Yeah, the Dremel is one of the ones I've been considering. Their accessories are usually decent quality. What was the life span like?cliff wrote: ↑I used the dremel one, iirc it was ~$40 at the time - and looks like it still is now. Be careful about tile intersections if you have a running bond, easy to chip things (but that might depend on the tile.)
https://www.homedepot.ca/product/dremel ... 1000658931
I've got the diamond bits and was planning to use them to get into the corners but thought a multi-tool blade would be significantly faster for the bulk of the lines. The Mastercraft looks expensive for something on unknown quality and a 1* review.congo wrote: ↑ I started with the cheap, manual tool you can buy at the home store but it got dull quickly. I was doing my whole shower which was like 6" square tiles times like 100 so a lot of grout lines.
I moved to my rotary tool using diamond bits. I used the cheap ones from Princess Auto so went through 3 or 4 of them but it worked. It makes a lot of dust so I also held the shopvac nozzle close by to suck it up. Lowes may have the correct one but they are expensive. The Princess Auto kit is linked below.
https://www.princessauto.com/en/30-pc-d ... 0008048993
If you have a multi tool, maybe something like this will work better but they are expensive. Careful though, it will be quite easy to go right through the wall behind the tile.
https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/mast ... ml?loc=plp
My only concern with the multi tool is keeping control of it. It may quickly veer one way and chip or gouge a tile. When I was using the rotary tool, I had very good control since I was able to rest my hands against the tile. Also, my grout lines varied in width so I had to swap bits to accommodate that. The bits at Princess were cheap but got the job done.dirtmover wrote: ↑ Yeah, the Dremel is one of the ones I've been considering. Their accessories are usually decent quality. What was the life span like?
I've got the diamond bits and was planning to use them to get into the corners but thought a multi-tool blade would be significantly faster for the bulk of the lines. The Mastercraft looks expensive for something on unknown quality and a 1* review.
I notice Home Hardware also have a couple of lower cost options but lack of reviews is not encouraging.
I regrouted my bathroom and manually remove a layer of the old grout using tool with a carbide blade. The multi-tool will work but I was worried I might damage the tiles as the gap between the tiles were very narrow. I done this 6 years ago and the new grout still looks great. I regrouted using silicone tile grout that did not require sealing.
I was able to do all the cleanup needed in a 13x20 room - I could have been neater with the backbuttering, so it was to clean up the space before grouting so I didn't have any of the mud showing through. Was still in decent shape after the job, but I haven't done any meaningful tile work since.
I did this too. A whole area where the grout colour was inconsistent... think it was this one:sputnik99112 wrote: ↑ I regrouted my bathroom and manually remove a layer of the old grout using tool with a carbide blade. The multi-tool will work but I was worried I might damage the tiles as the gap between the tiles were very narrow. I done this 6 years ago and the new grout still looks great. I regrouted using silicone tile grout that did not require sealing.
What silicone tile grout did you use? Any links?sputnik99112 wrote: ↑ I regrouted my bathroom and manually remove a layer of the old grout using tool with a carbide blade. The multi-tool will work but I was worried I might damage the tiles as the gap between the tiles were very narrow. I done this 6 years ago and the new grout still looks great. I regrouted using silicone tile grout that did not require sealing.
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