Is the pen mightier than the grout saw?

One Money Saving Expert has intimated that the grout saw was, or is, mightier than the pen. I’m afraid Rainbow Chalk simply have to disagree with this assertion. Sorting your grubby grout is easy peasy with our grout pen, the sawing and re-grouting approach is just unnecessary. Here’s why…

The case for the grout saw

Well, there isn’t one, really, however, our Money Saving Expert suggests there is.

The grout saw does exactly as it sounds. You use it to cut some of the grout out from between the tiles. Then just re-grout.
You don’t need to cut all of the grout out – just enough to allow a new top coat of grout to be applied.
Much cheaper and probably quicker too.

He suggests that this is an easy option. It may be for a DIY expert or professional, but it isn’t for most people. Any grout removal tool, plus re-grout effort, requires two sweeps. First, remove some of the grout, then fill the gap with fresh grout, remembering to remove any surplus. So, that could actually end up being three sweeps!

The case for the grout pen

It’s simple:
1) Prime the pen by pumping the nib to get the ink to flow.
2) Paint the ink over the offending grubby grout with a stroke or two.
3) Keep going until all your grout is bright again.

You’re done! But, our ‘Money Saving Expert’ is now preparing the fresh grout so that it can be applied between the tiles.Then, there’s still clean up time for dirtied tiles and tools! All while you sit back and enjoy a job well done.

So we have shown that the pen is, indeed, mightier than the (sword saw)… Your bathroom WILL sparkle again.

We have a winner

The grout pen is clearly the winner on time. But what about cost?

You will also save money because our pens are currently only £3.50 (price still accurate in January 2016) and cover 60m of grout, depending on your size of tile and grout joint (the gap between the tiles). The larger the grout area to cover, the more ink and so pens, you will need (See below for a quick way to estimate how many pens you will need).

For loads more info on how our Grout pens outperform other methods of restoring grubby grout read this in-depth blog post on easily getting the job done with a grout pen.

Excellent grout pen, easy to use and apply

Works exactly as described, easy to use and apply, transforms slightly faded grouting back to sparkling white.

Amazon Customer on Amazon

I tried the baking soda and vinegar with no great success so I ordered one of the grouting pens

Our tiles have been up for about 20 years and the grout has discolored slightly I tried the baking soda and vinegar with no great success so I ordered one of the grouting pens, works great and looks like new!

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Okay, I won’t be using the grout saw but how many pens will I need?

Some simple maths will give you a good estimate of the area you need to cover and so the number of pens required to do so. Count the number of tiles that have grubby grout, then measure the length of one side of your tile. Multiply these. That’s approximately your area of grubby grout that needs restoring.

Divide this by 60 and you have an estimate for the number of pens you will need. Not rocket science, is it?