linaseed oil??

[kaharrison9]

Hi all.
Apologies for asking more on the sealing subject.
Had decided to use lithofin slate seal but the more i read up on lithofin products wondering if perhaps i'm wrong in doing so.
I haven't mentioned earlier in the thread that it is for an ensuite area with a shower cubicle.The slate was put down one year ago by an all in one plumber/tiler/elecrtician and never sealed(also grout lines between 3-10mm and the cuts!!).The slate is smooth,honed, doesn't seem very porous and i take it has been polished.
I spoke to lithofin and they suggested not to use slate seal as over time the sealant will go white coming in contact with water.
They have suggested lithofin wexa to clean the year long grime off,then 4 days later colour intensifier,then next day stain stop,grout then stain stop
The customer has realised it's been a very poor job and has asked if i can simply improve and finish.
Any thoughts should i go through the correct time consuming process or will slate seal intensify and seal?
On the positive side i've learned plenty on slate and gained experience on wether its worth taking on others bad workmanship.
Thanks for any thoughts
Kev

 

[DHTiling]

Slate seal is a topical sealer and will do what lithofin state......you can use the intensifier and stainstop but stainstop is ok on it's own...just depends on what the slate colours are like to start with..

 

[kaharrison9]

Cheers for replying Dave.
The colour of the tiles when wet is randomly a dark green/blue and black and very speckly.
Could i ask one last thing on the lithofin spec sheet for the colour intensifier and stain stop it says no gloss,will this leave the tiles a matt or a satin finish?
Thanks everyone for your time.
Kev

 

[DHTiling]

you say the tiles are polished...so the intensifier will bring up the colour and the stainstop will help prevent stains...and not alter the tiles appearance..