FILA Surface Care Solutions DETERDEK Cementitious Grout Haze Remover, 1 GAL

I bought this for Ceramic white tile that was installed and a haze of grout was left on. I did test it out first in a small area to make sure no staining happened and it worked just fine. HOWEVER… My dad a very old school Hispanic man told me that the grout haze would come off with Vinegar and baking soda. I had already bought this produce and opened it so I figured I just use it. Well my dad took the hour drive to my house and cleaned off ALL the grout haze with just pure vinegar, baking soda, a brush & towels. I’m currently pregnant and he did not want me using strong chemicals in the house. So I am posting this for anyone who is looking for a more natural rout to get grout haze off without any harmful chemicals. Process: Pour some white vinegar in area you want to work on, sprinkle some baking soda (there will be some sizzling) with your brush gently mix and spread to all areas you want to work on. Let it sit for about 5-10min then scrub and wipe up grout with an old rag or towel. Easy as that. I will say your house will smell strongly of vinegar. But it’s better for you to inhale that than what’s in this stuff. I hope this helps someone!

My beautiful porcelain bathroom tile clearly had a sub-par installation, there was horrible grout streaking and haze all over my entire floor. It bothered me for over a year. I tried countless products, and finally this worked! I included some before and after photos. I mixed 4 cups of the product with 16 cups of water and applied carefully to my tile and let sit for 3-6 minutes. Where the product sat on tiles I wasn’t even cleaning yet it took all of the haze up anyway. I cleaned each tile with a nylon circular screwdriver head brush (which saved me so much elbow grease and didn’t scratch my tile) then wiped it clean with fresh warm water. My tile finally is haze free and lovely!

This product worked for sure. We had a contractor lay tile in our bathroom and then they sealed it without getting the haze off first (small matte tile, so sealing the grout sealed the haze on top as well). Not knowing much about the process, I let it sit for about a month before trying a vinegar solution. It of course didn’t help. I then bought this but didn’t get around to using it for another 2 months! This product worked with a LOT of elbow grease and a very stiff brush. It was a lot of work, but I don’t think it would’ve gotten done without this.

Working great! Just arrived and I immediately got to work. I had also purchased a motorized scrubbing brush to make it easier. The top line is the effect of 1 minute of power scrubbing. The dark grout lines are what it looked like before. Excited to get the grout in our new house looking like new again!

Not a bad product, probably excellent for shiny glazed tiles, but not so much for highly porous ceramic wood look tiles. Hubby ended up using other methods to clean, haze. After about 4 good moppings, or so, haze began to dissipate.