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**Dan** · 19-11-2007

We have a new advertiser on the forums and I wondered if any of you guys have used the Sure-Seal / Seal-Guard products.

One of which is the tile and grout sealer in areasol form! Fantastic idea.

Sure-Seal is the Worldwide brand name but as that's already taken in the UK we know it as Seal-Guard.

Some info can be ready about the Seal Guard here. Just e-mailed Neil at BBT to see if he's going to take any in so you have a place to buy it from.

Jim Carlin · 19-11-2007

Hi Dan,
Yes I do use Sure Seal here in the States. I started using it about 1-1/2 to 2 years ago. The thing I like about it is you can apply it to fresh grout. I did try the aresol once on a backsplash. I have mixed feelings about it. The biggest is that we have had some serious health injuries from the use of aresol sealers. It was not Sure Seal, but another product sold through the Home Depots. I seems there was some chemical in it that caused breathing problems. So needless to say, I didn't use the can for quite a while. I was assured by Sure Seal that it doesn't contain the same chemical as the one from Home Depot. There cleaner 'Restore" is great and it does do what it says it will do. The only problem I had was not cleaning or rinsing with f enough fresh water after. The grout joints turned white in places, but the company said to apply more and rinse thoroughly and it worked. I now use a wet vac to remove all cleaning solution and apply liberal amoounts of fresh water and the wet vac. again. They showed me a paper towel sprayed with the areosol only partly and the wet it with water and the treated side stayed dry.

19-11-2007

rep visited me and gave me a demo on a piece of travertine-expensive but **** hot product-will buy stock next time he's in town....

**Dan** · 20-11-2007

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Originally Posted by Jim Carlin

Hi Dan,
Yes I do use Sure Seal here in the States. I started using it about 1-1/2 to 2 years ago. The thing I like about it is you can apply it to fresh grout. I did try the aresol once on a backsplash. I have mixed feelings about it. The biggest is that we have had some serious health injuries from the use of aresol sealers. It was not Sure Seal, but another product sold through the Home Depots. I seems there was some chemical in it that caused breathing problems. So needless to say, I didn't use the can for quite a while. I was assured by Sure Seal that it doesn't contain the same chemical as the one from Home Depot. There cleaner 'Restore" is great and it does do what it says it will do. The only problem I had was not cleaning or rinsing with f enough fresh water after. The grout joints turned white in places, but the company said to apply more and rinse thoroughly and it worked. I now use a wet vac to remove all cleaning solution and apply liberal amoounts of fresh water and the wet vac. again. They showed me a paper towel sprayed with the areosol only partly and the wet it with water and the treated side stayed dry.

I thought something like that at first... glad to hear Seal Guard has had Zero problems related to that sort of thing.

Is it a popular brand over there too then?

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Originally Posted by reaper72

rep visited me and gave me a demo on a piece of travertine-expensive but **** hot product-will buy stock next time he's in town....

Not seen the UK prices yet myself. Wondering if Neil will take some in, if not, considering it myself.

'Rep' wasn't Darren Hazael was it? That's the nice fella I've been dealing with.

Jim Carlin · 20-11-2007

It's very expensive, so not as popular as the lesser costly ones. I think it was around $90. per Gal. Conversions have not been my one of my stronger things.

In my defense I will say that I have converted myself to using the metric rulers for cutting tiles, etc. It is so much more accurate

and it keeps everyone over here guessing as to what i'm up to.

**Dan** · 20-11-2007

That'll be about £44 according to Google; http://www.google.co.uk/search?sourc...q=90usd+in+gbp.

Not too sure what our comparason costs to be honest.

And you keep 'em guessing!

Jim Carlin · 20-11-2007

Dan, It doesn't take much to amuse us old folks. It is fun to watch there reaction when I start measuring a room for tile and use a metric tape. Its especially fun when you call the measurements out out loud. An example is when its 4 ft.across and I say 120cm out loud or better yet don't say the cm. Their mind is still thinking the Imperial system and they are confused. See, that's what I'm talking about when I say "it doesn't take much to amuse us old folks"

**Dan** · 20-11-2007

Nah you're right mate. The thing is with most of us here we were once use to imperial measurements so now we would say 4ft 1" is 120cm and an Inch. - That's when it starts to get funny for us.

"Pass me that 3ft and 30cm level will you?"

jreilly · 28-11-2007

I had a demo of this in my local tile center today I have got to say I am very impressed with this it's cost is around £30 say's on the tin 600 lin meter 20 sq meters

**Dan** · 06-12-2007

30 quid, that's not bloody bad. What tile shop was that at?
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Just to note. Seal Guard are just finishing off their website which will have contact information on it for your local stockist. So if you haven't found this so far then hang in there. I think they're aiming for the new year as a completion date for their website.

jreilly · 08-12-2007

Middlesbrough tile center Dan