Use and Care Manual

PRODUCT TO GROUT AND CLEAN
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empty the joints and leaving product marks on the surface.
Dispense a sufficient quantity of clean water onto the grouted
surface. The water dissolves the epoxy resin of the grout
mixture and enables ease of cleaning. Perform an initial
cleaning using a White Pad/ felt in a circular motion with little
to no pressure applied to the pad in order to seal all sides of
the mosaic tiles precisely and to remove any excess material
from the surface.
The pad should feel “Lubricated” during this process, if not you
have not applied enough water to this process. You will notice
a whitish / milky coloration of the water and this is very normal.
The water is dissolving the resin in the grout material creating
an emulsion that is key to the easy to clean traits of this grout.
To assure the joints remain full of material and to the correct
level / height of the mosaic tile surface, apply very little
pressure onto the white pad so that you will not remove too
much material. The lighter pressure, the better. Rinse the
white pad as often as you can and change the water to clean
water very often. You will notice that the excess material
remains entrapped in the fibers of the white pad and should be
cleaned often so that you do not carry continuously the resin
onto the surface of the tile making the cleaning much harder.
We discourage the use of any other type of pads as they are
specifically designed to this function and to assure the surface
of the mosaic tile will not be scratched.
Do this operation in a reasonably defined small area at a time,
then use a soft sponge dampened with clean water in a
straight motion diagonally to the grouted joints, very lightly for
a smooth, closed surface. Very little pressure should be used
also with the soft sponge as to not emptying the joints and only
to rinse and remove any excess water. Use clean side of
sponge only once and clean in water before using again, only
one pass per clean side of sponge
If the white pad / felt and soft sponge becomes impregnated
with resin and can no longer be cleaned, they should be
replaced.
Let the material harden completely without walking or using
the area for at least 24 hours or longer based upon application
temperature, see notes above.
Do NOT COVER the grouted surface with any material, plastic,
tarp, cloth or others for 24 – 48 hours under normal
temperature conditions. If covering is required, because of
rain or to protect the surface, do NOT apply the covering
material (plastic, tarp, cloth, etc) in direct contact with the
grouted surface. Potential condensation may discolor the
material and form carbonation that will be impossible to
remove after hardening. In this case, the covering material
should be placed at least at 48” distance from the grouted
surface leaving good air
circulation and assuring the area grouted is kept well
ventilated.
Small spots or residues of product can be removed after 24
hours or at any rate after grout hardening (the time of
hardening depends greatly on the environmental temperature),
using the specific cleaners HAZE REMOVER. Please read the
relative technical data sheet for correct use.
USING HAZE REMOVER TO REMOVE MARKS
Spray or pour HAZE REMOVER onto the surface to be cleaned
with the help of a clean white pad / felt. Leave soaking on for
15-30 minutes ,do not let it dry.
Then use again the same white pad / felt rubbing the surface in
a circular motion.
Rinse with clean water and a clean soft sponge and dry
immediately with a clean, dry cloth. Do not wait for the water to
evaporate as marks would form again on the mosaic surface.
Small spots or residues of product can
be removed after 24 hours or at any
rate after grout hardening (the time of
hardening depends greatly on the
environmental temperature), using the
specific cleaners HAZE REMOVER.
Please read the relative technical data
sheet for correct use.