Grout Pens.....too easy to be true?

**danny_bhoy** · 20-04-2011

Hi all,

I've got a real rookie question and I think I know the answer but here goes.

I'm dealing with a small area of tiles on a kitchen splashback where the grout has been dicoloured. Rather than scrape the lot out and re-grout, is the use of a grout pen acceptable to refresh the grout? I've never used one before but I saw a couple by Unibond and Ronseal in the local hardware store and thought it was too easy to be true.

Are they any good or is it just a scam to lure in the lazy amongst us?

Thanks for any advice.

**whitebeam** · 20-04-2011

Not used one but you could try these CSi:Grout |

**Bri** · 20-04-2011

We live in a rented property at the moment and the bathroom must be 20 years old (peach suite and tiles, nice!!!) the landlord had used one of the pens to 'freshen' the tiling up and it looks like somebody has had the tippex out, whilst drunk! Not a good look.

**danny_bhoy** · 21-04-2011

Thanks very much for the replies. Seems like it's a case of 'if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is'.

Not into the half-cut tippex look and I did consider ordering some of the CSi:grout but just going to man up and get scraping.

Thanks again for the steer.

**Bathfix Bob** · 22-04-2011

Everbuild Forever White Grout Reviver 200ml FWREVIVE

I used this recently and can confirm its amazing stuff, a bathroom I did a year ago needed the grout looking at as it mysteriously went dark yellow (never got a reasonable expanation from the manufacturer or the internet why it did it) after only about 6 months.

What you do is you apply with a finger and leave it for an hour (NOT the 3 or 4 it says on the tube!) and then with a damp cloth wipe away the dried access from around the grout joint.

This is not a bleaching agent or anything its some kind of coating, I'll see how it goes, so far no complaints from customer and the thought of grinding out the whole lot and starting again was unbearable.

This is different stuff from the grout pens which themselves are basically white paint.

Its a mornings work to do a full bathroom with floor to ceiling tiled.