Mapei grout or something else? What color?
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Aqua Mix grout colorant on Mapei grout?
Comments (1)Mapei has their own version available in all of their grout colors. Call Mapei or your local Mapei grout supplier. If you want to use Aqua Mix, call their customer service line, which is very good and very technical. Good luck. I painted 1200 square feet of floor tile plus the backsplash in my kitchen in my house over the course of one summer. I used one made by my grout C-Cure. I put a little of the paint on a plastic lid and then dipped a very narrow toothbrush into it and then used a light swipe down and then back up the grout line to work the paint down into the grout. Took my time and drank wine and listened to jazz as I did it. Clean up goof ups as you go because it dries quickly. It looks good, makes mopping easier (I have large dogs), and has held up better compared to sealer. Here is a link that might be useful: Mapei Grout Refresh This post was edited by Anna_in_TX on Thu, Jan 16, 14 at 20:32...See MoreHas anyone used "Avalanche" white grout by Mapei?
Comments (41)In case this thread is still helpful to folks, we used Maipei's newer item: ULTRACOLOR PLUS MAX in Pure White. It comes in two colors (pure white and black). Advertised as brightest white on the market and it is indeed very white! We did a new shower with white subway (daltile artic white) and it looks great with this grout. We used maipei frost color on the marble floor (which looks way lighter than the maipei pamphlet shows) and the two colors and materials look nice together. Good luck grouting everyone!...See MoreTile's in - see pic - Mapei grout color Q
Comments (20)Irishcreamgirl - thank you for the compliment (curious if you'll still like it now that it's grouted!) and the starting point was being the faucet, between the two windows. Petra - thank you for your kind comments, including about the whole struggle we're having at home with health. :-/ Amity - you are so kind, thank you for following the progress and liking the flavor of the icing. :) Again, WE SHALL SEE if you still like it once you see the grout! Kinda scary! But I'm not afraid of honest feedback so once you see it, be brutally honest! Prill - thank you for the feedback! Sciencechick - thanks for your vote! Francoise - why thank you! Wow - that's quite the compliment!! :) Bmorepanic - thank you for reminding me about the rules for caulking! I looked and looked for that and was so glad to find your comment! Malhgold - how right you were! I should have demanded to see samples on extra tiles or did my homework and done it on my own well ahead of time! I agree about it being one of the more difficult choices. That and the faucet were the two hardest so far! Red Eared Slider - thank you! Dianalo - I'm agreeing with you more and more. ;) Either that or something that truly blends in with the base color of the tile. Ah well, you live you learn! And again, I don't hate it. Just not the picture of blending in I had in mind. But the lightest color I offered any of you so in the end you still gave good advice (the majority of them I mean)! Honorbilkit - thank you for your .02! Cat mom - thanks for liking the kitchen! Jakabedy - that "overall impression" is the problem I'm having at the moment. It's okay when you look at individual pieces but all together it looks nice but not great. Hard to explain. I'll post a pic as soon as I can. Pharao - ding ding ding and we have a winner! ;) No - it's okay the way it is, REALLY IT IS! But anyway, I see your point now that it's a bit too late! hahaha. I just was so afraid of it getting stained! Boxerpups - okay I'm dying for you to see it since you think it's a lovely color. It just doesn't have the overall impression I expected (everything looks gray now, beside a countertop that's gray, so there's just not enough warmth and when the marble wasn't yet grouted, it did indeed look a lot more white, even though the shadows in between the tiles gave the impression of a darker grout!). Also it just doesn't feel very "period" which as you may recall, I get a little hung up on sometimes - especially considering I did something so "out there" by attempting to make stainless look period...so this just adds more modern to an already modern thing happening. But again, this can be lived with and with the right color for the upper cabs and all the nick nacks put back in place, etc., it might look better! Onedogedie - I'm reading you loud and clear! Mtnrdredux - Thanks for loving the kitchen! The uppers are original, from 1913. The lowers are what we just replaced since the ones before were put in in the late '70's we think. I'm glad you don't think it's trying too hard! That's funny cause that's something I work hard at - keeping things balanced and relatively simple while still taking into consideration that it's an old house, etc. I appreciate that - and am curious if you'll still think that after you see the grout (not quite the look I was after but it might still pass for not trying too hard)! As for timeless, I feel this grout makes things look a bit more modern (my kitchen is now starting to look like the loft-style hair salon I go to)!! Thank you......See MoreMapei Grout Color
Comments (8)It’s been my experience that grout does look a tad lighter once installed. I agree with other responses that I would go lighter but not so light it stands out again. In the second picture it looks like there is some grout or caulk above the lowest tile in photo. I would go for that depth of color in grout. The tile has so much variety of color you won’t match every tile but I’d go for something like this lighter grey tone....See Morebill_vincent
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