{"id":15635,"date":"2007-09-11T16:06:17","date_gmt":"2007-09-11T16:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/?p=15635"},"modified":"2008-07-28T16:27:40","modified_gmt":"2008-07-28T16:27:40","slug":"how-can-i-clean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brownstoner.com\/forum-archive\/2007\/09\/how-can-i-clean\/","title":{"rendered":"How can I clean dried grout off marble tiles?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I recently tiled my bathroom floor with hexagonal marble tiles.  I was not thorough in wiping off the excess grout on the tiles before it dried and now need to figure out how to scrape it off without scratching the marble.  Acid cleaners are not recommended for marble.  Does anyone have any suggestions?  Does it makes sense to scrape the grout off with a blade, even if it creates scratches, and then re-polish the marble?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I recently tiled my bathroom floor with hexagonal marble tiles. I was not thorough in wiping off the excess grout on the tiles before it dried and now need to figure out how to scrape it off without scratching the marble. Acid cleaners are not recommended for marble. Does anyone have any suggestions? 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