sources

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  • toom.de (opens in a new tab)Fugen reinigen mit Backpulver“ / „Gib so lange lauwarmes Wasser dazu, bis eine breiartige Paste aus Pulver und Flüssigkeit entsteht“ / „Lasse die Paste etwa eine Stunde lang einwirken

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