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    Hi
    just wondering i have been grouting polished porcelain for 9 years always the same way with a wash boy but recently have been told it should be cleaned with a scouring pad to reduce digging out to much grout from the joints,could anyone tell me if they use the scouring pad technique and how to do it?
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    Default Re: cleaning polished porcelain with scouring pad

    Sponge for me.....scourer is ok for epoxy grouts...

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    Default Re: cleaning polished porcelain with scouring pad

    always use sponges scoures sounds interesting let us know if any one has

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    Default Re: cleaning polished porcelain with scouring pad

    I've used a sponge for years on my polished porcelain floors but i saw some scourers at my suppliers designed for porcelain and thought i would give them a go.

    I couldnt get as good a finish with them as a sponge ( hydro sponge, only just damp) as you have to let the grout (i use non/light sanded small joint grout on porcelain) almost dry, then when you scoured orbitally, the grout would slightly pull out in places. I tried a few variations including dampening but couldnt find anything that left the perfect grout joint.

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    Default Re: cleaning polished porcelain with scouring pad

    Hi Guys,
    I user a 3 sponge scourer system. Similar to a washboy sponge with varying grit pads to work with. I find them very handy especially for natural stone. Have found some of these 'Nano' porcelain tiles to be very hard to clean but a little dry white grout rubbed over the tile will help strip all wax back as well.

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