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Default How to do professional grout

On 2 Nov, 16:38, stuart noble wrote:
On 02/11/2010 15:54, Ed wrote:

stuart noble wrote:


snip?


Silicone if it's going to get wet, but not otherwise IMO. I don't like
it because, unless it's perfectly done, it tends to picks up grime in
every little imperfection (of which there are a few when I do it :-)).


How about putting a bead of silicone and then sprinkling it with a
dousing of grout powder from a sieve?


Try it! I wouldn't though


nor me - get a fugenboy kit and go for the smoothest finish you can do
- should be fairly straightforward on a 5mm gap
google on here for loads on fugenboy s

Jim K