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HyperionsDad t1_j9tu19a wrote

Krud Cutter looks like a cleaner, where as the Grout Refresh product is a stain/colorant and sealer that matches the Mapei grout color product line.

KC sounds like a great step 1 to clean, with Grout Refresh (or Custom Building Products’ version) being step 2 for getting the color where you want it.

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Shopshack t1_j9trr7g wrote

That looks like it could be a thermofoil finish. Sanding, priming and painting can be done. There is a company you can send the door to that will fix it.

Zinser and a high quality paint should do it. There are also special primers and paints that you can use to repair melamine and I have had pretty good results with that.

You will never get one piece to match the rest, so be prepared to paint all of the cabinets.

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Youper0 t1_j9trmuf wrote

This is one of those problems in life that is cheaper to just buy new* drilling granite is hard to do, it's going to be even harder to stay on Center with the existing hole.

There's no cheap way to do what you're talking about. Just buy the weights, unless you really really really want granite weights. Counter stores that deals in granite might be able to help you, but keep in mind if you drop them they're going to break.

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AccomplishedEnergy24 t1_j9tr36m wrote

Reply to comment by loumatic in Tile installed on concrete by foxrue

I have a handheld, and borrow a non-handheld if i have to.

The handheld is one of the variants you find if you search amazon for "handheld steam cleaner". There are a few real companies there (dupray, etc), and the rest is everyone selling the same mass-produced models.

I have one of those :)

If you are trying to steam clean cement grout, then using something larger because it will take a bunch of steam pressure to clean it.

For a non-cement grout, it's usually just stuff stuck on top, so it takes a lot less steam to get anywhere. Just enough heat + pressure to unstick it. Which is easy for a handheld.

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Raul_McCai t1_j9toxxi wrote

A hydrogen peroxide cleanser won't risk etching the grout. But before peroxide cleaners came along people just mixed bleach and water and went to town with a brush.

The fact of the concrete is irrelevant.

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_Epcot_ t1_j9tmq16 wrote

Reply to comment by foxrue in Tile installed on concrete by foxrue

Buy a small brass brush. Use a thin line along the grout line. Use enough to barely cover. Gently brush for a bit. Wipe clean with a rag. Test a spot first.

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