I posted a thread about a Topps saleman telling one of my customers to mix the grout with bottled water,well I did a bit more digging and have found out that Bal is saying to use distilled or pure water when mixing colored grout if you live in a chalky area as the tap water can discolor the grout turning it lighter or even white due to the chalk in the water,over all the years that I have used Bal grout this only as happened once to me, do you think this might start to get a bit more common as they change there grout's bringing out new products,or is it just another get out ,I live in the South East were the water is very chalky.
Topps and the bottled water for grout saga
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sounds like bal covering there backside to me...
it seems to me they spend 25 years thinking of reasons why not to guarantee there products..
it seems to me they spend 25 years thinking of reasons why not to guarantee there products..
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m3fitter
i knew polymer based grout is temperamental with volume of water, but now i have to run a PH test on the water.. !! 
next time i need to knock some grout up, i'll dust off my white coat, and turn the back of the van into a testing lab...:lol:
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cam_low
This is one for myth busters
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enduro
And if you use sparkling spring water it mixes the grout for you.
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m3fitter
like 'breaking bad'... are you gonna cook up lol:lol:
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m3fitter
spring water grout - The healthiest grout in the land :lol:
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cam_low
July 14th for next episode m3fitter
What get's me they do not state any of this on the bags so how do you know what to do,it's great when the customer is telling you how to mix the grout and you are standing there with that vague look on your face because you cant believe what there saying,for years I have been plodding along happy using white or grey if you needed color grout you mixed it yourself now I think you have got to be a chemist as well as a tiler.
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cam_low
Oh dear my day rate just went up
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m3fitter
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dave l and l
tops knows best then
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Eduardo
You can use rain water, is distilled
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DHTiling
Well , this is laughable .. one of the reasons i do not use Bal grouts or adhesives now... as the get out clauses are so ludicrous IMO..
Like I said in your earlier post afright, when washing off are you supposed to use distilled water as well, you'd need litres of the stuff!!! :mad2:
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DHTiling
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m3fitter
perrier for upper class clients, Value for council hahaha
Just had a thought, my window cleaner carries his own distilled water in a tank in the back of his van, along with a very very long hose. He doesn't use ladders now just a long pole with a sponge thingy on, and he doesn't squeegee it off. As it's distilled water it leaves no marks on the windows, as normal water and rainwater does.
Apparently, the kit cost him about about 6k including the distilling machine at home that he fills the tank up with each night. Must remember to go out and get one next time I use BAL grout :smilewinkgrin:
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Peter
My supplier has started doing 5 gallon drums of Evian thankfully.
Martyn Leeds
TF
I'm just doing a quote now, and I'm sticking £50 on for 50 bottles of Evian.
Sure the customer will be fine with that!
Sure the customer will be fine with that!
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Eduardo
So,Evian is the best product recommended for Ball grout?I guess for Mapei is San Benedeto or can be done with Evian?
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m3fitter
Can I use my old bathwater ?. Ohh maybe not as I use benfer. NEVER MIX YOUR BRANDS !! lol
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cam_low
Bath water is only recommended for grey grout #amateurs
what if i drink bottle water and pee in the grout, will that work...:lol:
So that means only grout on a rainy days and I suppose if you want pink grout you could use Rose water,its endless there so much water to choose from. :lol:
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Rookery
I'll try that Peckham Spring stuff. Delboy has some in his lock-up goin' cheep.
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White Room
Better check it dos'nt glow in the dark.....
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suave
Ad use lemonade
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Dougs Third Go
Evian??? I think spelling it backwards would be nearer the mark.
Correct Doug
People go on about how much water you take on board - have you ever seen the bottom of a boat that's been sat in water :lol:
People go on about how much water you take on board - have you ever seen the bottom of a boat that's been sat in water :lol:
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