LATICRETE SPECTRALOCK PRO Premium® Durable Stain Proof High Performance East to Use Non Sag Epoxy Tile Grout Mini Parts A&B, 2lb

Going into this job, my huge concern was being able to get the excess grout cleaned up before it dried and made a hazy mess all over my tile. Boy did I put my concern into the wrong area! Take a first timers word for it...the REAL concern is getting this stuff pushed into the grout joints without your arm falling off! I decided to go with the mini kits so I could do one wall at a time and not risk having a big batch wasted if I couldnt finish fast enough, and im sure glad I made that decision. By the time I got to the bottom of the first wall, I barely had the arm strength to finish. This stuff will wear you out. It doesnt flow very well and even though I used a polyurethane grout float, it still required tons of arm strength to get it pushed into the joints. I would say this was EASILY the hardest part of the whole install. Cleanup was a breeze. I spent about an hour from when I mixed it to when I finished applying it to the wall. Then I walked away for 15-20 mins before the first wash. I used the sponge and followed the directions. That took probably 85% of the excess off. Then I let it sit another 45 minutes or so before the final wash. I used a white scotch pad dipped in the rinse water to do a quick scrub, and immediately wiped the area down with a dry microfiber rag. This got rid of any remaining haze to about 99%. After that I took a fresh microfiber along with the slightly damp used one I had from the previous step, and did a "wax on, wax off" motion going tile by tile. A few circular swipes with the damp one followed immediately by drying the tile with the fresh one was the final touch in restoring the full gloss of the tile and eliminating any slight haze left. Dry time was a non issue for me personally. From the time I mixed the batch to the time I finished the wall completely with the final rinse was a good 3-3 1/2 hours and the grout haze was still coming off without much fight. Coloring was a perfect match between all 3 batches as well. I cant speak for longevity, but i will say this stuff dries HARD as a rock. During cleanup a few days after, i had a dried chunk on the floor about 1/8" thick, and i could not physically break it in half. Very impressive. Overall im pumped with how the final result looks, and would definitely recommend this stuff.

I purchased this grout for a shower floor I am building because I wanted the best possible mold and stain resistance for the “hard service” showers are subject to. I was quite apprehensive before mixing up the grout. Why? Because it’s an epoxy product ... and I would only get one chance to get it right. You can’t temper or tweak the mix with water to adjust the consistency. And I would be on the clock ... no dilly-dally time. I assembled parts A & B and C (the colored ultra fine sand mix). Followed the instructions to the letter ... Mixed A & B thoroughly, added Part C and mixed thoroughly ... and the grout finished to a PERFECT consistency!! and worked into joints that varied from extremely tight to about 1/4” ... although most joints were 1/8”. A smooth ‘epoxy’ grout float is essential, and with a little elbow grease the grout worked easily and perfectly into the joints. Before mixing it appeared as there was no way the milk carton of ultra fine sand would mix properly ... it appeared to be too much dry mix ratio for the epoxy. Nope. The components mixed PERFECTLY to a very workable consistency. I shouldn’t have had ANY apprehension ... this Laticrete epoxy grout kit is bloody PERFECT! And clean-up went perfectly as well. Again, I followed the instructions and cleaned the tile twice, at designated times. The FIRST clean is the serious clean, when I ensured grout buildup was removed from a few tiles that were tipped a bit. My tile was a tumbled travertine, so the grout filled some of the voids and recesses in the tile ... again, perfectly. The sanded grout wasn’t too coarse to fill the voids. I will DEFINATELY use this epoxy mix again ... it was absolutely perfect!! Don’t be apprehensive like me ... follow the instructions and you will get a perfect result. I did. This “mini” kit just barely (but perfectly) grouted my 38” x 42” shower pan with a small, random ‘French’ pattern (photo attached).