How to Remove Grout Haze from Marble

Tiling with marble looks fantastic, but there are a few little tricks you need to know. Namely, seal that stuff once you've got it up on the walls PRIOR to grouting. If you don't seal, the grout will discolor your marble and you'll be angry. sealer

Tip #2: don't try to use a normal grout haze remover product. It will scratch the ISH out of your marble and you'll be sad.

DO NOT USE THIS ON MARBLE!!!!!!!!!!

But how to address the grout haze? Ahhh haze. Anytime you tile and grout, a mysterious grout-y haze will be left behind. It looks basically like this:

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Water will not cut it, and normal grout haze remover will leave it scratched to all get out. After some snooping around on the interwebs, I found this miracle stuff:IMG_6142

You basically spray it on as a foam and miraculously, 30 seconds later, using a microfiber cloth, you wipe it AND the grout haze off of your marble. Leaving it SO HAPPY! (Who knew tiling was such an emotional situation?) The difference is unreal.

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Hazy:

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Not Hazy:

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Now that my tile was haze free, I had to seal it again with that green bottle of goodness up above, as well as address the angry spots on the drywall. Pink Caulk to the rescue!

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Sanding and painting followed as well as a furious round of caulking. I am hoping to have a final before and after for y'all by the end of the week! Stay tuned!