not happy with mapei ultracolour grout

[gnome]

i finally got round to laying my black starlight quartz tiles ( tilehq) and they look very nice too.
the problem i have is ..... when i ordered my tiles, adhesive and grout from tilehq i asked for black grout and the lady said "negro" was black so thought nothing of it and ordered .
i have grouted this morning and it semi dry yet the colour looks more like dark brown than black . im most unhappy as i wanted it black to match the tiles .
is my eyes playing tricks and this "nergo" by mapei is black or not ......
is there any way i can make the grout blacker , like rubbing a black dye/solution(without damaging the quartz tiles) into the grout or similar. is there something on the market for this purpose .
hope you guys can help and advise

[Sir Ramic]

Negro is indeed about as black as it comes....used it myself loads of times. Sounds like a mixing issue to me.
But it can be saved by using this Tradetiler Universeal Grout Colour

[gnome]

thankyou "sir ramic" appreciate your help and link

[Mike]

leave it a few days to thoroughly dry out to see the full colour, it may indeed go darker (or lighter) as it dries.

[Dave]

I used UCP black ( Nero) on Saturday and mine was as black as it can be.. and it was with Star galaxy granite..


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[gnome]

I used UCP black ( Nero) on Saturday and mine was as black as it can be.. and it was with Star galaxy granite..


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very nice job dave , nearly as good as mine

[Sir Ramic]

very nice job dave , nearly as good as mine

I am sure a photo of your tiling would help us decide

[whitebeam]

In most cases your'll find that you won't get pure black, it will be an extremly dark brown...

[wrighty]

Used negro ucp a few weeks ago without any problems,and the matching silicone.

[Rich]

That looks well Dave, I bet they are a pig to keep clean tho.

[gnome]

I am sure a photo of your tiling would help us decide <IMG class=inlineimg title=Thumbsup border=0 alt="" src="http://www.tilersforums.co.uk/images/smilies/thumbsup.gif" smilieid="334"><IMG class=inlineimg title=Smilewinkgrin border=0 alt="" src="http://www.tilersforums.co.uk/images/smilies/smilewinkgrin.gif" smilieid="493">

<BR>hopefully these show the grout clearly . finnished the wall tiles last weekend too .

[Sir Ramic]

I would give the colourant solution a go . See how that works out. I havent tried the black so I can not comment.

[Dave]

Lads.. before you get hung for a certain word.. the grout is called Nero black and not what you typed..

[Tomtiler]

The ardex black grout is really good bit late now but good for futurre refrence

[gnome]

Lads.. before you get hung for a certain word.. the grout is called Nero black and not what you typed..

well my bag says NEGRO dave .... dont know if its a typo by the manufacturer as i thought it was called nero when i ordered it

[Dave]

Err well pass.. grout sticks i have say Nero.. so never thought anymore till this thread..

I suppose some political peeps will pick up on it.

[merit]

says negro on the bags ive used, it goes in as black as black can be , but can dry a shade lighter,could just be cos its up against really black tiles, brilliant white grout can look off up against artic white tiles mebbe

[Sir Ramic]

Err well pass.. grout sticks i have say Nero.. so never thought anymore till this thread..

I suppose some political peeps will pick up on it.

Same he and haven't I seen Jasmine spelt different...a translation issue maybe or as Dave say may political correctness ...who knows ?

[Bri]

It's just Spanish for Black (probably couple of other languages too)

[Sir Ramic]

Nero is Italian, Negro is Spanish both for black.

[Dave]

Nero is Italian, Negro is Spanish both for black.

Explains the grout samples then.. Italian..

[Mike]

i've had some foreign labels too, the 111 griz plata sounds spanish to me

[Tabby Cranks]

There could be the problem. One made in UK, one made in Spain.

[Sir Ramic]

There could be the problem. One made in UK, one made in Spain.

They are not made in the UK.

[merit]

ive had the jasmin and jazmin i was told by someone made at two different factories ?
could there be a dyslectix bag setter outer ,they have all dried the same,

[Sir Ramic]

ive had the jasmin and jazmin i was told by someone made at two different factories ?
could there be a dyslectix bag setter outer ,they have all dried the same,

They are in different packets too, foil and polythene bags.

[borgie]

the foil bags come from spain and the others from italy. a good tip is not to mix them up if your on a big job as the colour may not match, ie. 111 from spain will not be the same shade as 111 made in italy.

as for the N word, it goes right back to the latin word for black, it is used in some European languages like romanian and italian . it's also supposed to be the most offensive word in the english language.

[Phil Hobson]

the foil bags come from spain and the others from italy. a good tip is not to mix them up if your on a big job as the colour may not match, ie. 111 from spain will not be the same shade as 111 made in italy.

as for the N word, it goes right back to the latin word for black, it is used in some European languages like romanian and italian . it's also supposed to be the most offensive word in the english language.

Thought that was Sigma sorry I couldn't resist.

[borgie]

[Tabby Cranks]

I don't think negro is an offensive word, it's a derivative of negro that's offensive.