Help! Mesh showing after grouting glass tile - TilersForums.com

[Debora]

Hi All-
i am a homeowner and in the process of a kitchen renovation. Our tiler just installed our backsplash. It is a clear glass tile with a white background on mesh. It's clear on all sides except the back. The tiler used white thinset to install. When he grouted the first area he noticed that the mesh was still visable behind the glass. At first we thought it was the grout we chose-- Bostik diamond grout. So he did a test with standard white grout on some spare tiles and the mesh was still visable. It looks like dotted lines between the tiles.
I didn't have him continue with the rest of the grouting but am now not sure what to do. The manufacturer is saying that he didn't but enough thinset as it would have hid it. Our tiler is very experience and said he layed the tile properly.
Has this happened to anyone? Do you have any recommendations on what to do to rectify it without ripping out the tile?
would be grateful for any-all feed back.
Thanks.

 

[mike1979]

I'd love to help you on this one but I suppose clear glass mosaics says it all really I suppose your going to see a few bits and bobs I've laid loads of mosaics never clear glass one

 

[mike1979]

And as for not using enough adhesive you can only use so much before it comes through the joints and makes a mess !! Then it turns to a bit of a nightmare

 

[Chalker]

What was the make of the second grout used?
have you a picture?
ive never been able to see through grout before.

 

[Chalker]

Just looked at your grout . It's translucent!
http://www.bostik-us.com/resource-c...kind-dimension™-reflective-pre-mixed-urethane

 

[Martyn Leeds]

When he grouted the first area he noticed that the mesh was still visable behind the glass

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So he did a test with standard white grout on some spare tiles and the mesh was still visable. It looks like dotted lines between the tiles

Behind the clear glass ?? or in the grout joint??

 

[Chalker]

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Behind the clear glass ?? or in the grout joint??

Hi martyn
how do you capture the text like that??

 

[Martyn Leeds]

how do you capture the text like that??

Top secret. I can't be telling you my secrets!

 

[Chalker]

Top secret. I can't be telling you my secrets!

rrr:

 

[Martyn Leeds]

Copy the sentence, then just paste it within the quote tag

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