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RxMike

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Painted my Grout for under $13
« on: February 24, 2017, 06:19:55 PM »
My house is about 15 years old and the grout in the kitchen was in really bad shape.  I didn't really realize till I replaced a few tiles and had to regrout the area.  I bought a small bottle of grout paint from Home Depot for twelve dollars and change, figured it was worth a shot.  Did it over the course of a week or so, only about an hour a day max.  It came out great, and supposedly seals it also, we'll see how long it lasts.  If i get a few years out of it I'll be happy.  It looks awesome though!
« Last Edit: February 25, 2017, 06:31:15 AM by RxMike »

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Re: Painted my Gout for under $13
« Reply #1 on: February 24, 2017, 07:06:30 PM »
Well done! I did the same a few years back and was worth the effort. Definitely switched to a darker color to cover up more stains :-)

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Re: Painted my Grout for under $13
« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2017, 06:45:56 AM »
That looks great!  I had no idea. Thanks for sharing.

RxMike

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Re: Painted my Grout for under $13
« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2017, 12:33:24 PM »
No problem!  That's why I'm sharing, I had no idea either until I saw it on the shelf while buying grout.Sorry about the sideways pics:) 

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Re: Painted my Grout for under $13
« Reply #4 on: February 27, 2017, 02:59:07 PM »
RX mike is the grout paint white color? I may try that on my bathroom floor.

RxMike

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Re: Painted my Grout for under $13
« Reply #5 on: February 28, 2017, 07:00:24 AM »
It's Platinum.  Very light gray almost, hard to see in the pics.  Here's a link to the product.

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Custom-Building-Products-Polyblend-115-Platinum-8-fl-oz-Grout-Renew-Colorant-GCL115HPT/205299488

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Re: Painted my Grout for under $13
« Reply #6 on: March 02, 2017, 09:36:54 AM »
Hmmm...I am going to have to keep this in mind for my bathroom grout! We are very unhandy but after I studied instructions, I think we can manage this.

 

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