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Hi guys, I need some help! I've just had to regrout my kitchen floor. The tiles are Porcelain timber effect from procelanosa, the grout is a dark brown. The problem is the colour is lighter than shown on sample. I have mixed the grout as described on package, removed the excess grout with a damp (well wrung out) sponge! Any cues to where i've gone wrong? ANY HELP WOULD BE APPRECIATED!!!!!!!!! | ||||||||||
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grout colour not as dark as sample. |
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coloured grouts will vary from batch to batch. How far different is the colour from the sample? | ||
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It shouldn't vary that much. I was thinking that it might be streaky. But if the colour is consistent throughout the job, could you live with it? I'm pretty sure someone mentioned a product on here a while back, but it's name eludes me at the moment. | ||
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You might need to apply a grout enhancer, not sure of the names over there, "stone beauty" comes to mind now i think of it. Just another question does the grout go the right colour if it is wet? | ||
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Epoxy Grout colourant will sort it for you  Kev | ||||||||||
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The sample will have a flexible modifier in it......this will make it darker than the grout straight out of the bag...... I only say this coz the BAL sample boards have a modifier in them....and they are darker than the grout out of the bag...... | ||
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I would have thought that over a time the grout will darken due to mopping and cleaning | ||||||||||
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Used the same colour grout over different coloured tiles and the customer didn't believe the grout came out the same bucket. just looked completely a different colour due to the different backgrounds | ||||||||||
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