To seal or not to seal II

[dangerranger]

I have a similar questions as madels Mike A, however I will be doing it myself. Finally after a 2month wait my tile store got in the rest of my tile I prepaid for. :bang: Seems like it came via rowboat from Italy. Anyway my tile is porcelain inside the shower and out. Should I seal??? What brand??? and Where do I get it. I don't want to ever go back to that tile store ever again and I don't trust the Depots employees for bad advice. Thanks for any input.............. darren

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[Davestone]

We don't seal porcelain, unless it's polished,just the grout joints.If they're clean and a couple days old, that is...click on the TYW store above and order some grout sealer,impregnator preferred. :)

[cx]

The StoneTech Heavy Duty Stone Sealer is a good water-based sealer for your grout lines.

For a solvent-based sealer, the StoneTech Impregnator Pro is the one (I think that's the one Dave meant). It's not nasty smellin', either.

Most all manufacturers say you should wait 72 hours on new grout before sealing. What they all would really rather you do is wait 7 days, but competition being what it is.............

Wait 7 days if at all possible. Then seal per manufacturer's instructions. It's not difficult at all.

My opinion; worth price charged.

[dangerranger]

Thanks guys. Thats what I meant was to seal the Grout lines- not the tile itself. Will order some............ darren

[claycarson]

The 7 day wait is logical - allows the portland cement to have full air access while curing. Cement takes that long to cure (and then some).

Sealer will partly clog it, so better to give it some time.

[doitright]

Hi Darren :)

If you used a modified thinset to bond the porcelain, that will also need additional time to properly cure.