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03-09-2007, 08:50 PM
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Slate tile finishing
Hey there,
Just found this site.
I'm a newbee here but, have been doing construction/renovations for 20 yrs.
I'm currently doing a bathroom tile job for a customer. She purchased these 4x4 slate tiles at home depot. They are very irregular in dimentions and thicknesses but that is not my question.
I found the only way to cut these things was with a wet-saw, and they cut like butter. When the tile was wet, it brought out colors that you would'nt see if it were dry. She and I both wonder if there is a product that will give it that " wet look " and bring out the true color of the tile after intallation.
Anyone delt with this stuff ?
Thanks, Steve
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03-13-2007, 11:54 AM
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Catch what you'll eat.
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After grouting, wait 3 days, clean, and use a quality gloss sealer.
And why is this posted in picture post?
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03-15-2007, 06:29 PM
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oops.
Thanks Matt.
I must have been drinking when I posted this.
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03-19-2007, 07:36 PM
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home depot sells a sealer not sure of the name but it leave the tiles with a wet look.
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03-21-2007, 07:41 AM
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stone sealer
Lowes carries a product called "Wet Look stone sealer" that will give you that glossy shine also I did a 2 floors inthese tiles and found that if you seal before you grout you can save yourself some elbow grease trying to get all the grout of those surface irregularities
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03-21-2007, 08:50 AM
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Catch what you'll eat.
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we seal before we grout
then grout and clean, and seal again 3 days later
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03-21-2007, 08:51 AM
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Catch what you'll eat.
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oh, and Home Depot sells TileLab's "gloss" sealer
they have a matte finish as well
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03-28-2007, 09:57 PM
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Thanks for the input. Good to know. 
Steve-o
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03-28-2007, 10:32 PM
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When It Rains, It Pours..
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I found that the tileLab stuff is crap...you need to get the "Miracle Color Enhancing Sealer" it's in blue jug , makes them look wet and nice...but it is pricey...159.00 a gallon...about as bad as our Mid-west gas prices.
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04-01-2007, 09:05 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by highlife77
I found that the tileLab stuff is crap...you need to get the "Miracle Color Enhancing Sealer" it's in blue jug , makes them look wet and nice...but it is pricey...159.00 a gallon...about as bad as our Mid-west gas prices.
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Nice. I wonder if it comes in quarts? Just a small bathroom.
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04-12-2007, 03:41 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Stevo
Nice. I wonder if it comes in quarts? Just a small bathroom.
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You can get it in a pint size....
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