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Chris Shaw
 
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Hi,

I have laid a Glazed Ceramic Floor with a limestone grout.

I have noticed the grout looks a lot better and darker when the floor is
wet.

I wanted to achieve this effect when the floor is dry also. Perhaps a
sealant I could put on the grout to protect it and give it a wet look?

I have noticed a few American products that claim to do this but I am
struggling to find anything in the UK,

I have purchased some Natural Stone gloss Finish for my Mosaic Tiles, but
I'm not sure if this would do the trick and wanted advice before I tried it.

Any help would be appreciated

Cheers,
Chris


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Chris Shaw wrote:

Any help would be appreciated


Have a look he

http://www.extensive.co.uk/index.php

They may have something that does what you want.

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Christian McArdle
 
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I wanted to achieve this effect when the floor is dry also. Perhaps a
sealant I could put on the grout to protect it and give it a wet look?


You could try Lithofin MN Colour Enhancer. Not sure what effect it would
have on the glazed tiles, but hopefully none. Get advice from the
manufacturer first, though, as you won't want to wreck your floor.

Christian.


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Pecanfan
 
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Hi,

I have laid a Glazed Ceramic Floor with a limestone grout.

I have noticed the grout looks a lot better and darker when the floor is
wet.

I wanted to achieve this effect when the floor is dry also. Perhaps a
sealant I could put on the grout to protect it and give it a wet look?

I have noticed a few American products that claim to do this but I am
struggling to find anything in the UK,

I have purchased some Natural Stone gloss Finish for my Mosaic Tiles, but
I'm not sure if this would do the trick and wanted advice before I tried

it.

We used a clear polyurethane varnish on our grout lines (not on the tiles
themselves) for the exact same reason - worked a treat! Used a satin finish
though...

Andy


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Chris Shaw
 
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Great advice, Thanks

seems to have done the trick

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Hi,

I have laid a Glazed Ceramic Floor with a limestone grout.

I have noticed the grout looks a lot better and darker when the floor is
wet.

I wanted to achieve this effect when the floor is dry also. Perhaps a
sealant I could put on the grout to protect it and give it a wet look?

I have noticed a few American products that claim to do this but I am
struggling to find anything in the UK,

I have purchased some Natural Stone gloss Finish for my Mosaic Tiles, but
I'm not sure if this would do the trick and wanted advice before I tried

it.

We used a clear polyurethane varnish on our grout lines (not on the tiles
themselves) for the exact same reason - worked a treat! Used a satin
finish
though...

Andy




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