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Posted by crabshell on July 2, 2007, 9:24 am
>> I recently had a room tiled using a dark brown grout that is now much
>> lighter than when first applied. I thought this was due to the grout
>> dust but no amount of scrubbing and vacuuming has helped. I'd like
>> to apply a sealer but I'm afraid to until the color is fixed. In
>> fact I tested a small area with sealer. The wet sealer turned the
>> grout the correct color until it dried. Any thoughts as to why it
>> looks too light and how to fix the situation?
>> Thanks,
>> crabshell
>
> Something to consider is that the grout is going to get darker over
> time. No amount of sealer is going to prevent it from getting dirty
> and darker. Depending on how far off it is, you might want to live
> with and wait until it darkens on its own.
>
> Now, don't take this the wrong way, but it would have taken a lot less
> typing to do a Google search on the words "grout stain" or "grout
> color" than to post your question.
>
> Sorry, I've got a bad case of the Mondays.
>
> Good Luck! (I mean that.)
>
>
Does it get darker even when sealed?
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> lighter than when first applied. I thought this was due to the grout dust
> but no amount of scrubbing and vacuuming has helped. I'd like to apply a
> sealer but I'm afraid to until the color is fixed. In fact I tested a
> small area with sealer. The wet sealer turned the grout the correct color
> until it dried. Any thoughts as to why it looks too light and how to fix
> the situation?
> Thanks,
> crabshell