Instructions / Assembly

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Step 8- Make final adjustments to each sheet to ensure the
joints line up correctly. This needs to be done before the
adhesive dries.
Step 9- After 12-24 hours, use a nonabrasive brush or sponge to
remove excess adhesive or paper that is still on the tile. Then
wipe with a damp sponge.
Step 10- Prepare your non sanded grout as instructed on the
package. Then apply with a rubber grout float, forcing grout into
the joints until they are full.
Step 11- After 15 min to 1 hour, use a cheese cloth towel or
moist sponge to remove excess grout from the top of the
tile (10 min in the case of the EMT_262-MIX-SM stainless steel
tile, paying particular attention to the cleaning of the pewter
accents), avoid applying to much pressure. This may have to be
done 3 or 4 times to remove the residue.
Step 12- After the grout has cured (typically 12-24 hours) use a
clean cloth or sponge to wipe the excess grout haze off the tile.
Use an industrial alcohol cleaner to remove any excess glue
from the surface of steel mosaic tile. After the 24 hour period if
you still have residue, use clean warm water and neutral PH
cleaner designed for removing tile grout. If some of the tiles
have black marks, you may use acetone or an adhesive
thinner/solvent to wipe the marks away - Use with caution and
follow the manufacturer's instructions.
Cutting Metal Tile
Due to the small size of the individual pieces on the mosaic tile
sheet, you can normally just cut through the joints between the
individual tiles and the mesh backing and simple remove them
to fit your tile sheet around an obstacle or at the end of a row.
However in the case that simply removing individual tiles from
the sheet will leave a large gap you will have to cut the tiles to
fit. Although it sounds difficult, cutting metal tile isn't really
that challenging. This is due to the fact that the vast majority of
metal mosaics are actually porcelain / ceramic tiles covered
with a 1-2mm stainless steel cap. The image below shows the
typical structure of a metal mosaic tile, using either a flat metal
piece or a cap cover made of metal.