Any problems with micromax 2??

[afright]

Have only used the white its ok to use found it great on floors,yes I know white on floors but thats what the customer wanted.

 

[AMtek]

Im a little curious with something you've mentioned on the first page.

You let it stand for 15 minutes?
Micromax is rapid setting. You weren't tempted to add more water were you? Too much water in micromax would cause colouring issues.

No, never add water to grout or addy to get it back if i can't get it back by knocking it up with the bucket trowel it gets chucked. I say 15 mins but i let it sit while i checked all the joints over again, went to grab grout float and fill wash boy so it may have been less than 15mins. I found the pot life to be pretty good we did 3 of the 4 walls in the bathroom on one mix then a second mix with the smoke for the final wall.

 

[Peter]

Did it dry out the right colour in the end? Used a Botament grey grout lately that mixed up black but dried out as intended medium grey.

 

[AMtek]

the jasmin dried fine, no problem with that but the smoke was still a bit patchy 2 days later, grout cleaner then sealer helped slightly. It wasn't bad to be honest, customer was fine with it and 99% of people wouldn't notice but i would.

 

[jlktiling]

Imo the grout swatch cards are a poor representation of actual colours, but at least they have them so you can give your customer an idea of the colours.

 

[AMtek]

Thats the problem, the pebble was a completely different colour, i'm not talking a different shade of the right colour, i mean totally different

 

[andy8758]

Matching grout colours from a card is as reliable as matching car paint colours. Gives a general representative but never going to be completely accurate. I wish BAL would at least let us buy the proper grout samples (if they are too cost conscious to give them to us for free) - it really helps when speaking to customers during quote building.

 

[prceramics]

used it today ( jasmine ) mixed it up as per instructions and it was really thick think there will be a few teething problems

 

[Ian]

used it today ( jasmine ) mixed it up as per instructions and it was really thick think there will be a few teething problems

What tiles did you grout? I've found that it sets on the tile face far too quickly, washing off was a bit of a mare.

 

[prceramics]

was just some cream ceramic ones done my usual wash off routine witch usually leaves the tiles spotless and there was some grout residue on the tiles after so had to do another wash , mentioned in topps that it mixes up a bit stiff and they said i was the first tiler to say anything negative about it and everybody else loves it