I have tried a washboy but it's only does about 1.5m line then needs cleaning is this right? i have seen different sponges on them somw with slits in them my does not is this wrong? I have'n had much sucess with the washboys yet please explain?
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I think maybe you should avoid chemicals and the different heads for your wash boy, your problem is your grout m8.
When you work with ceramic if your grout is a little sloppy and it streaks when cleaning off you can get it off the glazed surface easily.
Stone obviously doesnt have a glaze so if you drag the joints it streaks.
The answer.......find a grout you like and learn how to use it so you know :
What consistancy works best
How long it takes to start curing
Which grout which stone
Mapei ultracolour plus : its waterproof, flexible, fine enough to fill pores in stone, starts curing at around 20mins.
Grout your tiles with a rubber grout float working diagonally accross joints leaving the surface of the tiles clean of grout. Leave for around 20 mins or until you can leave a finger print in it. (at this point the tiles will be covered with dry dust)
Soak you wash boy float and squeeze dry the float make a pass over the tiles again across the joints diagonally washing and drying your float as you go. Al your excess grout should now be gone leave it for a while to dry off then go again. It should now be clean except for dust, when dry go over and dust off taking any bits you have missed off with a stanley blade,
I do the above with mapei but you need to get one that works for you. The majority of filled and honed trav needs no sealing before grouting its just a waste of money nothing should bind if care is taken
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