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[Spare Tool]

I hope you're billing for consumables as well as time mate. Good luck

Indeed I am H ...spent £70 on floats, washboy sponges, sponges and emulsifying pads last week..its all going on the bill

 

[Dumbo]

Personally I'm sick of cement based grouts and there issues, bring on the rise of epoxy I say.

Got a point . It's like they are going backwards with cement grouts

 

[Blunt Tool]

Indeed I am H ...spent £70 on floats, washboy sponges, sponges and emulsifying pads last week..its all going on the bill

Yes but if you go to Tesco you get 4 cellulose sponges for a pound, can’t for the life of me remember who told me

 

[Flintstone]

Andy hasn't bought cellulose sponges tho have you ! I saw those in Tesco at the weekend they look ok. I've used the cloth version in the past. The Kerakoll epoxy grout float sponges are £10 each

 

[Blunt Tool]

Andy hasn't bought cellulose sponges tho have you ! I saw those in Tesco at the weekend they look ok. I've used the cloth version in the past. The Kerakoll epoxy grout float sponges are £10 each

The Tesco ones are good, don’t bung up and last a bit

 

[Blunt Tool]

Apparently Epoxy does set more solid if you use that hard on you have for me to clean the joints

If I could I would give you best answer for that one haha

 

[One Day]

I reckon epoxy is superior in every way. Bond strength, flexibility, abrasion etc etc.
If you've ever peeled it out of a mixing tub when set, you'll see just how flexible it is.

 

[Simon Dale]

I noticed the white does start to turn yellowish after time ?

 

[Just Rizzle]

Oh hahaha I was under the impression its less flexible once set.. Just impermeable, would be interested to know differently. Just on with a water factory at the moment and have 60sqm of epoxy on 200x200 dorsets to grout up this week

youll need plenty of sponges and scouring pads

 

[One Day]

I noticed the white does start to turn yellowish after time ?

Yes! I forgot. That's the one big drawback - colour fade.
Not just white either. IIRC Kerakoll literature shows the lifespan of various colours.