Aqua Mix High Gloss Sealer - Quart
by Aqua Mix, Inc
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Category: Kitchen
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Manufacturer: Aqua Mix, IncBrand: Aqua Mix
Kitchen and Housewares Reviews of Aqua Mix High Gloss Sealer - Quart
Customer Review: SHIMMERING SHINY STONES!
Summary: 5 Stars
Call me crazy, but I decided to install naturally polished river rock for a good portion of my kitchen backsplash. It should be noted this was my very first tile project ever, using probably the most difficult material ever. Once I got the stones all mortared and then grouted into place I decided I didn't like my original grout color and after having tried the grout colorant available on the market, I tried experimenting with various paints to do my own custom grout coloring. Things were going along swimmingly, but between cleaning the stones after mortaring, cleaning the stones after grouting, cleaning the stones after using the commercial colorant, cleaning the stones after using three different paints, my stones were DULL. River rock isn't terribly shiny to begin with, but my stones looked absolutely dry when I was done. It was not the look I wanted and the stones did not "pop" as I had hoped. I went searching for some sort of sealant for rock and came across this wonderful product!
Application was a breeze! As noted in a previous review, a little truly goes a long way. I poured just a small amount into a little plastic cup and was able to coat all of my stones three times - a total of approximately 14 square feet (I have a 6 1/2" high strip of the stones framed between jet black ceramic tile for my backsplash). I just used a small soft craft brush to apply the sealer to each stone individually and while it was a tedious job, the end result was well worth it!
The first coat brought the stones back to their semi-shiny "naturally" polished look, with the second coat I had a super shiny gloss finish. The product is water based and is runny so keep a rag handy to wipe it up as you go along if you are trying to do a bit more precise job of sealing and shining. Drying time was super quick and I was able to get the job done in just a couple of hours from first coat to last, with some stones getting three coats if they were more porous than the others.
The seller packaging was perfect...they really took extra care to make sure I got the product in not only a timely manner, but safely and not leaking!
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