Changing the Color of Tile Grout

RE: Changing the Color of Tile Grout Post by Sabien (2) | (10/05/2008) Contact We redo a lot of investment properties ourselves, when I first heard about the product I was super excited. Having picked up whats available in the local DIY stores and doing my research online- The best and only brand to get is Aqua-Mix. Which is available for online order if its not in a store near you. It comes in a wide variety of colors. They also offer a kit. However it's cheaper just to get the paint and cleaner. Some advice- if you get the kit DO NOT USE the enclosed toothbrush like applicator to apply the paint, it's far too course and creates unfixable brush strokes. I found that cheap artist brushes are better than any of the applicators that are also sold in stores. FOLLOW ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS!!!, especially the cleaning and prep, and clean up of excess. If you do the result is excellent. If you are trying to cover dark grout, then don't bother with the grout paint. We tried once and it ended up taking 4 days. We were working on making a grey grout white. It took 3 coats on one test wall and with the tedious application, dry time and clean up of excess in between coats it was much faster, easier & cheaper just to dig out a little bit of the grout with a removal tool and regrout in white & seal. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Changing the Color of Tile Grout Post By Renee (Guest Post) (08/08/2008) Home Depot sells a grout paint. It comes in about 4 colors and it has a built in sealer. You put it on with a small artist paint brush or you can buy the plastic squeeze bottle with the paint brush built into the tip of it. It runs around $8-$9 for the paint. HOWEVER, if you have a lot of grout to cover, the guy at Home Depot told me that the solid color concrete paint which comes in several more shades, works just as well as that small bottle of grout paintt. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Changing the Color of Tile Grout Post By (Guest Post) (04/29/2008) We just installed a 275 feet kitchen floor. The grout is to light. We want it darker. What shall I do? Spend 3 grand on the floor and labor. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Changing the Color of Tile Grout Post By Jonathan (Guest Post) (02/08/2008) I've used that Aqua Mix grout colorant from www.aqua-mix.com. It works awesome, and the best part is that you do not have to seal the grout afterwards because it has a sealer built in to it, so it seals as you apply it. It is also supposed to last up to 15 years. Mine has been on for about 3 so far and it still looks great. Report Spam or Abuse RE: Changing the Color of Tile Grout Post By Jody (Guest Post) (09/10/2007) It works! I read the notice by the person with the dark gray grout and hoped, but doubted, the results. Went to Home Depot, bought "snow white" and " haystack" colorants, mixed them to create a creamy color, and I am now half way through over 700 square feet of floor tile grout! Foam brushes didn't work for me. Too much overspill onto tiles. Buy cheap, stiff artist brushes. They work perfectly. The results are TOTALLY AMAZING. Went from checkerboard floor to smooth expanse of creamy tile. Report Spam or Abuse Request: Changing the Color of Tile Grout Post by lewis_admin (1329) | (10/03/2006) Profile | Blog! | Contact The tile in my kitchen is light grey and not very old, however, I hate the dark grey grout that was used. My kitchen cabinets are white and I would like to make the grout white at least a lighter grey. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to do this inexpensively? TIA! Cookiepom Answers: RE: Changing the Color of Tile Grout I had a dark grey grout color and changed it w/ a grout colorant you can get at Home Depot. They have several colors to pick from and it will be next to the tiles and grout. It did a great job on mine and I put mine on with a foam paint brush. I waited til it dryed enough for a "skim coat" to appear on the tile, then scraped the excess away with a razor blade. It went quickly when I waited long enough for the skim coat to show up on the tile. (09/22/2005) By lindaokc RE: Changing the Color of Tile Grout I had the same problem with my kitchen floor grout. so I deceided to try paint. I used emanamal paint, and it worked just fine, and has lasted several years. so it should work on wall tile as well, and last forever and clean up fine. (09/23/2005) By karen. RE: Changing the Color of Tile Grout I can't recommend anything but I can tell you about my bad experience. We have dark gray grout with pink tile in our bathroom. I went to the tile store and bought white "grout paint" The cashier assured me that it would work beautifully. Well, we have those tiny little tiles that were so popular durning the 60's. It was an extreamly tedious job and it took 3 coats of the stuff to cover the gray. When I was fininshed with hours of work it really didn't look all that good. And, in some spots it has already begain to wear off. As much as I hated the gray grout I wish I'd just left it alone. If you decide to try this stuff, do it in an area that you can cover if you don't like it! (09/23/2005) By RE: Changing the Color of Tile Grout You can remove the grout and replace it with white grout. A grout saw and some grout are not expensive at all. This is a very time-consuming and labor-intensive task, however. Not for the faint of heart. (09/23/2005) By Jen Report Spam or Abuse