What is Going On with This Grout?
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How can I easily 'redo' grout..can I just go over it?
Comments (14)Thanks Floorman 67 and Bill! Now we know if we use a different product we might want to seal twice. Since I didn't know if anyone would comment back here, I used the feature on the Aqua Mix website to ask my question - I didn't expect to get an answer the same day - especially on a Sunday! Here's what they said. (I love getting the "why" along with the answer!) "The Aqua Mix Grout Colorant is a water-based epoxy that will seal the grout as it re-colors the surface. This epoxy based colorant will repel and NOT allow any liquids, acid, water, oil, or any other sealers to penetrate or absorb into the treated grout joints once it begins it's curing/drying process. IF you apply a sealer to this grout after the application of the Aqua Mix Grout Colorant the new sealer will just pool on the surface. If a sealer cannot penetrate a structure it cannot offer any additional benefits or protection." Here is a link that might be useful: Ask Aqua Mix...See Morecost of sanded grout
Comments (5)well, that's good to know I did good.. now I have to get busy and use it up, so I can get more..lol seems they may have it on the shelf, regularly though. the tiles I got, were for little practice studies for the china painting.. we use the cheap tiles for practice, so the porcelain ones can be done with more precision.. it's a heartbreak, to open a kiln, to find a piece of china, cracked or broken ....however, I personally have never seen a piece come out of the kiln that way. our mentor has very high success rate with her firings. and I know what you mean, about the stores like that having fun things in there.. the glass door knobs, keyholes, all metal, odds and ends.. keys in all shapes and sizes..dozens of doors.. things in the glass cases are full of doo dads, that can be incorporated into mosaics.....See MoreGrout-less Grout.. What color is grout-less grout?
Comments (2)A dark colored grout, but it has to be done very carefully and the joints cleaned and shaped to make thinner grout lines than typical....See MoreSubway Tile - What grout size and did you go Epoxy ?
Comments (30)Chef: I like the darker one in the bottom picture. Splinky: Our tile was made by Subway Ceramics. They do not sell directly to the public, but they will sell directly to a decorator. Our decorator handled the order, but did not add a surcharge. We paid just over $15/sf. They will also send a decorator a set of tile samples to match color. I believe that we matched the best of 4 different whites, which was a perfect match. They also sell through a small number of retailers. Below is a link to a blog by a DIY'er who tiled a bathroom with SC tiles. I learned a lot from it! (Even my tile-setter, who was very good, had never thought of shuffling the tiles among the boxes.) As I said in an earlier post in this topic, my grout was Tec, and the color was Dove Gray. Here is a link that might be useful: The Petch House Blog...See MoreA Mat
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