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March 4, 2007

Behold, the power of Bleach.

As an update to the Save the Tile post earlier, I wanted to update you on the status of those little ceramic babies we've been cradling around the past few weeks.

Tried oxyclean, fantastic, windows and a few other household agents. They did an ok job but I finally broken down and brought out the 5 gallon jug of bleach. I hate using bleach b/c Im very clumsy and I invariably end up ruining my clothes or nearby upholstery.

But I put my curtains and pants at risk and put the tiles in a 1/2 solution of bleach.

Behold the before and after

(Ive marked the before one as "dirty" in case you missed the difference.)

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Comments

pretty amazing! They look like new tiles.

Posted by: dt at March 6, 2007 9:12 PM

You probably can't hurt the tiles, but I would neutralize the bleach after that kind of full soaking. Baking soda in water should do it.

Posted by: anon at March 7, 2007 7:05 AM

I love how your salvaging all this wonderful stuff -- regardless of how grotty it looks to begin with. And with such dedication and attention to detail. And we benefit from the great tips. Very inspiring. Thanks a mil.

Posted by: NeoGrec at March 7, 2007 7:09 PM

WOW!
Amazing what some bleach can do, ain't it?
I second the suggestion to neutralize the solution left on/in the porous parts of the tiles.

Posted by: Cynthia at March 9, 2007 5:08 PM