SPECTRALOCK PRO Premium Grout

As the pic shows, I had a large project. The kits are easy to mix and I'll assume all the colors will match as perfect as mine did. I had to do several different applications with several kits. It's not cheap but a shower is no place to pinch pennies (dollars!). First the bad. Once you mix you better be ready. You have about 20 minutes of smooth application before it gets real thick. It will wear you out pressing into 1/8 inch joints. Be quick and messy to get it down. Next, its work to wipe down and level out grout lines. The good: the hard work is worth the results. There is no worries about washing out the grout with too much water. It doesn't mix so you can use all the water you want. Next, the kits can easily be added after a previous application has dried. I can't even find "cold" joints in my job. It's been down about a year and still looks great. Helpful hint. When doing final rinse make certain no grout is stuck on walls, fixtures or on tile top. Once it drys, it will have to be grinded off. Don't be afraid to try the epoxy grout, it's worth the effort and money.

I bought a full unit, and split it into 8 separate parts (Part A, Part B, & Part C colored sand) as per users recommendations. Get a cheap food scale for $20. You can't split it equally by eye because Part B is like pudding and won't level. Reviewers were spot on; don't try to do any more than you can set in 30 minutes; a half mini or an eighth of a full unit. The mix is 1 (Part A):1 (Part B): 6 (Part C Sand). For a mini, it's 150 grams, 150 grams, 900 grams. For a full unit, it's 600 g, 600 g, 3600 g. I divided my full unit into 75 g, 75g, & 450 g. It took me 30 minutes to grout 1/8" lines on a countertop, and I started to clean up immediately upon finishing. Run a light sponge over the tile and grout lines, then spend the next 10 minutes cleaning up the wet grount lines with your finger making them perfect. Water won't pull the grout out. You can fill in any voids and smooth very easily while it's soft. The earlier you start the cleanup, the more easily everything is cleaned. Put a small amount in the freezer to use later for touchup. It slows the curing down so you can even use it the next day as soon as it warms. As soon as cleanup is done, I start the next batch. I did one batch per hour for 5 hours to finish, and I never felt pressed for time on either setting the grout or cleanup. If you do too much, you won't pay attention to detail or your cleanup won't go smooth. For large tiles I used a frosting bag to spread the grout before striking them in with a hard rubber float. This saves some cleanup, but isn't really too much faster.

Love this epoxy grout. I bought the 9 lb set. I divied it up into 4 parts and did it in four separate sessions. If I had not done this I would have been screwed. The grout sets up quickly and I needed to start cleaning as soon as I completed working in the first 1/4. I also used "Grout Release" product pre-applied to the tile. If I had not done both these things I would have a bunch of hardened grout all over the tiles without the possibility of cleaning it quickly enough (totally screwed, tear up the floor is the only solution). Use a scale to measure part C and divide the parts carefully. Also I just stirred it with a spoon, not a drill/mixer. (huge mistake, it hardens the grout prematurely). Good luck. End result worth it. Takes 7 days to fully cure, keep it clean for seven days. (hard with dogs on the kitchen floor.)

The description is very poor, and the instructions don’t say anything. This is 4 full units of part A and B. That equivilates to 16 mini units. You need 4 - 9lb part C bags to acompany this product. Excellent grout, just clean thoughroughly.

I've had a lot of issues with regular sanded grout over the years. Wash outs, cracks, degredation over time, staining.... I was nervious to order this because I had heard how hard it was to work with. Ignore that. I am pretty bad at most things in life and certainly no handy man.... and this went on just fine. I had plenty of working time before it firmed up. Clean up was a little more arduous than sanded grout, but it was fine. Just a few rounds of cleaning with a wet sponge. My only advice is to let it set up pretty good before you start cleaning. I was so nervious it would not be removable from the tile that I started scrubbing earlier than I should have and wound up pulling the smallest ammount out of the joints. End result is fantastic. A super solid barrier that I can tell is going to stand the test of time!

Like many DIYers easily swayed into bad ideas, I watched a lot of YouTube videos on tiling. I wanted my floor impervious to pet stains. So epoxy grout was the way to go. But there is so much nonsense out there about epoxy grout. And some may be legit for other brands. But I just followed the instructions and it turned out great. No dishwasher soap trick, no special cleanup chemical. Just the instructions in the box. After application, the floor looked like a real mess. After the first cleanup pass, it looked great. Not even sure I needed the second but did it anyway. So the one part of my first time tile attempt that I worried about the most was also the easiest. I did use it on porcelain tile. So that certainly helped too.

This item used to be sold without the pail, at around 30 dollars. now, for the 40 dollars more, you get: * 1 pair of nitrile gloves valued at 16 cents), * 1 utility sponge (not good enough for scrubbing drying epoxy) valued at 50 cents * 2 tiny packages of washing crystals worth less than a dollar * no-name pail worth 1.50 so for the extra $40 you get $3.16 worth of goods which you could pick up in any hardware store,. You also have to pay more for the shipping as the pail is bulky - it comes almost empty. BTW, the new pail is just a plain, generic no-name pail with no logo or name, and among hundreds of other finishing materials in our shop it is rather hard to find. We finally got fed-up with this scam and now just buy from Laticrete only the part C (the dry sand/cement colored part) and then mix it with any other two-part epoxy, which seems to be working as good as laticrete product, albeit at a fraction of the cost. I can purchase 1 gallon of qood quality, water and chlorine -resistant epoxy for under $70 including shipping. Laticrete charges FIVE TIMES as much for the same quantity. Corporate greed combined with clever marketing means only one things: a sucker is born every minute. Our recommendation: buy only part C from Laticrete and buy epoxy elsewhere.

I just used this product with great results. I have never grouted anything before but I would imagine this can be more difficult than traditional grout. Seriously read the directions and have a step by step plan ready. I used it for an existing shower floor about 12 years old, 3 x 3 inch non slip type tiles, 1/8th inch spacing, about 15 Sq Ft. total, and it just looked bad, moldy hard to keep clean. Rather than rip the shower apart I used a hand grout saw/razor blades and removed old grout and caulk, cleaned it up and sealed the tile with miracle 511 impregnator sealer. Try to work on a cool day it will extend working time. Highly recommend Proplus Epoxy Prewipe sponge (green). Make sure your rubber grout float doesn't shed or rub off I found a good one at HD, that M-D building products green epoxy float had trouble written all over it. I took out 10% by weight of part C and the consistency was good. To do the vertical corner wall seam where the tiles meet, I stuck my hand in a bag and grabbed a bunch out of the bucket, turned the bag inside out and cut a hole in the corner like I was decorating a cake. If you order the Full Parts A&B then you need the 9lb Part C, If you order the mini Parts A&B you need the 2.25lb Part C. I used about half of the Full size for my project. Thanks to the other reviewers for the tips, I will try and write a follow up after a while.