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Originally Posted by chefwong
amacman.....
are you a ~tradesman~by chance.
Just a quick question...as the last time I worked with Epoxy was a good while ago. Does it still slightly yellow over time ?
Has the working time gotten better as ~technology/time~ improves. It was literrally a 25 minute window from the time you mixed the stuff , to the time you packed it into the joints, to the time you had to scrub it off the tiles...
All and all, it was like a Olympic Marathon working with this stuff.
I agree sealers do exist on the market, and there are good and bad ones (I still prefer the solvent time), but it was my impression that epoxy was considerably less resistant to absorption/staining than traditional grout. I am talking about the inevitable oils dripsand such, for one who would work on cars and there was tile enough.
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I could chance my luck as a tradesman for 2grand a day .
you will need to ask someone who has been back to see thier work after a time . try looking at the roof on the Sydney Opera House , the tiles are set and grouted in aeronautic epoxy , you can buy epoxy for replacing broken tiles underwater , you name the application then there is probably an epoxy for it .
the working time is short , scrubbing off the tiles is frantic or impossible if the tile surface is porous .
it`s horses for courses , material specification varies . same thing applies to grout .
quality cement based adhesives and grout are adequate for a garage floor . you should easily find an up to date specifiers guide on tiles and adhesives where you can learn of specific absorbsion , frost proof rating , wear rate ,abbrasion , whatever . suppliers to the trade will advise on materials available ,specifically for the climate .
09-17-2009, 02:58 PM
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