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How to clean shower base?

Sarah345
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How to clean shower base?

Hello community,

Wanting to get advice and guidance on how to clean my shower base. 

It's a fairly old house 1970's house, recently purchased. The yellow discolouration is from the glue (I think?) used to seal the cracks in the base. The black I think is just grout. 

I've attached photos. Any ideas on how to clean the yellow discolouration without removing the actual glue? And any suggestions to remove the black grout would be super helpful. Thanks!

 

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Jason
Community Manager
Community Manager

Re: How to clean shower base?

Congratulations on your house purchase @Sarah345. This must be such an exciting time for you. Welcome to the community and please feel free to post anytime you need a hand - I'm sure there's lot of jobs you want to get stuck into!

 

It's a little hard to tell from you photos, but do you know if this is a terrazzo floor? Or if not, what the surface is? It will help ensure our resident Bunnings D.I.Y. experts and other community members provide the right advice. 

 

Could the black discolouration be mould rather than grout? Have you tried anything as yet to remove it?

 

I was also wondering if you have access underneath the house to see if the base is leaking?

 

Thanks,

 

Jason

 

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