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| Hi All. New to the Forums.
The subject is about coloring grout with ICI (the brand) Universal tints that paint stores use when mixing cans of paint. I used some once in a mosaic class, and the instructor could well afford it at the cost of something like $30 a quart. I am ready to splurge big time, and know it will last my lifetime. I was impressed at how a little bit went a long way to make intense colors. She must have a paint store connection because I have yet to find it available to me. A set of primary colors is what I want. I am through with using bottles or tubes of acrylic paint as they give inferior results due to the low amount of pigment contained in them. So the questions are:
2. Has anyone used Mixol universal tint in grout? If so, what type of grout: fortified, like sanded Polyblend grout; or regular sanded grout with admix? FYI: Mixol has no binder, like in an acrylic paint. And while I'm at it....
I know about Tints-All, which has titanium dioxide in it, also expensive, and maybe would not last as long. So, here are some heavy tech questions. Tell me what you can, please. |
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- Posted by slowmedown (My Page) on Thu, Aug 26, 10 at 7:17
| I was hoping someone w/respond to your question w/more info than I have. I only know about the Tints-All. I used their website to order several tubes. I didn't find them expensive at all. I was told by a mosaic artist way back when I first started mosaicing that Tints-All was the only colorant that wouldn't fade in outside projects. Since that's where my interests lie now, if I wanted to color grout, that's the one I would use. I quit coloring grout a few yrs. back. I use only gray, charcoal or black, using Mapei Keracolor (found at Lowes) Pearl Gray and Black to get the shade I want. Re the question of adding admix to already fortified grout, I suppose you'll have to experiment. The only time I use admix is when I use a thinset that I bought several yrs ago that wasn't Mapei polymer modified. Why would you want to add admix to Polyblend? If you want sticky, I sometimes mix half grout and half mortar for grout - VERY sticky. Hope this helps. |
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