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Coloured grout pencil?
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misgrace
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Has anyone used this or something similar?
I have taken on a decorating job, a couple of rooms and the bathroom, the client in a fit of madness painted the bathroom tiles using a tile paint.
Some of the paint has come off already specially by the shower, and they want me to get all the paint off the rest of tiles.:eek:
Luckly for me it is coming off, but quite painstaking, and I have to walk away every so often and do something else, as its very brain numbing lol.
The problem is, that although I am getting it off the face of the tile, I cant seem to get the paint off the actual grouting,I am getting some of it off, but you can still the colour.
I have never used grouting pen or pencil, but I am sure I have seen something like it around, so wondered if anyone had any views on it before I go and buy it.
Many thanks in advance.
I have taken on a decorating job, a couple of rooms and the bathroom, the client in a fit of madness painted the bathroom tiles using a tile paint.
Some of the paint has come off already specially by the shower, and they want me to get all the paint off the rest of tiles.:eek:
Luckly for me it is coming off, but quite painstaking, and I have to walk away every so often and do something else, as its very brain numbing lol.
The problem is, that although I am getting it off the face of the tile, I cant seem to get the paint off the actual grouting,I am getting some of it off, but you can still the colour.
I have never used grouting pen or pencil, but I am sure I have seen something like it around, so wondered if anyone had any views on it before I go and buy it.
Many thanks in advance.
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What a job!
A grout pen may not do the job properly depending on what colour they painted. To do it properly you could get a grout scraper (lord knows what the technical name is, but it is for scraping grout!) and then regrout over what you've removed.
Tile paint should be banned. Hideous stuff.Everything that is supposed to be in heaven is already here on earth.
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Ive used one of these type of tools before, works OK
http://www.c4carbides.com/c4_applications.aspx?app_id=100 -
Thanks for the advice, but they dont actually want the grout removed, and TBH I'm glad they dont as I am not a tiler, they are selling the house, and obviously want the bathroom looking decent.
They have painted the tiles a blue colour, I have taken some pics, so when I get a chance I will put them in the PC and show you.
The tiles are looking a lot better now,( well, the ones I have done still got a lot more to do).:eek: but you can still see the blue tinges in the grouting.
I only started it this afternoon, so wasnt sure how it would go, as never taken paint off tiles before.
I have got some nitromores in the shed, so will try that for the grouting.
And yes, your so right dozergirl, it should be banned, but at least if anyone is thinking of using tile paint, at least we can steeer them away from it, or I can tell them how to get the tile paint off, except for the grouting lol
I'll let you know if the nitromores works 0
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